TTKarl
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- Mar 7, 2004
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Asheville,
North Carolina
Ok, here's what I got and what I want. I'm currently building a 90 AWD talon. I have two cars, one is a parts car and the other is the project car both with trans probs. I've stripped the parts car of almost everything and am currently building the motor. 264/272 cams, all the good valvetrain stuff(havn't bought the valves yet), 8.5:1 wiesco's, eagle rods, taking the bal. shafts out, Teflon coated the bearings and piston skirts, Had some type of ceremic type coating put on the piston tops, ACT X-ACT flywheel, head is going to be ported once i decide on the manifold, and of course all the basic rebuild/maint. stuff.
Here's what I want to eventually end up with an low 11 sec (there are no 1/4mi tracks close so i figure about a 7sec 1/8)car on pump gas on or off the bottle whatever it takes if it is even possible.
I figured I would finish building the motor and send the trans to shep racing for all the good stuff, then swap everything into the project car and start on the bolt-on stuff.
Ok, now that I got that outta the way here's my questions.
1. Is my goal even realistic
2. I'm trying to do this in the most cost effective way so I can get off the rommon noodles diet asap so I'm trying to avoid having to later down the road have to upgrade parts that I have already bought. Right now I've been looking at intake manifolds I'm torn between two the magnus and the forrester. From what I've read the magnus has no bottom end loss and good top end gain, the forrester has some bottom end loss and great top end gain and comes with the fittings for a direct port setup. What would everybody recommend?
3. What size valves would everybody recomend? Seems 1mm over seems to be popular, is there any disadvantage to using oversize? Is it worth it to find a black nitride coated set?
Sorry for the long post, just a newbie here trying to get off on the right foot. Thanks for the read
Here's what I want to eventually end up with an low 11 sec (there are no 1/4mi tracks close so i figure about a 7sec 1/8)car on pump gas on or off the bottle whatever it takes if it is even possible.
I figured I would finish building the motor and send the trans to shep racing for all the good stuff, then swap everything into the project car and start on the bolt-on stuff.
Ok, now that I got that outta the way here's my questions.
1. Is my goal even realistic
2. I'm trying to do this in the most cost effective way so I can get off the rommon noodles diet asap so I'm trying to avoid having to later down the road have to upgrade parts that I have already bought. Right now I've been looking at intake manifolds I'm torn between two the magnus and the forrester. From what I've read the magnus has no bottom end loss and good top end gain, the forrester has some bottom end loss and great top end gain and comes with the fittings for a direct port setup. What would everybody recommend?
3. What size valves would everybody recomend? Seems 1mm over seems to be popular, is there any disadvantage to using oversize? Is it worth it to find a black nitride coated set?
Sorry for the long post, just a newbie here trying to get off on the right foot. Thanks for the read
