First startup....Solid Roller 396 w/Torqhead 24x

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03-29-2016, 09:12 PM

Chopstix

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First startup....Solid Roller 396 w/Torqhead 24x

Little idle vid of the first start after converting from OE PCM to the Torqhead 24xLink

Will be headed to the Dyno on the 9th if nothing comes up.

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03-30-2016, 06:55 AM

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Sounds great! How difficult was the swap?

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03-30-2016, 12:30 PM

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Sounds nasty with a big loping cam at idle under 1k.

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03-30-2016, 02:02 PM

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Installation was comparable to installing an opti...hardest part was making the spark plug wires...everything else is just bolt on and plug in the connectors

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03-30-2016, 10:54 PM

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Nice.. Who tuned it?

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03-31-2016, 07:41 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Chopstix

Installation was comparable to installing an opti...hardest part was making the spark plug wires...everything else is just bolt on and plug in the connectors

Awesome what did it end up costing all said and done if you don't mind me asking?

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03-31-2016, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Chopstix

First startup....Solid Roller 396 w/Torqhead 24x.

Nice

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The 398ci solid roller in my '96 Impala is gonna get this next year.

Remind us.....what are the specs from your engine!

KW

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04-01-2016, 08:27 AM

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Sounds great!

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04-02-2016, 09:16 PM

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Ported AFR 227s
258/260 .6xx/.6xx 113 SR
11:1 396
all supporting mods....not gonna list them all

car currently has a LT4 intake on it...will be tuning this coming weekend then swapping back to the single plane....wanted a true back to back for the 24x system...then another
back to back for the LT4 vs single plane

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04-03-2016, 09:05 AM

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Curious about the test results. Please post them when you are done. Hopefully, you will run it at the track with both setups. Did you have any issues with fitting the lt4 intake to the ported 227's? Car sounds great.

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04-04-2016, 12:10 PM

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Quote:

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Ported AFR 227s
258/260 .6xx/.6xx 113 SR
11:1 396
all supporting mods....not gonna list them all.....

Don't need to.....the 'basics' were plenty good enough!

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.....will be tuning this coming weekend then swapping back to the single plane.....

Cool!

Do you have a 'before' dyno run to compare power numbers against? It's been said (and 'magazine tested') that in addition to gaining reliability from losing reliance on the the opti, that the 24x conversion can add better than 30 HP/TQ to engine output.

Hoping that you'll see similar gains!

KW

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