I was running 26 psi a lot last year after adding the alky kit. I guess a lot is relative because I only put 300 miles on the car last year so how much could really have been at 26 psi. Anyway, I'm getting a little smoking now at startup, guessing valve seals. The car has around 95k on it.
I've been thinking of doing some ported/bigger valve iron heads. Think I should? If I do heads I guess I would have to do a bigger throttle body, ported plenum and ported intake manifold. Where does it stop, I'd need a cam at that point and then probably a stage 2 trans and bigger converter.
Seems like a lot to do just because of a puff of smoke :biggrin: I honestly just don't know where to draw the line. Doing heads makes me feel I need all that other stuff. Honestly my goal was always a high 11 second drag radial alky car on the street. All this stuff would probably push 10s.
All in all, heads make sense because of the smoking. A cam makes sense because the timing chain could be original (no idea, I bought the car at 80k miles).
Thoughts?
I've been thinking of doing some ported/bigger valve iron heads. Think I should? If I do heads I guess I would have to do a bigger throttle body, ported plenum and ported intake manifold. Where does it stop, I'd need a cam at that point and then probably a stage 2 trans and bigger converter.
Seems like a lot to do just because of a puff of smoke :biggrin: I honestly just don't know where to draw the line. Doing heads makes me feel I need all that other stuff. Honestly my goal was always a high 11 second drag radial alky car on the street. All this stuff would probably push 10s.
All in all, heads make sense because of the smoking. A cam makes sense because the timing chain could be original (no idea, I bought the car at 80k miles).
Thoughts?