procharging with 88 iron heads
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From: Regina,sk,canada
some people on here say you cant, some say you can.
Now why cant you?
which heads would you recomend to buy?
these are very local to me there only 45 min away. I know ill have to change the exhaust valves to inconel:
http://saskatchewan.kijiji.ca/c-cars...AdIdZ361613312
Now why cant you?
which heads would you recomend to buy?
these are very local to me there only 45 min away. I know ill have to change the exhaust valves to inconel:
http://saskatchewan.kijiji.ca/c-cars...AdIdZ361613312
Last edited by zeke; 03-21-2012 at 01:26 PM.
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From: Between A Womans Leggs in IL
some people on here say you cant, some say you can.
Now why cant you?
which heads would you recomend to buy?
these are very local to me there only 45 min away. I know ill have to change the exhaust valves to inconel:
http://saskatchewan.kijiji.ca/c-cars...AdIdZ361613312
Now why cant you?
which heads would you recomend to buy?
these are very local to me there only 45 min away. I know ill have to change the exhaust valves to inconel:
http://saskatchewan.kijiji.ca/c-cars...AdIdZ361613312
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From: taxachusetts
we did,088,vortech,502's.they were hp500' efi's.all stock,except we changed the cam to 240,248.made 775hp w/ a .97% corection factor.all tuned on a mefi4b w/ the knock sensors working.going on our 3rd season,boats a 38' formula w/ arnesons.
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There is absolutely no reason in the world that you can't put a supercharger on an engine with 088 heads. Will aluminum heads make more power? Sure. But that doesn't mean it can't be done. We do it all the time. You just have to keep the boost in check and not get crazy.
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From: Between A Womans Leggs in IL
flying tomato, a member on here had a set of the heads in ? with in 3 months the coolent passage on the head surface eroaded away and costed him a engine..



