Mike T
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- May 3, 2013
Got the motor back together (new cam,crank and ported heads) and all is well so far. Ran the 70 with the PTC on the old combo and the spool was surprisingly good.
Now it actually seems to be better with this combo. The brakes absolutely suck on this car and will be upgraded soon. Motor has about 300 miles on it so I'm still taking it easy but I did pull the e brake while standing on the brakes to get an idea of how far off the converter was. I'm pretty sure it should stall around 3k @ zero boost but it was making about 3 pounds at 2850 and starting to come alive. It's a tiny bit sluggish from a dead stop just flooring it but It seems like with good brakes it may be just right. I've always heard it took around a 3500 to make the GTQ work.
Now it actually seems to be better with this combo. The brakes absolutely suck on this car and will be upgraded soon. Motor has about 300 miles on it so I'm still taking it easy but I did pull the e brake while standing on the brakes to get an idea of how far off the converter was. I'm pretty sure it should stall around 3k @ zero boost but it was making about 3 pounds at 2850 and starting to come alive. It's a tiny bit sluggish from a dead stop just flooring it but It seems like with good brakes it may be just right. I've always heard it took around a 3500 to make the GTQ work.