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    KB versus Novi 2000 - which is better for cold weather, cold startups?

    Good. Thanks MT! :nice:
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    KB versus Novi 2000 - which is better for cold weather, cold startups?

    Does anyone else out there drive their centri or KB Stang in the winter? Have you cold-started it in temps below 25 degrees Fahrenheit?
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    Will I pass Cally emissions with low-compression crank/rods/pistons?

    www.x-m-p.com South of Long Beach, in Aliso Viejo, CA
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    Will I pass Cally emissions with low-compression crank/rods/pistons?

    Thanks, CaliLifeStyle. Me likey that animated GIF!
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    Will I pass Cally emissions with low-compression crank/rods/pistons?

    Thanks, Beau. I'm writing all of this down in my Stang notebook.
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    KB versus Novi 2000 - which is better for cold weather, cold startups?

    Thanks for the info, Brian. I imagine that the winters are pretty cold in Ontario. Do you drive your Stang in the winter? Is an engine block warmer easy to install/use?
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    Will I pass Cally emissions with low-compression crank/rods/pistons?

    After I add the forged short block, I'll have to get it re-tuned. Or, I may somehow, some way, get the 2.2. So I'm wondering who is good at tuning KB in the L.A. area...
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    Will I pass Cally emissions with low-compression crank/rods/pistons?

    Yep. If I get the 1.7, then I'll probably just go with the KB tune, because my Stang is bone stock, and I hear that the KB tune is very safe, as long as the Stang is bone stock before the KB is installed. Do you happen to know of anyone in the L.A. area who is good at tuning KB 1.7 and/or...
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    KB versus Novi 2000 - which is better for cold weather, cold startups?

    Regarding the tolerances, I would have thought that metal shrinks in cold weather, therefore the metal surfaces should be farther apart, rather than closer together. Or do the metal parts warp in some way, in the cold weather?
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    KB versus Novi 2000 - which is better for cold weather, cold startups?

    That makes sense, regarding the tolerances. Surely, though, there must be some people on this forum that have a KB and live in Minnesota or something, and drive their Stang in the winter. I'm hoping to hear their feedback. Did their blower break after a very cold startup? Anyone with a KB...
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    Will I pass Cally emissions with low-compression crank/rods/pistons?

    Thanks, Beau! Yeah, I'm gonna get the blower first, and then, hopefully in the very distant future, my engine will die, and then I'll get the forged short block.
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    Will I pass Cally emissions with low-compression crank/rods/pistons?

    Hello, When my stock engine goes, I'm going to get a forged 4.6 L short block. My question is, if I get low-compression crank/rods/pistons, like KB recommends (about 8.0:1 or 8.5:1), will I pass California emissions? Oh, and I'll probably have a KB 1.7 L, or maybe a roots blower. I wish I...
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    KB versus Novi 2000 - which is better for cold weather, cold startups?

    Thanks, Gearbanger! That agrees with what I've heard, that the roots blowers are the most reliable by far. Maybe I'll look into a roots, if someone tells me that a KB shouldn't be cold started in cold weather.
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    KB versus Novi 2000 - which is better for cold weather, cold startups?

    Cool, thanks MT! I was really on the fence between the KB and the cetri, so this cold weather issue will probably sway me toward the KB. I'm glad, because I really want to see what that low-rpm torque is like. I'd really like to find a way to get the 2.2. Maybe I'll wait and see. Maybe...
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    KB versus Novi 2000 - which is better for cold weather, cold startups?

    Hello, I was glancing through the Paxton street manual: http://www.paxtonauto.com/pdf/manuals/Street_Manual.pdf and the Vortech street manual: http://www.vortechsuperchargers.com/pdf/guides/streetfile.pdf and I was dismayed to see, on page 1 of each manual, that they say that you...
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    California Emissions Question - If I move, get 2.2 KB, then move back

    That's an interesting idea, but I'm afraid of getting caught. :shock:
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    California Emissions Question - If I move, get 2.2 KB, then move back

    So you're saying I'd have to remove the 2.2 if I moved back to Cally, I guess. I'm leaning very strongly toward the 1.7. I guess I'm trying to stamp out my lingering slim feeling that maybe I should get the 2.2, somehow, even though I live in Cally, and even though it's my daily driver.
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    California Emissions Question - If I move, get 2.2 KB, then move back

    Here's probably a silly question: What if I move to another state where the 2.2 KB is legal, get the 2.2 KB, then move back to California? Do I have to remove the 2.2 KB? A related question would be: What if I move to another state where it is legal to swap in a big engine, swap in a huge...
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    Kenne Bell 1.7 (2.2?) Questions - Switching Pulley At Track, Swapping Chips, Big Tube

    Thanks MT. I'd been to ModularFords before, but after I posted this thread I went back there, and I've been reading their Kenne Bell forum a lot. You're right, it is very helpful, and has helped answer some of my questions. It looks like Ken is very good about answering questions in that forum...
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    Kenne Bell 1.7 (2.2?) Questions - Switching Pulley At Track, Swapping Chips, Big Tube

    Wait, my last post makes no sense. There is no way anyone can run 14# of boost on 91 octane, so the answer to my first question in my last post must be "yes, you need 100 octane to run 14# boost". So my new questions are: (again, assume I have the big tube etc and Power mode is tuned for...
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