Up the compression and lower the boost or keep what I got??
Up the compression and lower the boost or keep what I got?? I have a 8.6:1 CR motor now running 15psi. Im thinking about bumping it to 10.1CR and dropping the boost down to 11psi. My goal is to get more throttle response below 3000 rpm and keeping the power close to where its at now. Im concerned by dropping the boost down that much, I would loose alot of my power. what do you guys think?
I think going with a bigger cam will make the car have even less throttle response below 3000, I know I would probably gain HP above 3000 though. Im happy with the power the car makes but I want more throttle resonse below 3000.
I have a 8.6:1 CR motor now running 15psi. Im thinking about bumping it to 10.1CR and dropping the boost down to 11psi. My goal is to get more throttle response below 3000 rpm and keeping the power close to where its at now. Im concerned by dropping the boost down that much, I would loose alot of my power. what do you guys think?
Also you dont have any buddy's in the pittsburgh area looking for a stock block and crank for $250 by chance do you?
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Here's a thought, how about a 4K RPM stall converter? I've been running a 5200 RPM FTI stall converter on the street for over a year and it behaves very well under part throttle.
I say to bump the compression up to 10.1 and run a meth kit and keep you boost psi the same. You will make more power and be more streetable. The only down side is you have to depend on that meth kit to keep you from knocking.
I dont think youll see a huge bump in power below 3k just by bumping compression up a point or so.Its been posted on here that every point you go up/down is worth ~3% of youre power.But what kind of power are you making below 3K to begin with?Just for the sake of argument, if youre making 350rwhp from 2-3k and raise your compression 1.5 points thats only 17rwhp.Id want to know more about your setup before making suggestions. Hell a simple spark plug change gave me a much snappier throttle off idle.
I dont think youll see a huge bump in power below 3k just by bumping compression up a point or so.Its been posted on here that every point you go up/down is worth ~3% of youre power.But what kind of power are you making below 3K to begin with?Just for the sake of argument, if youre making 350rwhp from 2-3k and raise your compression 1.5 points thats only 17rwhp.Id want to know more about your setup before making suggestions. Hell a simple spark plug change gave me a much snappier throttle off idle.
