
03-27-2007, 01:44 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 33
Los Angeles
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Originally Posted by clutch-monkey
great pics of a great car 
what do you have to do to get a little extra grunt out of the engine? (yes i realise that's not the whole point of this car before someone chimes in  )
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Cams with the standard valve train are all you basically need for a mild bump in power (125-135hp).
But it gets expensive when you are going for any more than that as it requires a more aggressive high lift short/duration cam so the head needs to be machined to accommodate the bigger valves (both lift and diameter). Also port and polishing is done. On my car I have also had the crank, and rods balanced and it has .030 over pistons with more compression. I am also going to Weber 45 DCOE's instead of the standard 40's.
It is being tuned as street stormer, so it should provide useful power and torque from about 3k on, but it redlines at 7k (standard crank)
car is fun as it was, but I have been driving around with stock power for 5 years. Here in LA I drive on a lot of mountain passes and the gear ratios are not great for having to climb, so the extra power will be useful (not to mention it will be great to surprise modern sportscar owners)
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