New build
- Thread starter Angermgt
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- Feb 18, 2006
Very nice. 
Almost the same build. See sig. for differences. What are your goals?
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Same as you, maybe run a low 10 and keep it on the street most of the time. I'm not going to race it as I originally planned. Reliable low 10s street car. In 5 years or so, I may switch to a 3800 series 2 block and shoot for the 9s reliability.
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Same here. I think we spent the money because of selection. Would you rather put a stock crank, when you can get a forged one, why take a chance with rods that are nearly 30 years old. Well you can't reuse the stock pistons. If you're going to put a forged crank then while not go with billet mains. Since the motor is being rebuilt, do yourself a favor and convert it to a roller cam. Now that your bottom end can handle more power, well get some parts that will help in making that power like GN1 heads.
Then at the end I'm reminded that I spent all the money so I can safely handle about 150 to 200 more rwhp.
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Agreed but only with the ability to dial it in safely. Spending all that money and still running a non speed density ecu with no safeguards doesn't make much sense. I'd rather roll the dice on a stock crank and rods with a good system and tune. I know if I had $5000 to spend and was forced to update the short block and didn't already have a good engine management I'd be better off with a stock crank and rods and spending the $$$ on the ecu.
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After market ECU coming soon or before I roll the dice and try to max it out. Running it as safe as I can for the time being.
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Also Bison, the short block that was in my car was ruined, as were the crank and rods. So I couldn't reuse the parts and I figured why not just got for the forged setup RIght now I'm running a TT 5.7 street chip, max boost 18 psi I tried running alky with this just for saftey, dial set to 1 and as soon as I hit 10 PSI and the volt-booster kicks on the alky spray and perhaps the fuel is are too much because the car bogs down. So as of right now I don't go much about 10 psi, for the street that is all that I need.
Anyway, XFI is in my future. Thought of going to SD setup, but I figured why not just go with XFI. That will have to wait until next year or 2018. I'll be patience and I will hold off on taking my car to the track until I know I have my due diligence.
Like I said, if I could start all over I would start off with a 3800 SII/III block. May have spent a little more because of the fabrication and would have been a pain in the butt to wire and tune with an aftermarket ECU, but worth it in the end.
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