forced induction is the devil
IMO, if someone is going to build a high boost turbo engine, build it like a turbo engine! That means low compression pistons.
None of this band-aid crap of a 3mm head gasket or meth. My guess is that there's probably a reason OEMs don't design engines with 3mm thick head gaskets. Not to mention, changing out to a thicker head gasket alters the cam timing a bit.
As for meth, yes, its like cheap race gas. But it can fail. And failure leads to a blown engine.
I've been modding cars for about a decade now, and I see it all the time. Instead of spending the money up front to do it right, people decide to cheap out and end up spending double down the road.
None of this band-aid crap of a 3mm head gasket or meth. My guess is that there's probably a reason OEMs don't design engines with 3mm thick head gaskets. Not to mention, changing out to a thicker head gasket alters the cam timing a bit.
As for meth, yes, its like cheap race gas. But it can fail. And failure leads to a blown engine.
I've been modding cars for about a decade now, and I see it all the time. Instead of spending the money up front to do it right, people decide to cheap out and end up spending double down the road.
Originally Posted by spdracerut,Aug 26 2010, 11:51 AM
IMO, if someone is going to build a high boost turbo engine, build it like a turbo engine! That means low compression pistons.
None of this band-aid crap of a 3mm head gasket or meth. My guess is that there's probably a reason OEMs don't design engines with 3mm thick head gaskets. Not to mention, changing out to a thicker head gasket alters the cam timing a bit.
As for meth, yes, its like cheap race gas. But it can fail. And failure leads to a blown engine.
I've been modding cars for about a decade now, and I see it all the time. Instead of spending the money up front to do it right, people decide to cheap out and end up spending double down the road.
None of this band-aid crap of a 3mm head gasket or meth. My guess is that there's probably a reason OEMs don't design engines with 3mm thick head gaskets. Not to mention, changing out to a thicker head gasket alters the cam timing a bit.
As for meth, yes, its like cheap race gas. But it can fail. And failure leads to a blown engine.
I've been modding cars for about a decade now, and I see it all the time. Instead of spending the money up front to do it right, people decide to cheap out and end up spending double down the road.
Originally Posted by siadam,Aug 26 2010, 07:16 PM
I didn't use meth to band-aid my setup, it was used to get the most power out of the motor without running race gas.
So the two options are:
1. run race gas
2. run pump with meth
Option #2 has an extra failure mode that option #1 does not have and therefore more likely to fail.
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