[Shotimes] T-Bird Turbocoupe T5's and more!

[Ron Childs]

I have heard that milder cams work well with pressurized intakes because 
less valve overlap keeps your pressurized charge from blowing out the 
exhaust valve during the overlap period. Of course, I could be wrong.

-Ron Childs  '91




>From: "Ron Nottingham" <nottingham@alltel.net>
>To: "shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] T-Bird Turbocoupe T5's and more!
>Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:59:10 -0500
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark Nunnally" <manunnal@netheaven.com>
>
>
> > >Is this even possible with the stock cams?
> >
> >     Sure, why not?
> >
>
>Don't know why not...  That's why I was asking :-)  Just heard most with
>killer N/A SHO's using Staged cams.  What kind of power potential do the
>stock 3.0L cams have?  What kind of power are you making Mark?  What kind 
>of
>power are N/A stock cam SHO's putting to the tire?
>
>I'm just thinking of making the most power I can N/A, then I should't have
>to use as much boost to get power output I am looking for.  I'm thinking of
>running a little under 1 bar, and if I can get an N/A stock cam 3.0L to put
>240 to 250hp at the flywheel, all I need is enough boost to add maybe 
>150hp.
>Am I in dreamland, or is this being realistic?  1 bar added approx. 100 hp
>to the 2.3L, so I should be in the ballpark, right?
>
>I just don't want to throw major bucks into this, and wind up with very
>little gain.  BTW, anyone know what Ransom is running?  How much boost,
>other mods, and how much hp and torque?
>
>Thanks again!
>
>Ron N. - Dalton, GA
>90 SHO
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