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Cincy: hotrod plans/what to do? ACK!



solution: water injection

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@comcast.net>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 7:28 PM
Subject: Cincy: hotrod plans/what to do? ACK!


> Hello, my name is Scott Williams and I am a complete lunatic. I can't
> control my urges to go fast and... Oh, god. I really need your help right
> now.
> 
> Here's the deal. I have found yet another crazy motor to drop into my car.
> For a super stupid silly cheap price of $2k I can get a *brand new* motor of
> the following specifications:
> 
> 95.5 mm knife edged stroker crank
> 83.5mm forged aluminum thermal barrier coated pistons
> fully balanced bottem end
> big valve 16v head w/Schrick 276 cams
> radial intake valve job
> thermal barrier coated combustion chamber
> heat emitter coated valve cover
> ARP bolts everywhere
> **12:1 compression**
> 
> Keep in mind that I've already got a 2032cc motor ready to be installed
> right now. Its value is also around $2k, so this upgrade would essentially
> come for free. This new motor would be far more powerful and is a much
> greater value for the dollar. However, it is 12:1 CR and that means that
> it'll run on race gas only. :^( What's a brutha to do?
> 
> Well, swapping the lower compression pistons out of the existing motor is an
> option. But, that will take time. With less than a month to go before
> Cincy... should I just install what I've got and pass this deal onto
> somebody else? I think not! Can I live with myself if I miss the Cincy event
> in my own car (again) this year? Ack! It might kill me. :^( Can I get away
> with 12:1 on a TEC-II tuned engine? Maybe?
> 
> Someone please talk some sense into me. I could seriously use some advice
> here. This is a great problem to have, of course. But, I've got to jump on
> this deal immediately if i want it. What do I do? HELP!
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
> '99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
> Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
> Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
> ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."
> 
> 
> 
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