Blucuda413
Well-Known Member
If they are pleased what difference does it make? To each his own!!!
I like to brainstorm first
First: Compression ratio
Second: Camshaft selection, advance or retard
Third: Rear gear/tire height, which works with camshaft
Fourth: Carburetor
Fifth:Exhaust
Sixth: timing and distributor curving then carb jet and rods combo which works best.
And somewhere in there a shift kit if it's an auto and some Advil.
You could have made more power if you would have done xxxxxxx..... But at what cost?
You can gain 100 hp with bolt -but it might cost you thousands to gain another 20.
Amen!There is no way of knowing unless a back-to-back comparison is done. HOWEVER, I would rather have 80% of the correct part tuned 100%, than have 100% of the correct part tuned 80%
But the magazines, you tubers and 'experts' everywhere make it all seem easy to 'just' bolt-on [fill in the items] of their favorite sponsor or whatever.To me, most people that want the right combo off the bat are better off with something slightly milder than what they think they want, now if your willing to play with a few cams and gears and carbs etc.. you can dial in your combo then go wild, it's hard to know where you want to go if you got no reference point. I don't get a lot of, I got a /6 car and want a 500 hp 318 that never had years experience with modding engines, how about start with a stock magnum and do little improvements over time, so you can get a better grasp over time on what you want.
That makes sense.The 20/80 rule is that 20% of the people do 80% of the work. I can measure and have tried all kinds of combinations on all kinds of engines. I know what I can get away with and what not to even bother with. Try my best to give the customer what he wants. Just don't even think of rushing me. Not sure where that leaves me.
I like 73% , makes for some juicy burgers, med well so no blood soaked sponge for a bun.My favorite 80 20 is when I grill up some 80 20 hamburgers.
Right near the tippy top in a 600+ range, could, if your heads were marginal initially.You can gain 100 hp with bolt-on's but it might cost you thousands to gain another 20.
Still driving my '96, headliner sags, needs paint, shocks.. again, but runs great has a brand new killer shifting transmission 'after 265k' and never breaks down, 100% reliable...neighbors, 3 of them recently all bought new rams now.... they see me rolling around for about 10 yrs in this neighborhood rock solid and so they know what a good truck is.Someone else said my thinking if you are satisfied with the 80% ,and it fits you wallet,then be happy, if you can get 80% for hundreds of dollars, versus 100% for thousands of dollars , then that's what you are happy with, it goes the same for your house, and especially for your everyday vehicle, myself i have a 2008 ram 1500 i paid $10000 dollars for, my brother has a 2018 dodge ram he gave $56000 for, i'm more happy with the extra $46000 in my pocket and still can travel to the same place and the same speed he does. I will say your priorties change as you get older
just means you ain't bought into the keep up with the jonses lifestyle they push on sheepleStill driving my '96, headliner sags, needs paint, shocks.. again, but runs great has a brand new killer shifting transmission 'after 265k' and never breaks down, 100% reliable...neighbors, 3 of them recently all bought new rams now.... they see me rolling around for about 10 yrs in this neighborhood rock solid and so know what a good truck is.
Another good onei think it's more like an 80 80 rule.
80% of the posts are from guys who drive their cars on the street.
80 % of the replies are for max power on the strip....
My rule of thumb is this while you can have that 'one' motor ...you should always have two or three motors. One that will run ...and another your building to the height of your horsepower dreams. Always have a back up...I'm new to this. I started my first rebuild almost a year ago, and I was very intentionally wanting to spend 20% (or less) effort just to get it back on the road as soon as possible. I foolishly thought it might take a month if I took my time. Then I started thinking about performance, and the whole "well, while the engine is out, I might as well do X and Y and Z." So after consulting the brain trust here, I've learned volumes of how things work in my car and I've slowed my roll. I realize it's not a race to get it done, it's more important to get it done RIGHT. Sometimes I pop the hood and don't even work on it, I just look things over to make sure I'm not forgetting anything.
So after a year of pissing off my HOA with a non-running car in my driveway, I'm thinking I might have the 80/20 deal backwards...80% effort with 20% of the performance potential realized...
80 % buy or build the engine with the highest horsepower they can afford, but are surprised from the extensive costs for maintenance and rebuilding after a few miles.......
Building a nice combo for your application makes a lot more fun than missmatched parts and bad fine tuned!
My rule of thumb is this while you can have that 'one' motor ...you should always have two or three motors. One that will run ...and another your building to the height of your horsepower dreams. Always have a back up...
without a doubt...a high horsepower number usually comes at the cost of lo rpm performance.
Many well built engines are good performers on the strip but poor on the street unless you use
3.9's or 4.10's and a high stall converter and then not pleasant to drive on the street.
without a doubt...a high horsepower number usually comes at the cost of lo rpm performance.
Many well built engines are good performers on the strip but poor on the street unless you use
3.9's or 4.10's and a high stall converter and then not pleasant to drive on the street.
without a doubt...a high horsepower number usually comes at the cost of lo rpm performance.
Many well built engines are good performers on the strip but poor on the street unless you use
3.9's or 4.10's and a high stall converter and then not pleasant to drive on the street.