Roderek, What ci is the engine and how many miles on it? - Jim Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY '63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge) '63 Polara 500 (383) '65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge) '71 Bronco On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Roderek Soest <awesomemau5heads@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Why should I lower the compression? And if the engine blows, I will > just put a 273. > > On May 15, 10:39 am, Scott Hinojos <lightspli...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Paint probably isn't going to keep detonation in check. ;) I'd still look >> into forged, low-compression pistons, and appropriate rings. I'd still keep >> the boost fairly low on an engine not specifically built for boost. >> On May 15, 2012 12:27 PM, "Roderek Soest" <awesomemau5he...@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Its been rebuilt and I haven't even put it in the car (I am going to >> > paint it first :p). >> >> > On May 15, 9:59 am, Scott Hinojos <lightspli...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > > The fuel injection is a good idea, because it simplifies fuel metering, >> > and >> > > makes said metering more reliable, which helps keep the engine alive. >> > > However, slapping a turbo on a stock, nearly 50 year old engine is not. I >> > > would at the very least replace the rings and bearings. While you're at >> > it, >> > > replace the pistons with forged parts, and drop the compression ratio. >> >> > > Or, you could skip all that, run very low boost (~5#) and hope things >> > hold >> > > together. The engine could live for a while, but I wouldn't put money on >> > > its long-term prospects. >> >> > > ~S~ >> > > On May 15, 2012 10:54 AM, "Roderek Soest" <awesomemau5he...@xxxxxxxxx> >> > > wrote: >> >> > > > You all know that I have a 1965 plymouth barracuda. I want to install >> > > > single port sequential fuel injection, and turbo charge in attempt to >> > > > get better mileage and to give it more power. Has anyone done this >> > > > before with a stock engine? Also, does anyone know where I can get a >> > > > trans brake for a 904 tranny, that still can be driven normally? I >> > > > have looked everywhere for this, and the only ones i found you have to >> > > > select each gear manually to shift. >> >> > > > -- >> > > > -- >> > > > Please address private email -- email of interest to only one person -- >> > > > directly to that person. 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