Is a bridgeport good for a weekend car
 

Just wondering if a bridgeport will be good for a weekend car

Not really. A bridgeport idles high and is loud. Not a weekend cruiser.

Maybe weekend drag strip.

what if i like loud

Yes, for great is the car with loud braps!

Then you have your answer. Go full bridgeport.

It can be, depends on the size of the bridge and overlap.

Mine will idle just happy at 900rpm.
my stock port 12A idles at 1100.

not only will it be very loud, you will have zero bottom end. you'll feel pretty silly with a mean sounding brap brap and a civic pulls past you easily because you weren't at the absolute perfect rpm.

Yes.....the louder the better........

you have no idea.

Indeed. Nothing says "i have never had a bridge port" more than saying they have no low end.

i think there is another thread about this, but the two P ports we have running around here idle 900-1000, we could go lower but the carb doesn't really like it.
if you can open the throttle, the power curve is like a stock FD, comes on at 2500 and just pulls....

and part throttle its kind of touchy, and its not really happy.

think of it like a golden retriever puppy, its happy and excited to just chase stuff

Especially with a 9lb flywheel. Crazy quick throttle response, the engine is a big overexuberant puppy when allowed to run. But sullen and grumptacular when forced to putt around at light throttle.

Hahaha love this analogy. (Only have 12A streetport experience)

So, long story short, a nice BP done properly is the perfect weekend car if you like brap brap.

It depends on what you do on the weekend.

I thought Rad Potential's video on street driving a bridgeport was pretty informative.

50mm carb tho. Pretty rough and dirty set up. Even then its not that bad.

Depends on how good/bad your tune is.

How large is your fuel tank, and how far away from a gas station do you like to go on your weekend drives?

I have seen 27mpg with a bridge port, although closer to typical is 20-24 depending on if I am towing or not.

That is the perfect weekend car if you ask me!
Damn that looks like a sweet driving car.

From what I have heard Bridge Porting is best for drag strip power, I would personally go for a large Street Port. This is what I plan on doing in the future as it will still be streetable but it will still have high horsepower. The RX8 in Formula Drift uses a large streettport and gets 600-800 hp without nitrous so you dont need bridgeport to be loud or to get epic braps or for power. I would go street