View Poll Results: What are your 5.4L swap plans?
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#2642
has any buddy else had a problem with the RR plates? the bolt holes for the coil overs are to far in and cant get the coil overs to fit... looks like im gunna have to grind away the old bolt holes on the intake to get them to fit... any buddy else had this problem?
#2645
Had the same problem but I just pushed them down into the plug hole as far as I could. I didn't mess with trying to rig up a standoff or longer bolts and they've been ok for me. It would take alot for them to actually come back out.
#2650
i am going to start making 'dyno' adapters for the 4.6 3v to 5.4 3v tomorrow.
they will be made of fiberglass laminated wood. no good for long term useage but fine to test the intake for power. the wood 'plates' will go between the plastic main and the aluminum CMC/injector seat plates. no fuel will come into contact with the fiberglass.
they will be made of fiberglass laminated wood. no good for long term useage but fine to test the intake for power. the wood 'plates' will go between the plastic main and the aluminum CMC/injector seat plates. no fuel will come into contact with the fiberglass.
#2657
Yeah... the MM&FF dyno trash. I already sent a letter to the editor asking them to poke at the 2v world and help the early adopters. Doubt we'll get even a tiny response.
What I did get from it was a bit of theory that was helpful but really... not that many peeps are doing 4v just because it's a bitch. 2v and 3v are going to be way more common just because they're fairly easy for the bulk of GT owners who drive 2v cars to start with.
What I did get from it was a bit of theory that was helpful but really... not that many peeps are doing 4v just because it's a bitch. 2v and 3v are going to be way more common just because they're fairly easy for the bulk of GT owners who drive 2v cars to start with.
Last edited by r3dn3ck; 10-01-2007 at 10:54 AM.
#2666
This is so you can get an accurate reading since the lifters take up some of the lift since they are just automatic lash adjusters. However, I'm sure you can get by w/o out one since being off a couple of degrees w/ off the shelf cams won't hurt anything as long as the specs on the cam card are close and no ptv happens. If you can degree OHV cams w/ hydraulic lifters, I'm sure the same can be said for Mod engines. However, this is my assumption, not fact.
#2668
I'm still torn on how to go about a set-up that i'll be happy with.
N/A vs F/I, build costs
I want the best band for my buck, but i also want something that will be a beast.
Will mid-upper 400rwhp, maybe even low 500rwhp numbers be possible with moderate boost from a t-trim or d-1sc with stock PI heads and low compression?
Trying to get a good look into the cost of a blower vs ported heads/cams and the resulting power.
Prospective parts lists:
8.5:1-8.9:1 compression
forged internals
stock PI heads
mild blower cams
d-1sc/t-trim @ moderate boost
vs
10.5:1-11:1 compression
forged internals
ported heads
radical N/A cams
both most likely making use of the HPS intake if/when it comes out.
on paper, i see very little price difference. but will the blower pay for itself in satisfaction?
i just don't see hp/tq figures in the 300's satisfying me too much.
N/A vs F/I, build costs
I want the best band for my buck, but i also want something that will be a beast.
Will mid-upper 400rwhp, maybe even low 500rwhp numbers be possible with moderate boost from a t-trim or d-1sc with stock PI heads and low compression?
Trying to get a good look into the cost of a blower vs ported heads/cams and the resulting power.
Prospective parts lists:
8.5:1-8.9:1 compression
forged internals
stock PI heads
mild blower cams
d-1sc/t-trim @ moderate boost
vs
10.5:1-11:1 compression
forged internals
ported heads
radical N/A cams
both most likely making use of the HPS intake if/when it comes out.
on paper, i see very little price difference. but will the blower pay for itself in satisfaction?
i just don't see hp/tq figures in the 300's satisfying me too much.
#2669
Originally Posted by tooslow
Trying to get a good look into the cost of a blower vs ported heads/cams and the resulting power.
Originally Posted by tooslow
Prospective parts lists:
8.5:1-8.9:1 compression
forged internals
stock PI heads
mild blower cams
d-1sc/t-trim @ moderate boost
8.5:1-8.9:1 compression
forged internals
stock PI heads
mild blower cams
d-1sc/t-trim @ moderate boost
Originally Posted by tooslow
10.5:1-11:1 compression
forged internals
ported heads
radical N/A cams
both most likely making use of the HPS intake if/when it comes out.
on paper, i see very little price difference. but will the blower pay for itself in satisfaction?
i just don't see hp/tq figures in the 300's satisfying me too much.
forged internals
ported heads
radical N/A cams
both most likely making use of the HPS intake if/when it comes out.
on paper, i see very little price difference. but will the blower pay for itself in satisfaction?
i just don't see hp/tq figures in the 300's satisfying me too much.
That's a nitrous motor. If you like the mega power but don't want to pay for the gas to feed it until it's time to smoke some tire, then this is your best option. NA it'll be pretty stout and despite what you may think, 350tq that early in the power band has a way of making it feel plenty fast. You could easily see mid 300's for hp and similar tq with that combo (in theory). Toss on a direct port nitrous kit and you can have whatever power your bottom half can put up with. This is the route I went. Longtubes go a long way to helping the whole flow situation.
All in all the blower will always have the edge on paper as you can dial up any power level you want with a pulley and fuel side upgrades. The NA motor can pretty rapidly ratchet up the power with bigger nitrous hits but nitrous comes on all sudden like and if you start hitting the switch when you have a tenuous hold on traction already you can find yourself hurting a motor or smoking the tires in an inopportune moment.
I prefer NA motors myself. FI just adds wear. That's why I started my mission to 5.4-ize my car.
Last edited by r3dn3ck; 10-02-2007 at 12:30 PM.