The Super comps are Glowing??
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Louisville KY
Originally Posted by MaxLean
Top ring gap of .040"??? That's REALLY big. Ring gaps on a 4.0xx" bore are usually .016"-.022", larger of you plan to use a power adder. At .040" I'd expect alot of blow by and oil consumption. At any rate, 10.5-11.0:1 is a bit high for iron heads, so you may not be able to run the ideal amount of timing. It really depends if the engine is detonating at that amount of timing. This is assuming, of course, your running 91 octane or higher.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Louisville KY
A little off topic but I'm also wanting to run dual exauhst...i was thinking 3" with my setup (with H pipe). the only problem is that I have a new set of flowmaster 50 series delta flow muffs for the vette (300$) that have 2 and a quarter inlets i think. What should I do about this delima??
Pro
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From: San Jose Ca
Originally Posted by kpforce1
I thought .040" seemed large to but under higher RPM's and some stress the heads of pistons were commin right off when gapped .016-.022"...i'm pretty sure this info came from a speed pro tech...don't hold me to it though. Why would a compression ratio of 10.5 or so not be able to run the ideal timing with iron heads? I run nothing but 91+ and usually octane boost 1 out of 3 tanks run through it.
Pro
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: San Jose Ca
Originally Posted by kpforce1
A little off topic but I'm also wanting to run dual exauhst...i was thinking 3" with my setup (with H pipe). the only problem is that I have a new set of flowmaster 50 series delta flow muffs for the vette (300$) that have 2 and a quarter inlets i think. What should I do about this delima??
No point in considering adaptors, if that's what you're thinking.
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