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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