dipapa
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Everything on the copperhead was buttoned up. I was 1 day away from dyno, with Todd Abrams ready to tune, with almost every mod he had previously installed outside the bottom end. I mean everything. My new Greg Good heads & cam were in... everything looked ****.
Well, over the last month, I had given this stock bottom end much though..
Truthfuly can any motor expert stand by and back up the capabilitty and reliability of stock pistons if we are looking for +600rwhp and complete reliability.
After heads and cam, Was i gonna have a real car finally??? or a bunch of great mods on a stock botom end. Everything else looked great on the car except those stock pistons and rods...
Todd, explained, on stock pistons, he would likely have to tune conservatily for utmost safety and hey ultimately, we still never know. I want this ***** to last and last through thousands of redlines.
I didnt want to be driving around, in a real nice copperhead and think about losing a stock piston. Worry about a gas station, going cheap or something.
I wanted to feel cofident, every time i get in this car and hammer it,im covered... and i really wanted to max every hp on a reliable all motor setup and enjoy this copperhead for a very long time.
I came to the conclusion the built motor is the only way to go.
After discussion with Todd, we worked plan and costs and we decided "lets stop farting around with all the questions and concerns about STOCK PISTONS & RODS" and lets build the bottom end.
Gregs flow numbers on the 10:5 heads setup for a stock motor were close to 350cfm @ .700 lift and he preached the head cam setup is good for 620rwhp...
Well, I was just not going to put both these 2 viper experts work on a stock bottom end.
Todds, managing my motor build and its now in the machine shop.
We are gonna order CP Pistons and K1 Technologies Rods.
I think we are shooting for 10:7-10:8 compression on 91. Im gonna set my goal for 650rwhp, but it will be what it is, completely reliably on 91oct with Todds SCT tune.
Looks like a little while longer.
I will keep everyone posted.
Well, over the last month, I had given this stock bottom end much though..
Truthfuly can any motor expert stand by and back up the capabilitty and reliability of stock pistons if we are looking for +600rwhp and complete reliability.
After heads and cam, Was i gonna have a real car finally??? or a bunch of great mods on a stock botom end. Everything else looked great on the car except those stock pistons and rods...
Todd, explained, on stock pistons, he would likely have to tune conservatily for utmost safety and hey ultimately, we still never know. I want this ***** to last and last through thousands of redlines.
I didnt want to be driving around, in a real nice copperhead and think about losing a stock piston. Worry about a gas station, going cheap or something.
I wanted to feel cofident, every time i get in this car and hammer it,im covered... and i really wanted to max every hp on a reliable all motor setup and enjoy this copperhead for a very long time.
I came to the conclusion the built motor is the only way to go.
After discussion with Todd, we worked plan and costs and we decided "lets stop farting around with all the questions and concerns about STOCK PISTONS & RODS" and lets build the bottom end.
Gregs flow numbers on the 10:5 heads setup for a stock motor were close to 350cfm @ .700 lift and he preached the head cam setup is good for 620rwhp...
Well, I was just not going to put both these 2 viper experts work on a stock bottom end.
Todds, managing my motor build and its now in the machine shop.
We are gonna order CP Pistons and K1 Technologies Rods.
I think we are shooting for 10:7-10:8 compression on 91. Im gonna set my goal for 650rwhp, but it will be what it is, completely reliably on 91oct with Todds SCT tune.
Looks like a little while longer.
I will keep everyone posted.
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