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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 08:23 PM
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I feel like I'm playing Gran Turismo
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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can the underdrive pulleys... they are really designed for racing so that the water pump doesn't spin too fast and have cavitation. You don't want to spin that alternator slower and produce even less voltage than they already do.

and really port the hell out of that wastegate. I still boost more than I'd like when it's cold and I've got a minor port job on mine.

Upgrade the radiator instead of just replacing the stock one. You'll want one later if you start running the car hard... and you gotta be careful with electric fans. Many of them don't cool as well as the stock clutch fan.
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 09:37 PM
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I have to Pop in Once more here..I have to ask.I know that your list is Great.You seem to WANT to do all this,and that is Good.How,I don't know.The question That I want to ask is:you are going to put all this on an Engine you don't even know will last!..WHY Do you NOT have REBUILD THE ENGINE at the Top of your List?..It would seem a Shame to Get all thsi Stuff,hook it Up/On Whatever,and then Drive around the corner and BOOM!.. it would be Like:oh ya!..I forgot that the Engine had 150 Thousand on it!..Back to the Old Drawing Board.anyhow..GOOD LUCK..(start from the ground and Work your Way up,..Good words to live by.)
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by arghx
can the underdrive pulleys... they are really designed for racing so that the water pump doesn't spin too fast and have cavitation. You don't want to spin that alternator slower and produce even less voltage than they already do.

and really port the hell out of that wastegate. I still boost more than I'd like when it's cold and I've got a minor port job on mine.

Upgrade the radiator instead of just replacing the stock one. You'll want one later if you start running the car hard... and you gotta be careful with electric fans. Many of them don't cool as well as the stock clutch fan.
Exellent advise, thanks
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 10:00 PM
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I have to Pop in Once more here..I have to ask.I know that your list is Great.You seem to WANT to do all this,and that is Good.How,I don't know.The question That I want to ask is:you are going to put all this on an Engine you don't even know will last!..WHY Do you NOT have REBUILD THE ENGINE at the Top of your List?..It would seem a Shame to Get all thsi Stuff,hook it Up/On Whatever,and then Drive around the corner and BOOM!.. it would be Like:oh ya!..I forgot that the Engine had 150 Thousand on it!..Back to the Old Drawing Board.anyhow..GOOD LUCK..(start from the ground and Work your Way up,..Good words to live by.)
That is a very good point of view. This is just a list, i know that somewere alone the way my engine will blow, but when it does then thats when the bigger mods will take place. To start i will do all the minor stufff like you have all mentioned. Thanks for you input guys
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