if you were to do it over again
Re: if you were to do it over again
06-05-2006 | 09:04 PM
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Re: if you were to do it over again
Originally Posted by awsomethunder
what compression ratio's are you using with na motors,87 octane is the only thing they have on my lake.can you get away with 87 with 540 9-1 compression
Not an expert, but I was told at 10:1 compression you need to use 91 octane.
06-05-2006 | 09:31 PM
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From: EASTON MA.
Re: if you were to do it over again
#1 would have gotten the 89 sutphen 26 big block in 1990 instead of my baja 24 ol 88 #2 would have stayed single #3would have gone to college in stead of going in the union carpet installers all the guys I learned from are dead #8 of the guys from my dads old shop are gone most in there fifty's I'm 48 5 bad disks and one bad knee 
O big inches my motor is a 510, but I'd like to have a 700plus inch motor built
O big inches my motor is a 510, but I'd like to have a 700plus inch motor built
06-05-2006 | 11:12 PM
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From: frankenmuth michigan
Re: if you were to do it over again
I went with a 540 AND a blower on my current engine,makes 950 plus ft lbs tq on 92 octane,would have went bigger but tall deck motor would have created extra heartache when running exhaust thru transom,Smitty
