Thread: Just completed my top swap..first test drive left mewith concers...

And 8 psi

Bottom line is I screwed up.

Haha @ that meme.

Still going to do it on my own. Just going richer.

with a good tune you top swap guys should make great power on a l26/l36 bottom end, i did one back in 06 it made 300whp on e85 with no intercooler and has been a DD for 80k miles, If i were to build a supercharged car again the only short block i would use would be an l26 and id bump the compression up to 10:1 or higher cam headers e85 intercooler would make high 300's all day long, the tune kills l26's the rods handle 500-600whp no problem

Originally Posted by 1quick

with a good tune you top swap guys should make great power on a l26/l36 bottom end, i did one back in 06 it made 300whp on e85 with no intercooler and has been a DD for 80k miles, If i were to build a supercharged car again the only short block i would use would be an l26 and id bump the compression up to 10:1 or higher cam headers e85 intercooler would make high 300's all day long, the tune kills l26's the rods handle 500-600whp no problem

Yep this is what I truely believe in as well. I will be using another L26 and looking into finding a cam as well. I don't know if je forged 10:1 pistons will be in my budget so soon, but it actually crossed my mind today. An intercooler definitely isn't so that'll be further down the road.

Right now I'm just trying to figured out whether to rebuild on my own or pay a shop. The swap was mechanically sound and I've rebuilt engines before. The tune is just where I lack the most. I'll figure it out by Friday. Suggestions?

junk yard l26 they are dirt cheap and reliable, you can get 10:1 compression by milling the heads, i can normally get l26's complete shipped to my house from the local junk yard for around 300 bucks last one i picked up had 14k miles on it

Ha! What?!?

My thing with cammimg though is getting rid of my 1.8 roller rockers. They're so pretty. Lol

Hey explicit, how about that L32 map sensor?

Originally Posted by Z34Phoenix

sell the rockers get the cam. and dont waist time and money rebuilding. just get a low miles l36 or l26. and like said for higher compression deck the heads and use the thinner head gasket

Yeah....would be cheaper and get me back on the road faster. I just need to make sure this doesn't happen again at least not so soon. Low miles engine and replace bottom end bearings before throwing it in?......and be a better tuner? Lol

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Today didn't world out so I'm going out next Friday to see what I can find. I hate to go on a weekend where everyone is getting paid and picking things apart but see what happens I guess.

Ugh... I just need this car running soon so I can wait for the trans to go. Blah.

Remember the smashed spark plug?



That probably did it lol. It's completely trashed now. Can rock the piston in the bore with my fingers. #1 is dead.

He'll be fine after reading my posts and knowing What not to do Lol.