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Originally Posted by chii370
How is it so inconceivable, I see mags and shows on tv for example "top gear" that feature cars like a WRX, an EVO, or a RX7 or any of those cars ALL of which have a much smaller displacement engine, and in the case of the top gear pep it was a 1000 HP EVO 8 I believe. YES I understand that's AFTER it was turboed, but you expect me to believe that the turbo alone is producing 600 of those horses? U have to be about retarded. And then say a motor that's ALMOST double it's size can't make half of that on it's own? It doesn't take much. Mine dinoed at 368 FWHP bone stock. Bolt on stuff ALONE would get it close to 380-390 if I did all bolt ons available. Just puting a good pair of heads on an engine helps dramatically. Or at least it does with a old V8. and guess what? It's the same dame thing, minus 2 cylinders.
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Turbos work by cramming more air into the engine. You are dealing with an entirely different animal when you have FI. NA, it's a massive struggle to get to 100hp/l in many cars. When you are running 45 psi of boost on an FJ, you are dealing with an engine that can mix air and fuel like a 10L engine
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I didn't say I don't know how a transmission works or a clutch or anything else, I told you I'm old school muscle car. Have a question about a torqueflight trany? How about a ford 9in rear? Or whether you can put 351 windser heads on a 302 "Aka boss" then Im the man to ask. But if you ask me about all this new ****? viscis rears, quad disk dampened clutches and all this other ********? No I DONT know much about it. It's called learning, so how about a little respect and not insta flame someone because they may not know something you do? How about trying a nifty technique called teaching.
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Nothing has really changed since the old days. If you know old stuff, you know new stuff.
I think most people's negative reactions have been related to a perceived attitude, but there are plenty willing to share their knowledge if it is asked for politely (I will share whether you ask politely or not
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Did u ever think that maybe I was ok with investing time and money into trying to figure it Out like a true mechanic rather then be a ******* instant gratification whore and go the easiest route possible because of any lack of real knowledge? Aka turbo solution. Most people talk big, but don't actually know what it really takes to build a race engine. Not just a stock engine that's blown, procharged or turboed.
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If you are down to do the work, get out and do it. No one on here has done it, no one here can pass you any advice. Get 'er done, then come spread the knowledge. I'll check out the build thread if there is one.