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[83turbo6]

is there any reason why i cant put a big nasty bumpstick in my car?

its a carbed turbo, so ill also take suggestions of a good cam. this car will only be driven occasionaly, so i dont have to worry about reliablity and horrable gas mileage that comes with a big cam, i just want some more hp out of it.

 

[b4black]

Too much of an overlap and the boost pushes out the exhaust before being compressed. Turbo motors generally don't use wild cams. I plan to use a cam that's recommended for 86/87 intercooled engines. There should be plenty on this in the general tech forum.

 

[forcefed3.8's]

Actually, the boosted intake charge isn't allowed to enter the combustion chamber with too much overlap. The Pre turbo exhaust of an 86/87 car has over 40psi of back pressure. When you have 20psi (or less) of boost fighting with 40psi exhaust pressure, the exhaust wins. 206/206 is the biggest I would go.