Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
shooting for 500+hp on a L26 is a horrible idea.... L26 rods suck.
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sold the intercooler, blower , 8 rib pullies and stuff to a fiero owner, he should be picking it up this weekend... $950 what a steal. i kinda feel robbed. lol
Compression is the reason im not putting the blower back on ya - no point.
:th_yawning:
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
Single turbo build > Twincharged or any Eaton build...
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
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Originally Posted by
tylerbinski
sold the intercooler, blower , 8 rib pullies and stuff to a fiero owner, he should be picking it up this weekend... $950 what a steal. i kinda feel robbed. lol
Compression is the reason im not putting the blower back on ya - no point.
:th_yawning:
Compression has nothing to do with it....
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
It's in the tune...always has been, always will be.
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
And tune includes boost levels.
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
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Originally Posted by
bluegtp91
It's in the tune...always has been, always will be.
PCM tuning is pretty useless to 99.9% of the people that post on this forum... You can pretty much run "base tune" stuff on a mechanically sound motor easier than trying to fix mechanical issues with tuning bandaids.
The more I tune cars, the less I tune cars, lol.
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
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Originally Posted by
darkhorizon
PCM tuning is pretty useless to 99.9% of the people that post on this forum..
:th_BSflag-big:
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
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Originally Posted by
darkhorizon
PCM tuning is pretty useless to 99.9% of the people that post on this forum... You can pretty much run "base tune" stuff on a mechanically sound motor easier than trying to fix mechanical issues with tuning bandaids...
Which isn't the way to go about it...since mail order tunes aren't the best thing smokin'....I'd rather do it the right way the first time; I see where your coming from.
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
Just sayin the title is no longer that impressive :-P lol
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
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Originally Posted by
bluegtp91
Which isn't the way to go about it...since mail order tunes aren't the best thing smokin'....I'd rather do it the right way the first time; I see where your coming from.
every mailorder tune I see is basically either a shift kit, or an attempt to fix something that is stereotypically mechanically lacking.
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
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Originally Posted by
Pure2sin
:th_BSflag-big:
How so?
A tune simply should be correcting fueling and a few other odds and ends.
If the motor is setup properly you shouldn't need to fool around with the tune much at all to get it running well.
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
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Originally Posted by
darkhorizon
shooting for 500+hp on a L26 is a horrible idea.... L26 rods suck.
incorrect sir
Stronger powdered metal sinter forged connecting rods are used in 2004+ supercharged, and 2005+ naturally aspirated engines, instead of the cast iron style from Series II engines.
The powdered metal connecting rods were meant to be introduced in 2004 along with the L32's, but the GM plant in Bay City, Michigan that supplies the Flint, Michigan plant could not achieve the desired production dates in time for that engine year.
The new motor is an L26 from a 2008 I believe with 16,xxx Kilometers on it.
not even going to get into the tuning topic here - some of you are not understanding what can be done / is required to support a performance build.
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
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Originally Posted by
matt5112
How so?
A tune simply should be correcting fueling and a few other odds and ends.
If the motor is setup properly you shouldn't need to fool around with the tune much at all to get it running well.
running well and achieving max safe power is a big difference.
I'll let you have that since you are being so vauge.
I would not be happy having my car running just "well"
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
There are too many variables left unknown.
On the rods...
They are sintered powdered metal.
Not forged.
Also smallest of the four rods installed by GM in series II/III motors.
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
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Originally Posted by
matt5112
There are too many variables left unknown.
On the rods...
They are sintered powdered metal.
Not forged.
Also smallest of the four rods installed by GM in series II/III motors.
Smallest by a very large margin I might add.. I would MUCH rather have L36 rods.
Oh, and I like that you posted something that I posted on wiki, to try to argue against me, that was great.
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
Howards Racing Components Powder-Metal Forged Rods
woooooo.
seems they are forged.
But they're still tiny.
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Buick V6 engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
smaller = lighter = less rotating mass ;)
haha
so who has thrown / broke a rod on a L26? haven't came across that yet.
Re: GTP SIC ~ Twin Charged (w VIDEO RUNNING pg2)
increased downward pressure.
more stress on rod.
rod is smaller.
more prone to snapping.
If you were building a n/a motor, sure, L26 rods would be ideal.