BlueStag Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Look. Whatever you do, DON'T buy a 280 turbo! Not for love or money! That will leave one more on the market for me. And when I get mine installed, then I'll sell you my perfectly nice SUs. $800? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xnke Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Guys....I'm driving the car now with a bored/ported/injected/cammed/headered L28. I get upwards of 29MPG combined with responsible driving, and can sink that to about 10MPG driving like a mo-tard. It put out enough torque to break two u-joints before breaking an R180 spider gear, and I run it on 87 all day long, with 9.7:1 compression and a full 36 degrees of advance. I experience ZERO pinging, and the cam pulls from about 2400RPM up. Rev limiter is set at 7200, and the car has seen it daily for 7 months with zero engine issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 (edited) 1. I want to work with the L24 block, E88 head, and E88 intake manifold, dual SUs. 2. I want to be able to run 87 or 89 octane gas. (87 is cheaper on the college wallet, and leaves more money to buy parts. 89 is the "good stuff", while 93 octane around here is just too expensive for me.) 3. I am not going to be living on the track. This will be a fully street-ready, comfortable car. There WILL be A/C on this car, I'm not a total masochist, it gets hot in the summer. 4. There is no minimum horsepower. However, I'd like to shoot for 180, as bone stock it pushes 150hp. ANND..... 5. Shitty fuel economy will not be tolerated. 20Mpg minimum! Guys....I'm driving the car now with a bored/ported/injected/cammed/headered L28. I get upwards of 29MPG combined with responsible driving, and can sink that to about 10MPG driving like a mo-tard. It put out enough torque to break two u-joints before breaking an R180 spider gear, and I run it on 87 all day long, with 9.7:1 compression and a full 36 degrees of advance. I experience ZERO pinging, and the cam pulls from about 2400RPM up. Rev limiter is set at 7200, and the car has seen it daily for 7 months with zero engine issues. Sounds like you're already done. Edited September 19, 2011 by NewZed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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