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the_rooster

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I am trying to figure out if putting a kb 2.1l on my 96 gt, if i'm either going to blow the bottem end out or the tranny first, if either at all. I do have mods done the list is as follows:
PI heads and Intake
Spec stage II clutch
K&N fipk
acufab 75mm tb
Magnaflow Cated H pipe
And a handful of other small stuff.

I had it dyno'd a couple months back and it made right arround 270hp and 307tq at the wheels with a bad universal and a slipping clutch. Thanks.
 

Superhereaux

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bottom end


if your car was stock i wouldn't say that but with those PI heads you're probably running around 10:1 compression, not exactly blower friendly

6psi maybe but 9 is pushing it
 

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I was thinking only 7psi, and what would you recomend head wise to go with that would go with the kb setup?


Also i heard somewhere that the stock bottem end can hold 450hp or so is there any truth to that?
 

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Superhereaux said:
bottom end


if your car was stock i wouldn't say that but with those PI heads you're probably running around 10:1 compression, not exactly blower friendly

6psi maybe but 9 is pushing it
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i was going to say the same, 10.1:1 w/ FI is risky. Get a safe tune and u should be fine tho w/ 7psi me thinks
 

Superhereaux

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the_rooster said:
I was thinking only 7psi, and what would you recomend head wise to go with that would go with the kb setup?


Also i heard somewhere that the stock bottem end can hold 450hp or so is there any truth to that?
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the heads are fine (and pretty much your only choice), it's the pistons you need to change


also 450hp sounds about right maybe a little more, but 400rwhp, what you should be thinking about, is usually the safety mark. anymore than that is pushing it for the stock internals
 

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Thanks for the info. I've been searching for a while and either no one else puts it online or i'm one of a handful of people who actually are putting money into a 96 gt.

Also if i were to change the pistons to a more blower friendly setup would i still blow the bottem and out or would i need to get a new crank, what i'm really trying to get too is how much hp/tq can the stock block handle?
 

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the_rooster said:
Also if i were to change the pistons to a more blower friendly setup would i still blow the bottem and out or would i need to get a new crank, what i'm really trying to get too is how much hp/tq can the stock block handle?
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you'll want fully forged internals. the pistons, rods and crank

once you have forged internals lets just say the block itself is the last thing you'll need to worry about
 

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thanks for the info i really appreciate it.
 
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