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Old January 5th, 2008, 12:58 AM   #1
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powerdyne vs. 342

i have a choice to trade..

what i have, 302 87 roller block, 342 internals, forged h beams, 13:1 compression diamond pistons (shortblock) no cam, windage tray, oil pump and oil tray (0 miles on build)

this guy with a powerdyne bd11a 9psi 5.0 kit wants to trade w/80mm maf sensor... its on the car so i can hear it and what not.. should i trade? is my question... thanks for any opinions (it'd be going on a basicly stock 302)
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keep the 342 you will make more power depending on the topend that is chosen
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14 inches? isn't that kinda small?
 
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keep the 342 you will make more power depending on the topend that is chosen

+21314334 Keep the motor without a doubt. Is that motor gonna be just for the track? If not gonna spend a fortune on the race fuel huh?
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Originally Posted by Stangzilla View Post
+21314334 Keep the motor without a doubt. Is that motor gonna be just for the track? If not gonna spend a fortune on the race fuel huh?
my uncle runs pump gas in his camaro[383 sbc,13.5.1 c/r] but it is shit to drive b/c you haft to have the timing pulled back so far.The bad thing about race gas is you can drive the car for 30 min and have half a tank left
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my uncle runs pump gas in his camaro[383 sbc,13.5.1 c/r] but it is shit to drive b/c you haft to have the timing pulled back so far.The bad thing about race gas is you can drive the car for 30 min and have half a tank left
I am sure he does but like you said the timing is way retarted so whats the point... Unless he rarely drives it on the street and bumps the timing and adds race gas for the track..
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Originally Posted by Stangzilla View Post
I am sure he does but like you said the timing is way retarted so whats the point... Unless he rarely drives it on the street and bumps the timing and adds race gas for the track..
+1 you got it


really it only gets driven to the track,but the track is like 45 minutes away so we drive it up there on pump gas.But normally we run it on 110.
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another thing a friend has doubted my opinion...i thought high compression was good with nitrous. he says no but i say yeah. i know it cools the air, i didnt think it forces it.
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another thing a friend has doubted my opinion...i thought high compression was good with nitrous. he says no but i say yeah. i know it cools the air, i didnt think it forces it.
Nitrous and high compression get along just fine.He just wants that motor,and wants you to havr his pos s/c
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Nitrous and high compression get along just fine.He just wants that motor,and wants you to havr his pos s/c
Yeah but with that high compression its not an easy task. Me personally I would not attempt it with that motor. If you have lots of experience with nitrous the give it a try. And i do say try. Why dont you just spend a few hundred and get a set of forged Probe pistons of lower compression like 10.5-11:1 then you can use nitrous until the cows come home..
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and by the way with that high compression with the right top end you will be at the limits of a stock block anyway and the second you put the nitrous through it the block will split like a virgin on her wedding night..
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Originally Posted by Stangzilla View Post
Yeah but with that high compression its not an easy task. Me personally I would not attempt it with that motor. If you have lots of experience with nitrous the give it a try. And i do say try. Why dont you just spend a few hundred and get a set of forged Probe pistons of lower compression like 10.5-11:1 then you can use nitrous until the cows come home..
true very true we run a 100 shot onn our 383 but like you said its not an easy task.
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keep the motor if you do run 13.1 mix the tank 50/50 93oct to atleast 110 but 116 would be better 10.5 or 11to one at best on thew street be careful thats alot of money to go boom just my thoughts
 
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I wouldn't touch the powerdyne s/c even thou I have a friend running one and he doesn't have any issues. I dont like the idea of having a belt inside the head unit.
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I wouldn't touch the powerdyne s/c even thou I have a friend running one and he doesn't have any issues. I dont like the idea of having a belt inside the head unit.
Even though the next motor I do will be a turbo setup. Powerdyne is the last charger I would ever buy. If I were ever to go with a supercharger I would only buy a ProCharger. Thats just me though..
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Usually in a trade, one of the two gets screwed. In this case it would be you. Keep yours.
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Usually in a trade, one of the two gets screwed. In this case it would be you. Keep yours.
Exactly....
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and by the way with that high compression with the right top end you will be at the limits of a stock block anyway and the second you put the nitrous through it the block will split like a virgin on her wedding night..
Well im going to the most power n/a that i can and then whatever it takes to get closer to 500 but no more i will spray for.

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Usually in a trade, one of the two gets screwed. In this case it would be you. Keep yours.
Lol, thats why i asked. I couldn't even find how much this kit would have cost. but i know my pistons are around $500 new, and then rods and crank cost. and my stuffs never been ran
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Well im going to the most power n/a that i can and then whatever it takes to get closer to 500 but no more i will spray for.



Lol, thats why i asked. I couldn't even find how much this kit would have cost. but i know my pistons are around $500 new, and then rods and crank cost. and my stuffs never been ran
Well its not a good idea to spray that motor..
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Like I said sell your pistons, get lower compression ones, 10-11.1 then spray.. that way you will make decent power without the spray then put a 150-175 shot and you will be close to the mark.. Plus it will be reliable and you dont have to worry about shredding that motor which prob will happen if you are a novice with nitrous, and I think you are..
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Well im going to the most power n/a that i can and then whatever it takes to get closer to 500 but no more i will spray for.



Lol, thats why i asked. I couldn't even find how much this kit would have cost. but i know my pistons are around $500 new, and then rods and crank cost. and my stuffs never been ran
You can buy reconditioned kits for about $1500 or less with that head unit.
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