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Yes, there are possible FD ratios for the 604 from ~3.2 to 4.28 by mixing and matching factory ring and pinion and transfer gear sets. Your stock trans should be a ~3.6:1 fd. The 4.28:1 parts are in...

To me the most informative cam anecdote is that a ~315whp 3.0 car with a very wrong turbo went from maxing out his injectors at 15psi to maxing them out at 7psi. I think i own those cams? I can't...

Awesome, really glad to hear this thing is still being worked on.

Nice! Interesting problem but if your son isnt trying to trap 122mph there's a good chance the issue won't recur.

Mivec or non Mivec for your 3.8?

What was your 1/8 mile MPH on the 122 run?

122 sounds great! The car is finally doing what it was built for! Congrats.

Assuming it's setup like the other equal length axle setups, the rest of that cv axle is probably the same as the drivers side axle so putting it back together probably won't be hard at all. But, i'm...

I guess that axle was cut by the yard? Was it a long or short wheelbase van?

I think the downsides of it being too tight are actually smaller than the downsides of it being too loose. I would just make it tighter than it was before and see what happens. :p

All of my motors...

It's a pretty common setup. You're supposed to adjust the eccentric tensioner pulley so that when the hydraulic tensioner is released it only pushes out a very small distance from its housing. Of...

So you verified the cam timing to be off? Ill be interested to see what you come up with for a manual adjuster. Could just see if one or two 8v tensioners will bolt into any convenient holes on the...

Well the 2.5 was actually debored instead of destroked which is kind of dumbtarded. Otherwise, like Shadow24 said the heads themselves are all the same.

I know this fix will not be fun but unless...

I think you are probably right. I'm also guessing that the huge variance in compression across the front cylinders which are all on the same cam (and would be down the same amount if it was just...

Was it dead hooking those slicks? 18psi still sounds high.

Glad this thing is in decent racing condition. You're just starting to scratch the surface of what the setup can do..

Honestly, it...

I like that we are talking science even though it is sort of off topic. Another tidbit to throw in is that the pressure in the system probably makes the water conduct heat to the radiator more...

Well, it's hard to get exact boiling temperatures since it depends on the boiling temp of the coolant, the condition of the coolant, the coolant/water ratio, etc. We can basically only ballpark.
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Oil temperature is hotter than coolant temperature so the coolant doesn't need to get to the boiling point of water for the oil to reach that temp.

Also, as for boiling over after sitting, that...

Yeah, on an n/a 3.5 i would say a 60mm is too small, but it's probably just right for 2.5" intercooler plumbing and like Brent says, on a turbo car it's not as much of a concern since it doesnt have...

I guess those engines might need to run richer because of their goofy large port CSA killing VE at low rpms, but that is a wild --- guess. A few months ago i put a Weber carb on my 86 CRX and with...

I dont really understand what im looking at. Is that showing the coil being fired or just showing a 10v wire hooking up to the coil and getting pulled down to 6v just sitting there?

Ive had enough infuriating intermittent car problems in my life to consider that a MAJOR upside.

I agree with that. Im not saying Ed should change his mind again and take the Shadow because without fixing this it's still not really usable, but i dont see a need to do anything to the motor...

Where did you order the air bags?

My opinion is that you need to have enough of an OUTflow from the crankcase that it can keep crankcase pressure under the 2 psi limit you've discovered. I think the breather cap i suggested is a...

Thats under the plenum, isnt it? GRR. If it wasn't id say you might be able to attempt some stoogery with brake cleaner but it would probably require so many repititions that it's not feasible with...