CSH, HQ on the Road?

[Bruce Plecan]

Jus might do a lil more research.
If your going to run any really serious amount of Torque at less then around
3,000 RPM, you need to be really well dialed in on things being just so.
While lots of folks get outta shape about detonation at WOT and high RPM,
the long term street killer is low speed tip in stuff.  Trace detonation is
a cruel cruel animal.
I preach about it, harp on it, and the dang stuff even caught me.   Not that
I'm perfect, but I know about it what to look for, and it still got past me.
  Also, drive train is an issue.   there is a vast difference in engine load
using a high geared tall tired design then low geared short tire setup.  In
the first you just working agains the inertia of the tire mass, which is
much different then not having the leverage to work against the vehicles
total inerita.  The difference can be very subtle, and very engine specific.
  Not preaching just BTDT
Bruce




> Speak for yourself, Dave.  I'm in the planning stages of a TBI 400 for my
> 3/4 ton 4X4 Suburban.  No such thing as waay too much low end torque here.
> I'm trying to follow along with all these mods you guys are describing,
but
> I'm a newbie as far as V-8s go.
> Jake Kooser

> > Of Dave Zug.
> > 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

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