CSH, HQ on the Road?

[Bruce Plecan]

Arrgh.
If I understand you.
Change *from what the engine wants*  to what the *chassis wants*
Hope ya'll remember the post about converters and flash speeds from Dec..
The idea of taming a 9" TCC converter is gettin me all esided.   I've been
in 3 GNs with them, and was totally unimpressed.   Was a few years ago, and
just the way they reved was neat, but low rpm speed really suffered.
Bruce


> Dave,
> Buildup sounds cool ... a real stumppuller.  Those setups can really
scream
> if they are done right ... I know you'll find the right way.  IMHO, they
> are just harder to 'figure out' as compared to a high RPM engine with high
> gearing/stall in terms of really good 1/4 time.  But, its there and can
> be done.  Be cool to see you do it!
> Tim

> At Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:37:51 -0500, "Dave Zug." <dzug at delanet.com> wrote:
> >You can drive MY Iroc - love to have them both there... the thing is,
> > its a cop-magnet. I mean helicopters and the works.
> >Yea I'll have to contend with probably waay too much low end TQ... but
> >I've made my bed. Cam timing change I'm thinking, and a 4500 redline with
> >the 308 gears. 11 inch clutch would be nice. centerforce DF planned.
> >The heads will be ported polished high-nickel 993 castings (budget,
> >I mean it).

> >From: timsiford at hushmail.com
> >> Me ... bandit?  In what?  My Subaru? LOL.  The IROC is still under
> >the knife.
> >>  I decided to have the heads ported and do some other 'minor' stuff.
> > If its a couple months out I can bring my new 227hp Subaru WRX :-)
> >> Dude - what heads are you using your 400?  Sounds like that thing
> >will be a low-RPM torque beast unless you do the special intake mod and
run
> >a bigger cylinder head.
> >> Tim

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from gmecm, send "unsubscribe gmecm" (without the quotes)
in the body of a message (not the subject) to majordomo at lists.diy-efi.org