I started out with words of encouragement on building a combo
with a more efficient head.
I didn't mean to try and sway anybody away from their plans
but
I certainly did want to try and show a different option
thus
Giving some info that would go beyond hear say and opinion
And yes ... that includes ... my opinion as well
To me ... Hard Data ... It can stand or fall on its own :Word:
I've been thinking about this thread and I've came to this conclusion
I really don't have much hard data
to back up what I've attempted to show
Since I have already done the budget combo approach ......
Well ... Simply put ... I just don't have a lot of them in my files
but
That don't mean I've not looked at them
I really have :Word: ... Many many of them
but
I just did not save many of them to my hard drive
and
Here is the reason why
I use this criteria ... you might say ... when I look at dyno pulls
1) I look to see if it was on a DynoJet
2) I look to see if it was done with a SAE caibration
3) I look to see where 300#'s of torque starts and stops
4) I look to see if hp starts to fall before 6K
#3 is mostly why I don't have many of those combos
The trend is usually along these lines for the bulk of those combos
300#'s is usually not reached until 3.5K or after
300#'s usually only is obtained for an additional 1K or a tiny bit more
As for #4 ... A good bit of those combos fall between 5 & 5.5K
With better flowing heads ... Items #3 & #4 are more frequently obtained
Sure ... Some oem iron head combos were the exception but they
also dumped money into them for non budget items such as
aftermarket intakes, cams, custom tunes and the like.
So there you have it ...
I can only TELL you the trends I've seen .......
Between the various oem and aftermarket combos
I'm gonna close out here with a little challenge for my friends here
Start to pay attention to those items 1-4 when you see a pull
and
You will see some eye opening things
I've enjoyed this thread
and
Hope I didn't offend anyone
Great Discussion By All
Grady
with a more efficient head.
I didn't mean to try and sway anybody away from their plans
but
I certainly did want to try and show a different option
thus
Giving some info that would go beyond hear say and opinion
And yes ... that includes ... my opinion as well
To me ... Hard Data ... It can stand or fall on its own :Word:
I've been thinking about this thread and I've came to this conclusion
I really don't have much hard data
to back up what I've attempted to show
Since I have already done the budget combo approach ......
Well ... Simply put ... I just don't have a lot of them in my files
but
That don't mean I've not looked at them
I really have :Word: ... Many many of them
but
I just did not save many of them to my hard drive
and
Here is the reason why
I use this criteria ... you might say ... when I look at dyno pulls
1) I look to see if it was on a DynoJet
2) I look to see if it was done with a SAE caibration
3) I look to see where 300#'s of torque starts and stops
4) I look to see if hp starts to fall before 6K
#3 is mostly why I don't have many of those combos
The trend is usually along these lines for the bulk of those combos
300#'s is usually not reached until 3.5K or after
300#'s usually only is obtained for an additional 1K or a tiny bit more
As for #4 ... A good bit of those combos fall between 5 & 5.5K
With better flowing heads ... Items #3 & #4 are more frequently obtained
Sure ... Some oem iron head combos were the exception but they
also dumped money into them for non budget items such as
aftermarket intakes, cams, custom tunes and the like.
So there you have it ...
I can only TELL you the trends I've seen .......
Between the various oem and aftermarket combos
I'm gonna close out here with a little challenge for my friends here
Start to pay attention to those items 1-4 when you see a pull
and
You will see some eye opening things
I've enjoyed this thread
and
Hope I didn't offend anyone
Great Discussion By All
Grady