Damn respectable numbers there Rick! Now can you make all that "umph" hook up?
I have a similar setup with 3.73's and the FRPP suspension...1st is a write-off but second is manageable and near the middle of 3rd you can stand on it hard..drag radials will be the next investment....
With my 2.07 second gear and a 3.73 rear, coming out in second is what I will shoot for. Will save a shift as well.
Hey Rick, do you have to run Torco or is that the way Jon set it up, and what ratio due you use? Keep us up to date with your set up as I have been entertaing the Whipple. Do you notice much of a heat difference with the screw type SC?
I did all the install myself, except the headers. The exhaust can be described as...well...ear splitting. Under full throttle it screams like a banshee. Old ladies keel over and moms rush to bring their kids in doors. Surprisingly, it's not too bad cruising at highway speed. Nice low rumble.
I have to run Torco. Too much boost for pump gas. One 32-oz can per tank of gas will take 91 octane to about 100 octane.
I can't run the car without Torco because I'll run into detonation issues running so much boost. To avoid using Torco, you need to run less boost...either use the stock lower or the larger 3.25" upper pulley. My friend Scott (SLGT750) is running the 3" upper, stock lower, VMP throttle body, and stock exhaust on 91 octane and pulled 695 rwhp.
As long as you aren't running the car up to 6,700 rpm, 18 lbs boost is very safe. The stock internals are pretty stout. Jon Lund said you can safely take these engines up to 25 lbs of boost.
Jon lives up in Philly area...
Philly would be a nice road trip - if I could come up with a reason to visit and then drive up - to save $$ of course - have the work done that week while I attend a "conference"...
