Some of you I'm sure have seen my thread about my recent Sniper/Torqstorm Slant modification. It's running well as of now and I plan to take it easy on it this season. However, I did not do anything to the bottom end of the engine. My thought is that this winter I'll yank it again and rebuild the bottom end so that I can give it hell without worry of breaking anything and taking it off the road during cruising season. For that reason, I want to start gathering stuff and planning for what I'll get into this fall.
Car is a '76 Scamp.
Currently, it is configured with:
- Torqstorm supercharger
- Super Sniper 2300 2 Barrel
- Aussiespeed intake
- Dutra Duals
- Gill Welding Fatpipe
- TTI Single 2.5" exhaust
I have NOT:
- Done anything to the head
- Done anything to the bores
- Adjusted ring gap for the supercharger
I want to:
- Address the items that I have NOT done above.
- Keep it on pump gas, though I'm fine with running premium.
I do have a set of forged pistons that I recently got through a group buy on the slant six site for it.
My question is what parameters would you all suggest I shoot for with a bottom end rebuild?
- I know I want to use the new forged pistons.
- Compression - from what I'm reading online, it sounds like due to the Torqstorm I should stay/shoot for a compression ratio around 8:1.
- Head - Should I look at bigger valves and head porting, or does the boost more than compensate for increased flows I'd get by doing so? If valve work is suggested, thoughts on what I should shoot for?
- Cam - ideas on what would be a good target?
- Other things I should be looking at/planning for?
Thanks for the help/suggestions.
Rich