well, i hesitated to respond because i'm so outdone . . .
we tested right at 100 hp at the wheels. don't remember the torque.
gp2 cam, electronic ignitor,upgraded ignition coil, ported, polished,
shaved, zero-decked, about 10 cr, lightened flywheel, aluminum fan stuff,
goodparts triple zs, K&N filters, header but stock exhaust, oil scraper.
not balanced. and yeah, my tires were smoking, too!
----- Original Message -----
From: "marty sukey" <trmarty@hotmail.com>
To: <jimjcmo@yahoo.com>; <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [6pack] measuring engine improvements
> Jim, I did mine and was putting out 153hp at the wheels and 152ft/lb
> torque.
> Cam, head work, balanced, .020 over, 2 SU HD8's. 10.4 CR. I think I have a
> PDF
> of the dyno run laying around some place if you want it. I can vouch for
> RML
> smoking the tires at over 150HP. Saw him do it at Road America..... IN MY
> CAR,
> darn kids:).
>
> Good luck,
> Marty Sukey
>
>
>
>> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:10:31 -0700
>> From: jimjcmo@yahoo.com
>> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
>> Subject: [6pack] measuring engine improvements
>>
>> My car is running just fine, but I not one to leave well enough alone. I
> know
>> many on the list have improved their engines. My goal is to improve
>> performance up to 5000 RPM. I'm leaning toward the Goodparts triple carbs
> (ZS
>> or HS6), a mild cam, and a compression bump to 9.5:1. The car has a 6-2-1
>> header feeding into a single 2.25" free flow exhaust. Crane XR700
> ingnition,
>> Lucas Sport Coil, stock dizzy. Would having the head flowed be
>> worthwhile?
>>
>> Has anyone had his/her car dynoed to measure the performance
>> of and/or optimize their upgrades?
>>
>> I know that improvements can "seem" like they help because the car may
> sound
>> different or runs more smoothly, but when it is dynoed the gain can be
>> neglible. Like Kastner said, "Lap time is judge of all modifications."
>> I'm
> not
>> looking to race, but it would be preferable to know what really works.
>> Any
>> tuning hints on ignition and mixture would be helpful, too.
>>
>> Does anyone know where a copy of Vizard's book can be obtained?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jim
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