OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please.
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OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please.
So what do you think? I'm shooting for 11's on pump gas. This is a nice weather street car. Going along with the Protouring theme, I'm hoping this will work at autocross along with some 1/4 mile action ;) .
You'll notice that the manifold is single plane, but I'm hoping to go with the new Holley Stealthram with the Commander950. This dyno is also with mufflers :) .
[Modified by SmokedTires, 7:16 PM 12/12/2002]
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (SmokedTires)
Select flat tappet for the cam, even if you are going to simulate a roller. The roller optio in DD2K should only be selected if you're simulating nothing short of a full race roller.
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (SmokedTires)
Looks awesome... I'm jealous. :D
You're in Syracuse, eh? I'd love to see your Vette some time. It looks amazing in the picture, and with that engine, :eek: it will be a monster!
Jerry
You're in Syracuse, eh? I'd love to see your Vette some time. It looks amazing in the picture, and with that engine, :eek: it will be a monster!
Jerry
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (SmokedTires)
What do those heads flow, what type of intake. If heads and intake are right, it should make power at, or close to those numbers.
It will rum 11's.
It will rum 11's.
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (69 N.O.X. RATT)
Twin that's something I didn't know. I'll have to take a look. :cheers:
Thanks Jerry. I attend as many Syracuse Corvette Club events I can during the summer. We have a great show each July called Vettes at the Beach that attracts 300+ cars. Maybe we'll run into each other some time :) .
69NOX, I don't have the flow numbers here @ work with me, but I called Jegs to get them. As for the intake, I have the single plane on the DD, but I plan on going with the new Holley Stealthram injection. Not sure how that will affect the numbers? :cheers:
Thanks Jerry. I attend as many Syracuse Corvette Club events I can during the summer. We have a great show each July called Vettes at the Beach that attracts 300+ cars. Maybe we'll run into each other some time :) .
69NOX, I don't have the flow numbers here @ work with me, but I called Jegs to get them. As for the intake, I have the single plane on the DD, but I plan on going with the new Holley Stealthram injection. Not sure how that will affect the numbers? :cheers:
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (SmokedTires)
Too high of rpm to get power try something more like my cam please. Then you would have a Tq monster!:)
Just plug in these V event numbers at .050 an post them for us.
12 , 46
60 , 6
Just plug in these V event numbers at .050 an post them for us.
12 , 46
60 , 6
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (gkull)
George-Here's your numbers plugged in.
I have a couple of concerns with this. With my 3.90 rear gear ratio & the TKO's 3.27 1st gear ratio I'm afraid that if I have too much torque down low I won't be able to use it efficently. Also I was thinking that if I build an engine that can go higher in rpms then I'll be able to hold 1st gear longer.
Also I see that the volume eff % never hits 100, although it does get very close. As rediculous (sp?) as this may sound, I want to be able to make HP as efficent as possible for mpg. This is something that the Nascar teams try to do so they can go as far as they can on the track with using the least amount of fuel. Maybe I'm just dreaming & I can't achieve this on a street car, but that's ok, I'm still learning here :) .
69NOX- these are the numbers I plugged in for the Jegs heads.
Flow #'s @ 28 inH2O
exhaust/ intake
.100 52.2 / 71.6
.200 104.9 / 144.9
.300 146.2 / 206.4
.500 203.2 / 288
.600 219.2 / 301.7
.700 228 / 309.8
I have a couple of concerns with this. With my 3.90 rear gear ratio & the TKO's 3.27 1st gear ratio I'm afraid that if I have too much torque down low I won't be able to use it efficently. Also I was thinking that if I build an engine that can go higher in rpms then I'll be able to hold 1st gear longer.
Also I see that the volume eff % never hits 100, although it does get very close. As rediculous (sp?) as this may sound, I want to be able to make HP as efficent as possible for mpg. This is something that the Nascar teams try to do so they can go as far as they can on the track with using the least amount of fuel. Maybe I'm just dreaming & I can't achieve this on a street car, but that's ok, I'm still learning here :) .
69NOX- these are the numbers I plugged in for the Jegs heads.
Flow #'s @ 28 inH2O
exhaust/ intake
.100 52.2 / 71.6
.200 104.9 / 144.9
.300 146.2 / 206.4
.500 203.2 / 288
.600 219.2 / 301.7
.700 228 / 309.8
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (SmokedTires)
Smoked,
I've been reading a lot about DD2000 lately from various sources, and playing around with my own cam setups for my 406 build up. What I've found is that DD2000 doesn't accurately model very well using @.050 cam specs. DD2000 converts to what it thinks is the seat-seat figures for your cam when you enter @.050 specs (see Help file). It doesn't do this very accurately, and the overlap of the cam looks smaller than it really is. If you can enter the advertised durations the program will calculate the true overlap of the cam, and model the output of the engine more accurately. I think you'll see that the cam your using will have less bottom end than your seeing now, but better top end HP and the rpm range will move higher provided the heads and compression match the cam.
mark
[Modified by 81vette, 10:57 AM 12/14/2002]
I've been reading a lot about DD2000 lately from various sources, and playing around with my own cam setups for my 406 build up. What I've found is that DD2000 doesn't accurately model very well using @.050 cam specs. DD2000 converts to what it thinks is the seat-seat figures for your cam when you enter @.050 specs (see Help file). It doesn't do this very accurately, and the overlap of the cam looks smaller than it really is. If you can enter the advertised durations the program will calculate the true overlap of the cam, and model the output of the engine more accurately. I think you'll see that the cam your using will have less bottom end than your seeing now, but better top end HP and the rpm range will move higher provided the heads and compression match the cam.
mark
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (SmokedTires)
Mike, do you know who makes those heads for Jeg's? The big block heads look suspeciously like Canfields. Lately, I've been buying stuff from Competition Products. Awesome prices and service! Much cheaper than Jegs and/or Summit, even with the discounts. http://www.competitionproducts.com
I just looked up those heads in the Jeg's book. Are you going to run a cam that requires 240 lbs. seat pressure? That's pretty stout!
I'll try to emulate my 406 in DD2000, and let you know how it compares to my real world experiences with the engine.
-Joe
I just looked up those heads in the Jeg's book. Are you going to run a cam that requires 240 lbs. seat pressure? That's pretty stout!
I'll try to emulate my 406 in DD2000, and let you know how it compares to my real world experiences with the engine.
-Joe
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (Flareside)
I noticed that too, I'm pretty sure they all are canfield heads.
canfield:
Jegs:
the exhaust flage is the same on both as far as I can tell.
[Modified by Twin_Turbo, 1:05 PM 12/14/2002]
canfield:
Jegs:
the exhaust flage is the same on both as far as I can tell.
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (81vette)
Hey Mark, I was messing around with the cam some more this morning and found that I can get it up to 600 hp with less lift & still with mufflers with only a very small sacrifice in torque.
Flareside I think you & TT are right. I think they'll getting the heads from Canfield. The intake valve is offset so it requires special order offset rockers.
Thanks for the link Flareside, I'm on my way over there now ;) .
Flareside I think you & TT are right. I think they'll getting the heads from Canfield. The intake valve is offset so it requires special order offset rockers.
Thanks for the link Flareside, I'm on my way over there now ;) .
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (Flareside)
Mike, do you know who makes those heads for Jeg's? The big block heads look suspeciously like Canfields. Lately, I've been buying stuff from Competition Products. Awesome prices and service! Much cheaper than Jegs and/or Summit, even with the discounts. http://www.competitionproducts.com -Joe
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (SmokedTires)
Mike my buddy, Merry Christmas. With 11:1 I think the first cam would be ok. It will help bleed off a little cylinder pressure in the lower RPM range and will help with detonation on 94 octane. With that gear, you know what happens with your current setup... I think a Cheech and Chong movie summed it up pretty well. :lol: Looks good to me! :thumbs:
Is your gal (Shall remain nameless) getting you a Stealth Ram for Christmas? Have you been a good little boy? :crazy:
Is your gal (Shall remain nameless) getting you a Stealth Ram for Christmas? Have you been a good little boy? :crazy:
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (Stingraycrazy)
Frank, posting at 1am :eek: , is Haylee keeping you up :crazy: ;) .
Does that cam look familiar in the first dyno ;) .
I've been playing with the cam still & I'm still making progress :) .
PS: No the misses thinks I do a good enough job at buying car parts without her help :lol: .
Does that cam look familiar in the first dyno ;) .
I've been playing with the cam still & I'm still making progress :) .
PS: No the misses thinks I do a good enough job at buying car parts without her help :lol: .
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (SmokedTires)
:sleep: This we don’t see much of any more... Every 2 to 3 hours and :cry But I love her to death... Yea I thought that cam profile looked familiar. :crazy:
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (SmokedTires)
Also I see that the volume eff % never hits 100, although it does get very close. As rediculous (sp?) as this may sound, I want to be able to make HP as efficent as possible for mpg. This is something that the Nascar teams try to do so they can go as far as they can on the track with using the least amount of fuel. Maybe I'm just dreaming & I can't achieve this on a street car, but that's ok, I'm still learning here :) .
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (SmokedTires)
I ran some more figures this weekend. DD2000 really wrongly rewards massive split durations. Your cam has 14 degrees different, but another problem is 31 degrees of overlap. MPG and low rpm will suck.
Here's a good combo that is nearly 600 hp 10 degrees of overlap and lots of TQ
-2 , 52
47 , 12
[Modified by gkull, 9:16 AM 12/17/2002]
Here's a good combo that is nearly 600 hp 10 degrees of overlap and lots of TQ
-2 , 52
47 , 12
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (gkull)
Man that is a torque monster George :eek: !
Check out this cam:
Lift: Intake-.646 Exhaust-.621
Duration: I-242 E-254
LSA 112
LCA 112
9 , 53
59 , 15
Compliments of Monty's website ;)
This cam looks really good :yesnod:
Check out this cam:
Lift: Intake-.646 Exhaust-.621
Duration: I-242 E-254
LSA 112
LCA 112
9 , 53
59 , 15
Compliments of Monty's website ;)
This cam looks really good :yesnod:
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (SmokedTires)
Take a look at what these guys have to say about "Overlap". I go to Wednesday night cruises. Without fail when car pulls in with a real radical sound people flock to it. But 98% of time they are poor excuses for a driver or a race car.
When you select your cam. Go with the one that has the highest average TQ across the 2000 - 6500 rpm range and the highest hp 1500 or so rpm below your intended red line.
Big TQ at 2000 rpm makes a car a pleasure to drive. You can skip gears shifting and never worry about down shifting for passing power.
When you select your cam. Go with the one that has the highest average TQ across the 2000 - 6500 rpm range and the highest hp 1500 or so rpm below your intended red line.
Big TQ at 2000 rpm makes a car a pleasure to drive. You can skip gears shifting and never worry about down shifting for passing power.
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Re: OK- may have found my engine recipe, comments please. (gkull)
When you select your cam. Go with the one that has the highest average TQ across the 2000 - 6500 rpm range and the highest hp 1500 or so rpm below your intended red line.
Big TQ at 2000 rpm makes a car a pleasure to drive. You can skip gears shifting and never worry about down shifting for passing power.
Big TQ at 2000 rpm makes a car a pleasure to drive. You can skip gears shifting and never worry about down shifting for passing power.
BTW, when I plugged in your #'s, I came up with a 12.3 degree lobe center angle. For a custom ground cam, do you give them the IVO, EVO etc... numbers or do you just give them lift, duration, lobe angles ?