Also, please tell us what your plan for the engine is - i.e. what kind of turbo, plenum, electronics, gearing, etc.
http://www.landracing.com/forum/index.php/topic,4665.0.htmlThe turbo is a master power T70.....this is not a garret T70. For Garrett size comparison it’s just a bit larger then a GT35 but not as big as a T66 (it is however, a big turbo).
As far as the engine goes there isn’t much I am not planning on doing with the exception of leaving the head stock (less 65 psi springs and ti retainers), no billet crank and not using a multi-stage lockup style clutch.
I am (and have been) waiting for our undercut, big shaft tranny with drum mod.
I am making a call a week.....always seems that "it should be here tomorrow" and has been for about 5 months.
All common stuff is being done to the motor....pistons, rods, studs along with all the little stuff like HD pins, high flow oil pump gear ect. and really I am to the point that if the motor needs it I am going to do it, even if it puts my arse in a bind.
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JH: What's your wife got to say about those camshafts from your turbo motor build resting on the marble counter top?
JN: There. Is that better?
What she doesn’t know.....
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Jh,
we never run 2 intake cams with our turbo engines. Do a search on sh.org and you'll find that dennis tried running two intake cams and lost 30 hp.
Jason, I have done a bunch of searching about this and you are correct that the general consensus is that it is for most applications it is not worth it to have the duel intake mod for a turbo motor. It has been reported that you can get a few more top end HP but loose HP on the bottom vs. the stock exhaust cam.
There are however some supposed to be exceptions to this....and the one factor is turbo size.
Even dennis agrees you can make better HP with the duel intakes IF you have a turbo large enough.
I was not able to read in detail why the big turbo makes a difference but for some reason everyone agrees that if you run the duel intake mod to see any benefit it requires a large turbine.
I will in fact look into this with more detail and will not compromise the build because I already have the 2 intakes with sprockets. I may consider getting turbo cams by Web or Megacycle if this proves to be necessary.
Thanks for the heads up.....
Not sure if would have helped, but if something is Loctite'd, heat it up with a propane torch till you see some smoke, then try it. Loctite is a plastic, and it melts.
After trying to remove the cover (with the correct key) the inside of the hole stripped and da.mn near broke my hand.
After removing the cover and seeing it from the backside I fould that it damaged the plug by streching the metal.
It was only after removing it that I fould it was caked with Loctite.
Good info about heating it, will try it in the future but in this case it was too late!
Lucky guy. When I was 16, I was the dishwasher.
Mike
Gosh Mike did they even have automatic dishwashers back then?
LOL