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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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I have a 95 trans am t76 turbo. i Need help picking a new lower end I am looking for bast for the money not the bast . I need high hp capable not a high price tag. Iam looking at dragonslayer,sledgehammer,Howard cams,compstar, eagle and, scat for the crank.

What cranks do you like and why?
What stroke 3.48 3.75 or 3.85 and some reasons why?
Rod length and why?

Please give me your thoughts thanks
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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You can't afford to go cheap on the bottom end when you're dealing with boost. Understand that a properly setup turbo build will run at LEAST 2x the cost of a stroker build.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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The turbo build is done. The car ran 10.63 @128.7 then a rod let go . Now it time for a new lower end this is more of a poll what dose everyone like
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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Compstar is not cheap! If you want cheap you can go with an eagle forged set up with H beam rods, they are pretty reasonably priced for the products you are getting.
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