My 2.3 turbo car is killing my V8 and I'm looking for answers..
Body:
87 coupe tube front suspension, welded full length sub frames, 8pt cage. Stock rear lower control arms and welded/boxed uppers.
Powertrain:
72 351w, .030 over forged dished TRW. (8.5-1), Truck rods shot peened, stock crank turned .010/.020, cam is a Comp Cams .509/.512 268/280 dur. Heads are 1978 (Junk) that I ported enough to gasket match the big tube shorty headers/intake. Screw in studs and roller tipped 1.6 rockers. Edelbrock RPM performer intake. MSD 6AL, TFI coil, and billet dist.
Carb options have been all over the place and it has run the fastest ET and 60' with an edelbrock 600.
2800 TCI convertor, C4 with the B&M street/strip kit, stock driveshaft, disc 8.8 w/ 3.55. 26*9.5*15 hoosier quick time pro.
I been around the block with fuel pressure, timing, carbs, etc. and I guess everything comes back to trying lower gears.
When taking off, it hooks hard, the nose dips, spins then goes. So I'm taking the measures for traction now but I need to look at the overall ET and MPH.
When I had it running a while back this engine went 7.81@90 with a 4cyl 5spd and 3.73, before cylinder heads and headers and had the same edelbrock 600.
My best 1/8th from this car so far is:
60': 1.84
1/8th: 8.66
MPH: 78.91
I'm thinking of 4.56's with everything else being the same.
The 5spd combo was a 1st gear multiplication 14.8 to 1.
The C4/3.55 1st gear multiplication is about 8 to 1. Big difference.
Does anybody have any suggestions or ideas?
Sorry to be so long but I was trying to be thorough.
Body:
87 coupe tube front suspension, welded full length sub frames, 8pt cage. Stock rear lower control arms and welded/boxed uppers.
Powertrain:
72 351w, .030 over forged dished TRW. (8.5-1), Truck rods shot peened, stock crank turned .010/.020, cam is a Comp Cams .509/.512 268/280 dur. Heads are 1978 (Junk) that I ported enough to gasket match the big tube shorty headers/intake. Screw in studs and roller tipped 1.6 rockers. Edelbrock RPM performer intake. MSD 6AL, TFI coil, and billet dist.
Carb options have been all over the place and it has run the fastest ET and 60' with an edelbrock 600.
2800 TCI convertor, C4 with the B&M street/strip kit, stock driveshaft, disc 8.8 w/ 3.55. 26*9.5*15 hoosier quick time pro.
I been around the block with fuel pressure, timing, carbs, etc. and I guess everything comes back to trying lower gears.
When taking off, it hooks hard, the nose dips, spins then goes. So I'm taking the measures for traction now but I need to look at the overall ET and MPH.
When I had it running a while back this engine went 7.81@90 with a 4cyl 5spd and 3.73, before cylinder heads and headers and had the same edelbrock 600.
My best 1/8th from this car so far is:
60': 1.84
1/8th: 8.66
MPH: 78.91
I'm thinking of 4.56's with everything else being the same.
The 5spd combo was a 1st gear multiplication 14.8 to 1.
The C4/3.55 1st gear multiplication is about 8 to 1. Big difference.
Does anybody have any suggestions or ideas?
Sorry to be so long but I was trying to be thorough.