Please forgive my newbie ignorance, ER88 ~ BUT........I'm apparently missing something here (besides a brain)! In addition to "managing" a custom tubular subframe......are you also able to "manage" 6 speeds in reverse and 1 forward? OR....perhaps you're gonna put in a reverse-rotation starter...

Old thread, BUT.....I read thru the whole thing and didn't see where anyone mentioned using one of THESE adapters to mount their twin-scroll Holset on a cast Evo 8/9 factory or FP manifold, thus maintaining the separate flow paths. :idontknow:Another view below, shows its' "wedge shape" that...

bastarddsm said: "You can cut circlip grooves in a stock type piston......."Are you sure about that, bastarddsm? The pin bores and thus the pins on most "non-floater" pistons are already much shorter than those on yer typical "floater" variety ~ AND......the pin bore and pin length would...

WOW, Jake......THANX for the in-depth response! As a result of my long-time experience with 2.3T Ford engines (SVO, Merkur, TurboCoupe) that also use HLA's (hydraulic lash adjusters), I'm familiar with the "geometry" change and resultant maladies that are caused by using a reground cam with...

Any specific suggestions, Jake? :idontknow:

Originally posted by jakelandry: "There is no down side to getting cams unless you want to follow an all stock rule or something."THANX, Jake! I'm not required to follow an "all stock rule".....except for the sake of holding costs to a bare minimum while trying to prove that one can run low...

Soooo......the only real "downside" of the 7-bolt motors at high boost pressures are the rods? How much do the Eagle(?) H-beam rods cost?ADDENDUM: After seeing the pics below of the OEM 7-bolt rods compared to their 6-bolt counterparts......I've become paranoid about using 'em with high boost...

THANX, Fellas ~ Please excuse my ignorance, BUT......if I'm not mistaken, the E3 (Evo III) manifold(s) and compatible turbos (16G, etc.) that y'all are recommending at least appear to do away with the twin-scroll strategy that I was hoping to retain. OTOH, the OEM E8(??) manifold and compatible...

THANX for the replies, guys! I've been lurking for awhile, so I'm somewhat familiar with the 6-bolt vs 7-bolt phenomenon. BUT.....as much as I would prefer a 6-bolt motor, the "7's" are far more plentiful in the local J/Y's. P-n-P has a nice search engine for checking inventory within whatever...

Hey guys and gals.....I'm sure this (question at end of post) must've been asked before and I tried searching, but apparently I didn't enter the correct criteria in the search engine. I'm contemplating the construction of a very light street roadster - powered by a 4G63T and a PowerGlide - to...