What would last longer???
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What would last longer??? I am debating on what blower pulley to get when my spring tensioned 8 rib setup is finished here in a couple days.
At first i was wanting to use the 3.7" blower pulley and spin the motor to 6800 rpm's, but i got to thinking and talking to a few buddys of mine and i was thinking about going with a 3.4" blower pulley.
I was thinking of going with that pulley and shifting sooner say 63-6400 and save bearing life in the head unit and motor life..
My new motor setup is a Iron block 370ci with Diamond -15cc 4.03" Coated pistons that put me at 9:1 compression. Patriot Stage II 6.0L heads, and a 230/236 .592/.602 on a 114LSA +4. Give me your input and let me know what you think.
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Kyle
At first i was wanting to use the 3.7" blower pulley and spin the motor to 6800 rpm's, but i got to thinking and talking to a few buddys of mine and i was thinking about going with a 3.4" blower pulley.
I was thinking of going with that pulley and shifting sooner say 63-6400 and save bearing life in the head unit and motor life..
My new motor setup is a Iron block 370ci with Diamond -15cc 4.03" Coated pistons that put me at 9:1 compression. Patriot Stage II 6.0L heads, and a 230/236 .592/.602 on a 114LSA +4. Give me your input and let me know what you think.
Thanks
Kyle
Yeah if you can bring boost in sooner, then why spin it so high? BUT **** it's not like you are constantly at 65-6800rpm all day. Just a 1/4 mi at a time like that cheesy movie says, and even then max amount of time then would be what 7 seconds total for each run(time spent at that rpm per shift)
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Yeah im still deciding and i hope i dont see any slip with that 3.4" pulley..... Looks like you might be heading this way also huh BOS????? Jeremy did you call them today?? If so what did they say and did you talk to Scott about what size pulley you are going to run??
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you know my take on it.
get the 3.4
it wont slip and you will enjoy having that much more boost at the lower rpms.
like J said where will the car be 99% of the time??? 2,000-6,000 rpm.
with mine even with the p1 I see and instant 5psi as soon as I mash it.
I say get the 3.4 and keep the revs down.
keep in mind the vortech guys. 8rib spring tensioned setup. granted the crank pulley is even bigger but they are using 2.5" blower pullies with no slip!
get the 3.4
it wont slip and you will enjoy having that much more boost at the lower rpms.
like J said where will the car be 99% of the time??? 2,000-6,000 rpm.
with mine even with the p1 I see and instant 5psi as soon as I mash it.
I say get the 3.4 and keep the revs down.
keep in mind the vortech guys. 8rib spring tensioned setup. granted the crank pulley is even bigger but they are using 2.5" blower pullies with no slip!
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I hear ya........ I should have my kit back to me bu mid next week and it will be on the day it gets to me.... then the following friday ill be going to MTI for my wide band tune.
Kyle
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Nope haven't called them today, I'll let them decided what they think is best and have them throw me the recommendations. I am sure I will hear from Wendy today or tomorrow. But for now, they are hard at work on our set ups.
Bos I will have mine mounted and tested right away. I need to get this car on the dyno to get my tune finalized and then its off to the track again
Bos I will have mine mounted and tested right away. I need to get this car on the dyno to get my tune finalized and then its off to the track again
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Originally Posted by Blackbird
you know my take on it.
get the 3.4
it wont slip and you will enjoy having that much more boost at the lower rpms.
like J said where will the car be 99% of the time??? 2,000-6,000 rpm.
with mine even with the p1 I see and instant 5psi as soon as I mash it.
I say get the 3.4 and keep the revs down.
keep in mind the vortech guys. 8rib spring tensioned setup. granted the crank pulley is even bigger but they are using 2.5" blower pullies with no slip!
get the 3.4
it wont slip and you will enjoy having that much more boost at the lower rpms.
like J said where will the car be 99% of the time??? 2,000-6,000 rpm.
with mine even with the p1 I see and instant 5psi as soon as I mash it.
I say get the 3.4 and keep the revs down.
keep in mind the vortech guys. 8rib spring tensioned setup. granted the crank pulley is even bigger but they are using 2.5" blower pullies with no slip!
Kyle
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I ordered the actual bracket from them. So shipping was lumped in.
Remember my kit started out as a P1 head unit only.
I pieced mine together from various places.
Good choice on the 3.4, your gonna love it.
Hey btw if you guys wanna help a brotha out. If you feel I was enough of an influence in your purchasing decision to consider me a referal let Wendy know. They have a referal program and will kick down a few bucks. Every dollar counts these days
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Remember my kit started out as a P1 head unit only.
I pieced mine together from various places.
Good choice on the 3.4, your gonna love it.
Hey btw if you guys wanna help a brotha out. If you feel I was enough of an influence in your purchasing decision to consider me a referal let Wendy know. They have a referal program and will kick down a few bucks. Every dollar counts these days
Thanks! 
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hey kyle, when are you going to the track? dont you want to get a NA time first and then see how much the blower helps? i know that it is not really set up for NA but still would be intereasting. or did you already go to the track on the new motor?
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Originally Posted by taqwache
hey kyle, when are you going to the track? dont you want to get a NA time first and then see how much the blower helps? i know that it is not really set up for NA but still would be intereasting. or did you already go to the track on the new motor?
Im not even going to run it on motor at the track..... im not even going to tune it all motor first..... when it goes ont he dyno it will be tuned as one with the blower. The reason is like most people $$$$$ I would have to pay the tuning fee of $75 that MTI has now because so many stupid people were taking advntage of it and going back for a tune when they only changed a throttle body or something...... So i plan on paying thr $75 fee then its $75 an hr for the dyno...... Jayson will tune it using wideband and it should take at least an hr if not more....... I cant wait because i know those big *** 60# injectors are really working im running rich as hell under load. Im fine at idle..... my LTrims are -1.6 on both banks. My gas milage should go up after the tune..... its under 10 MPG now...... Were going to the HRP because were in Houston and my Birthday is that weekend so we might as well and i want to see what Charlie and Roy run.... Were putting Roys Cam and LT's on the weekend before and hes getting his car tunes too. Im just going to baby it out of the hole and see what she traps 1/8 mile because i dont have a cage yet either....... 12 bolts next, but it will take a few months for me to save and then a cage..... the the new tranny........ Hows yours comin along?
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thats cool. i pretty much got my car tunned out at idle. i just went open loop at idle, it made a huge differents. now i got to do WOT but it will be a couple of days to get back on it. it sure takes me alot more then an hour to tune it when you dont do it every day like those guys at MTI. anyways, whos Roy?
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Originally Posted by taqwache
thats cool. i pretty much got my car tunned out at idle. i just went open loop at idle, it made a huge differents. now i got to do WOT but it will be a couple of days to get back on it. it sure takes me alot more then an hour to tune it when you dont do it every day like those guys at MTI. anyways, whos Roy?
Kyle
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Originally Posted by Nasty N8
You still slacking with that car Kyle.
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Originally Posted by NA$TY-TA
Up early huh Steve??? You at the reserve center today??? Im hopeing to get in tuned in a short amount of time on th erollers..... Thats awsoem thats yours is coming along..... you going to be ready for midnight madness??? Roy is the really tall guy who drives the 02 black SS.... hangs out with tommy, charlie, danuel, and me....
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