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Re: Project SR20DET Has Begun!!!

To: Victor Laury <vlaury@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Project SR20DET Has Begun!!!
From: Ron Hamilton <fj201@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 18:19:12 -0700
Victor Laury wrote:
>>Brandon Wrote - After debating the issue for some time, I finally came to the 
>conclusion that it would be in my best interests to do  the SR20DET swap 
>instead of rebuilding the U20.
> 
> 
>>>Daniel Wote - I had a nice talk with the Sr20 swap guru Mike Spreadburry.  
>He said that the SR20DET was too much power for the roadster...but I am sure 
>that's probably what you are going for. 
> 
> 
> Dan gives good advice, Mike is the man for this one. I've seen a clean SR20DE 
>install but yet to see a tidy DET. Too much plumbing! But if someone does it, 
>It would be an accomplishment worth applauding. Don't think you could really 
>give a DET the "gas" without blowing an H190 to smithereens! Worth the price 
>of the admission ticket though!
> 

The trick to not converting the rear end to shrapnel is to limit the 
tire to ground relationship and let the tires spin rather than twist 
everything into a pretzel ala the RCKTSHP that now resides in Canada

ron

Work wouldn't let me take time for Shasta






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