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3.8 .030 Piston options?
Piston slap is not a product of a forged piston. Piston slap is a result of too much clearance between the piston and the cylinder walls. You can run forged pistons all day in a pump gas daily driver and they are just as quiet. Forged pistons take the abuse of detonation better than a hyper...- Reggie West
- Post #11
- Forum: Engine Tech
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3.8 .030 Piston options?
Check out DSS Racing pistons. You can get a .030 over forged piston set with pins and rings for $900 shipped. Good stuff.- Reggie West
- Post #6
- Forum: Engine Tech
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ARP Head Studs 86-7 questions on thread length
Any block I ever do with studs or bolts I chase and clean out all of the head bolt holes. You need all the grip you can get from those head bolt holes. (Stop laughing.)- Reggie West
- Post #7
- Forum: Engine Tech
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MS3 Plug N Play 2 of them for sale.
I have two new in the box MS3s for sale with wide band sensor. $950 each.- Reggie West
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- Forum: Parts for sale
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A tale of bad grounds and crankshaft sensors
Where is the adapter board at? I am about to switch a car to COP and that composite log looks very familiar for all the wrong reasons. Thanks- Reggie West
- Post #2
- Forum: Performance ECM Upgrades
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Turbo Upgrades
Imagine what this does to stall speed on converters....- Reggie West
- Post #42
- Forum: Turbos and turbo related parts
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4.1 4" bore forged piston options
Call DSS Racing pistons. Very good to deal with- Reggie West
- Post #6
- Forum: Engine Tech
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Turbo Upgrades
I have used a Comp 58/58 triple ball bearing on a bone stock car and had pretty good response and there is no lack of power with it. I used one on a forged 3.400 crank/ 3.810 motor with ported heads running a flat tappet cam and there is no damn lag at all with that thing. And yes the top...- Reggie West
- Post #32
- Forum: Turbos and turbo related parts
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Waste gate issue? Turbo too big for set up?
At bare minimum you need a bigger fuel pump, 50 pph injectors are good for 600 hp and your turbo is good for about the same. Make sure the wideband is working you need it. That MAF is not the greatest to use at 600 hp, you should get at least a Translator plus or go to a spped density set up...- Reggie West
- Post #15
- Forum: Turbos and turbo related parts
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Waste gate issue? Turbo too big for set up?
If you got a chip set up for 62/62 and you are running 67/76 there is no way it is accurate. Probably what is causing the surge.- Reggie West
- Post #14
- Forum: Turbos and turbo related parts
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SOLD - Three 4.1L V6 blocks, crankshaft, new timing cover - SOLD, ALL GONE
I'm working on it.- Reggie West
- Post #13
- Forum: Parts for sale
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steering wheel options for GN
G body parts has the original wheel in new leather in their site. Mario Rocha does them as well. You can find him on FB as well.- Reggie West
- Post #2
- Forum: General Turbo Buick Tech
