2 bolt main....stroker?
even if you dont have the caps dont freak......a good machine shop will charge around 350 to line bore the new caps on and cut the saddles.....if the shop tells you they cant do it walk out immediatly and find another you dont wanna be there if u need caps lmk i got my old front one laying around somewhere ill send it to u
Quality of tune can affect idle and drivability and such but that said a long duration tight lobe separation cam is never going to idle like stock. Tune is a variable not a complete solution.
Far as multiple tunes the only reason I can see for that in an NA car would be changing fuel. Otherwise the pcm has a LOT of tables to scale everything off of and you can make it do pretty much whatever it needs to based on changing conditions..
Far as multiple tunes the only reason I can see for that in an NA car would be changing fuel. Otherwise the pcm has a LOT of tables to scale everything off of and you can make it do pretty much whatever it needs to based on changing conditions..
Like these guys are saying, don't spend money on stuff that isn't necessary based on your goals and have it affect the parts that really matter.
I run a 2 bolt main never had an issue over 400 passes on same bearings they look like brand new.
Ive turned it over 9k before and broke 8 valvesprings
bearing still like new
save that money and put money in the heads
Ive turned it over 9k before and broke 8 valvesprings
bearing still like new
save that money and put money in the heads
even if you dont have the caps dont freak......a good machine shop will charge around 350 to line bore the new caps on and cut the saddles.....if the shop tells you they cant do it walk out immediatly and find another you dont wanna be there if u need caps lmk i got my old front one laying around somewhere ill send it to u
I would say on the caps most shops are going to go with the old "it is cheaper and easier to just get another block for $150" shops often don't want any extra challenge even if they can do it.
Time is money, and shops that are busy with more expensive builds do not want to have to dick with a lower budget block project that has a risk of not turning out correctly the first time and then having to do the job all over again. It has nothing to do with the ability of a shop.
I stand totally corrected i was told that 500+hp 6000+rpm 2 bolts wld nvr stand up 2 but cleary urs has, and a 9 sec pass very impressive. im a believer.
I'd say it depends on the condition (mileage) of your current engine, it doesn't make sense to do heads/cam/intake on a 150K or more mile used up engine. As soon as you're done and get on it you'll spin the bearings and now your car is sitting until you can afford to do the bottomend. So for me I would build the stroker if that's what you want and add the cam you want because heads and intake can be done with the engine in the car.
