Advice on compression in high elevation..
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Advice on compression in high elevation.. First off i am at 5400 ft elevation. I am building a forged 370, with ported 317 heads w prc .650 springs, with a D1 Procharger (pushing it hard). I will be getting a custom cam for the crappy air, running a ported stock tbody and ls6 intake. I will be running 91 octane (best around here on pump) with methenol injection. Also for a 95% street car what peak rpm should i have them spec the cam fo rand what compression should i have? i was thinking 6500 rpm(?) ...or 7000? 10.1 compression?. BTW its a 6M 2002 Trans AM. i am hoping to build 700-750 reliable rwh. thanks alot!
Last edited by T/AWS6969; Jan 28, 2012 at 12:02 PM.
You will be able to run 10:1, its all in the tune.....
I have to ask though, what exactly are you trying to accomplish? Usually "pushing it hard" and "pump gas" are mutually exclusive...
You need methanol injection if you're going to lean on it with pump gas, and a GOOD tuner....
Who is doing the work on the car?
I'm up in cheyenne, if you need any help let me know.
I have to ask though, what exactly are you trying to accomplish? Usually "pushing it hard" and "pump gas" are mutually exclusive...
You need methanol injection if you're going to lean on it with pump gas, and a GOOD tuner....
Who is doing the work on the car?
I'm up in cheyenne, if you need any help let me know.
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Verdad Gallardo For a tuner, you can give Servion a try. He is in the Springs at Revolutions and has a very good reputation for tuning cars in Colorado. Or, you can try Harvey at The Boost Creep. He also has a very good reputation. He is in longmont.
Why is making boost the hard part? You can spool a 101mm turbo up here with 346 cubes, its all in the setup. He should set goals, and spec a compression and boost number, and total setup to attain them.
