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Originally Posted by Alberto
Nice choice David, although launching will be slightly trickier with the light FW.
Corey-regarding that old post on the 12:1 A/F being too lean, I wanted to add...
if for example your car at 3000rpm's getting into boost was at 12:1 A/F that is ok. Ideally you dont want something like that near redline or especially TQ peak. The guy who posted that was right, but likely didnt realize that your loads/boost levels down low arent like a turbo car. Glad to see your so happy with your set-up. I always said if my stock block setup hadnt blown up, I would have never built my car, it was the perfect amount of 100% usable power for the street.
Corey-regarding that old post on the 12:1 A/F being too lean, I wanted to add...
if for example your car at 3000rpm's getting into boost was at 12:1 A/F that is ok. Ideally you dont want something like that near redline or especially TQ peak. The guy who posted that was right, but likely didnt realize that your loads/boost levels down low arent like a turbo car. Glad to see your so happy with your set-up. I always said if my stock block setup hadnt blown up, I would have never built my car, it was the perfect amount of 100% usable power for the street.
+1 reading around the forum....people who have built their cars seem to run into alot more problems / maintainence issues. stock block (400 whp) seems fine for the street.
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Originally Posted by Alberto
Nice choice David, although launching will be slightly trickier with the light FW.
Corey-regarding that old post on the 12:1 A/F being too lean, I wanted to add...
if for example your car at 3000rpm's getting into boost was at 12:1 A/F that is ok. Ideally you dont want something like that near redline or especially TQ peak. The guy who posted that was right, but likely didnt realize that your loads/boost levels down low arent like a turbo car. Glad to see your so happy with your set-up. I always said if my stock block setup hadnt blown up, I would have never built my car, it was the perfect amount of 100% usable power for the street.
Corey-regarding that old post on the 12:1 A/F being too lean, I wanted to add...
if for example your car at 3000rpm's getting into boost was at 12:1 A/F that is ok. Ideally you dont want something like that near redline or especially TQ peak. The guy who posted that was right, but likely didnt realize that your loads/boost levels down low arent like a turbo car. Glad to see your so happy with your set-up. I always said if my stock block setup hadnt blown up, I would have never built my car, it was the perfect amount of 100% usable power for the street.
Thanks for the feedback...My A/F stay around 11.4-11.8 from 2500 to redline!
The new clutch-flywheel is done. On the way from the shop to work I stalled the car 3 times. The clutch grabs hard. Its either fully engaged or fully disengaged. I suspect that members with aftermarket clutch-flywheel know the experience.
This is a little scary. I guess it will take some getting used to.
This is a little scary. I guess it will take some getting used to.
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Originally Posted by davidv
The new clutch-flywheel is done. On the way from the shop to work I stalled the car 3 times. The clutch grabs hard. Its either fully engaged or fully disengaged. I suspect that members with aftermarket clutch-flywheel know the experience.
This is a little scary. I guess it will take some getting used to.
This is a little scary. I guess it will take some getting used to.
LOL
yeah MDRacer still kills his from time to time and he has had his set up for some time now...
how does she grab from 1st to 2nd under load though?
Originally Posted by 4SHIZZIL
LOL
yeah MDRacer still kills his from time to time and he has had his set up for some time now...
how does she grab from 1st to 2nd under load though?
yeah MDRacer still kills his from time to time and he has had his set up for some time now...
how does she grab from 1st to 2nd under load though?
Originally Posted by davidv
First to second gear is OK. You have to use a little finesse with the accelerator or the car bucks like a bronco.
Makes me appreciate my JWT setup. The car feels like stock only the clutch pedal won't stick to the floor during quarter mile pulls.
Davidv, if this becomes a pain in the *** for you and makes daily driving the car too difficult, you may want to switch to the JWT. Like Slim says, it feels like stock only stronger. A stage 4 clutch at your power level may be a little overkill.
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