- Mar 7, 2002
- 9,436
- 5,385
- 224
I told my wife once that a female coworker wanted some of our farm fresh eggs. All the chickens ended up dead in two weeks...and she giggled every time I mentioned getting more hens. I'm just sayin'....
I told my wife once that a female coworker wanted some of our farm fresh eggs. All the chickens ended up dead in two weeks...and she giggled every time I mentioned getting more hens. I'm just sayin'....
Its a double edged sword i guess..I liken it to getting a second opinion from a doctor.Calling a custom turbo shop and telling them what another custom turbo shop advised...is like telling your wife how a female coworker says she can improve your wife's macaroni and cheese. It never ends up well....she'll probably give up cooking for you at all....and tell you to live with that b%$ch. If she doesn't do that...she'll oddly laugh every time you get sick from what she cooks...or both.
I told my wife once that a female coworker wanted some of our farm fresh eggs. All the chickens ended up dead in two weeks...and she giggled every time I mentioned getting more hens. I'm just sayin'....
I don't care for setting expectations like X hp will run Y time.
In fact, I think you're standing at the top of a tall hill looking down a slippery bitch of a slope. You've done all the racecar stuff in the past and have been emphatic that you were done with it and here I am reading about you trying to hit a number and a time, like you're - gasp - bracket racing.
*I knew this would be a tough argument to make...but I am one who will certainly try.I don't care for setting expectations like X hp will run Y time.
In fact, I think you're standing at the top of a tall hill looking down a slippery bitch of a slope. You've done all the racecar stuff in the past and have been emphatic that you were done with it and here I am reading about you trying to hit a number and a time, like you're - gasp - bracket racing.
Work turbo is gonna make it right...In their defense, I told the guy that it wasn’t about trying to make 800-900 hp..it was about having a “ quick spooling streetable combo with a goal of 550-600”7.0 will be fast enough. For a week, month, quarter, semi annual clearance.. But not forever. Which one of the turbo dudes would you use after talking to both. I'll probably need more than an HX35 to get where I want to be.
all of the above. started out as a mud flap, then an inner piece that was welded to the mud flap to allow me to mount it, then the cover piece that was cut and fit to follow the quarter, and welded into place.Mike, did you just cut and weld the 20 gauge, or did you bend it to make your flares?
a tig,...and the most basic of tig weld hackery makes a world of difference on 20 ga. steel. if a tig isn’t in the cards,..upgrade the metal to 18ga.....and space out the welds.I'm doing my darndest to learn basic metal shaping right now as I look to start the bodywork on this Jeep truck project. After playing with the 20 gauge steel for the 5.0's inner fender, I've got a ton to learn.
I guess I lost what your goals were somewhere in the mix between the Aussie headed 6 and this 2jxyz.*I knew this would be a tough argument to make...but I am one who will certainly try.
This isn’t a warmed over 5.0 build.
I could’ve put any number of other engines in this car. Regardless of which one I chose, they all would’ve had to stand up to a certain goal for potential power output. ( we all have it) Whether that number is derived from time spent on a dyno, or beating the thing at the drag strip to try and determine it’s power level, it’s one in the same.
My time spent at the drag strip on Sunday reaffirmed that it’ll never see that place again with any frequency..All of the reasons I bailed on that “ diversion”, came right back to me full force after about an hour. The drag strip was just a means to an end..the goal isn’t about just about how fast it is, it’s about how much power it’s making..and they both go hand in hand.
So let’s talk about why anybody mods any car for more power..and what they expect when they do.
You‘re telling me that after spending $4000.00 on a xyz SC, and after putting all of the supporting infrastructure together to support that potential power increase so you can reliably use the investment, ( Dart block, forged internals, 205 heads, better fuel system, bigger injectors, better ignition, TKO 600, better clutch, better axles, better suspension, better tires, and then add in the better brakes to slow it all back down...............)
And thing only makes 425 fwhp,............ you’re just gonna be happy with that, because......... it is what it is?
If you set a goal for 550-600 hp, and you’ve done all of the above, it’s automatic..the 600 hp “x” is gonna run the “y” time. If it don’t, the X isn’t what you were expecting.
Mmm, bacon. That's why I think the best goal is to just build something and have fun doing it. My '66 will probably be terribly slow by everyone's standards here. But it'll still be a blast, I'm sure.I guess I lost what your goals were somewhere in the mix between the Aussie headed 6 and this 2jxyz.
Anecdotally, I’m actually happy with my wheezy little 330 hp turbo motor. The only reason it’s getting heads in a couple weeks is because the stock ones probably resemble cooked bacon on the mating surface.
On the other hand, we’re both eternal tinkerers so I guess it was coming eventually. Hah!