spyderdrifter
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- Jul 11, 2009
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Colorado
Tomorrow, Thursday, I'm putting in my 6 bolt short block. My current 7 bolt developed rod knock so I have to do this to continue using the car since my drive to work is going to be increasing drastically as far as distance. I currently have an FP 68HTA turbo with tubular manifold and full turbo back exhaust. Those are the only real mods worth noting. My 6 bolt has 9.0:1 compression Wiesco pistons and Eagle rods. I don't have ECMLink yet, and won't for a little while longer. Will the engine be safe for daily driving so long as I keep the boost limited to 10ish psi? I've gotten all the wiring installed for my wideband, but still have to have the o2 sensor bung welded on, and hopefully will have that done fairly soon so I can monitor that. I've never bumped up the compression past 8.5:1 and had a this good of a turbo, so I just need to know the possible downside to this if I'm not careful. I know increased detonation is a risk, so how can I watch for that too?