It cost me $5000 in parts 20 years ago. I think one known German
Mercedes tuner once said "$100 for each HP in the motor" and I
guess it's still so with normally aspirated engines.
Thomas
Ronnie Day wrote:
> >Yes, the whole system needs to be balanced and tuned to a whole.
> >No point in having a radical camshaft profile with stock carbs and
> >exhaust system.
>
> Watching the end of this morning's practice at Indy, I remember one of
> the segment of the NASCAR Garage series in which they were talking to one
> of the engine builders about the fact that the heads that flow the most
> don't always make the most power. I remember a similar statement by John
> Liegenfelter in his book on modifying small block Chevies.
>
> Edelbrock now offers a "Total Performance Package" that includes heads,
> cam, intake & carb, and maybe headers, although I'm not certain. Takes a
> lot of the guesswork out of building. Computer modeling and CNC machining
> have made the results of upgrades more predictable and consistent,
> although a lot of folks still insist on (trying to/insisting they can)
> build a 200 HP (insert you own number) 2 liter motor for under $1000.<G>
> Yeah, right!
>
> FWIW,
> Ron
>
> Ronnie Day
> ronday@home.com
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