Re: 6-speed trans or p&p 16v head?

[Riley McDowall <mcm@intergate.bc.ca>]

At 11:15 pm -0500 16/12/98, Scott F. Williams wrote:
>Yeah? How much do the 276ers (or less expensive equivalent) run? And
>what's the
>average market price for a decent head. I think that the Techtonics copies go
>for over $1100, right? Yikes!

I think RPI/Denon wants $750 for the pair, but I think I can get you a
better deal on them than that (I gots connections at those places :). I
haven't got a clue what heads cost from tuners like Velocity or TT, but
I'll bet they're more expensive than a head done by a local shop (to you)
like Shine?  I'm sure their heads will make as much power as TT's or the
like?

>How about driveability? What are the performance characteristics supposed
>to be
>like? Torque gain/loss verses horsepower at what rpm?, etc...

Well, a ported head with big cams is going to sacrifice a lot of power down
low.  I've driven a 1.8 16v with a very ported head and a set of 276es, and
it's a DOG under 2000rpm.  It's right on the borderline between being ok
around town and not-ok around town.  Above 4000, it's making a ton of
power, and right at about 6500, it starts coming on STRONG :).  Strong like
someone just rear-ended you... That head, with those cams, on top of a 2
liter block, would probably work just fine around town and just KICK ASS
when you need performance.  BTW don't even bother trying to pass it through
emissions... :)



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