Markski,

I see Todd o-ringed your heads.

 

Yes he did Chad...
here is a close up...

 

Mark man, when can i come and visit hahah!!

 

Excellent way to go when using boost above 1.2 bar.

Are the pistons turbo OME that have been cut for the higher lift?

Studs ........... APR?

 

Yes Chad... We had another set of pistons but Todd did not like them...
Liek you said the other day... things change so much on a project like this that with limited funds and time against you... it's sometimes hard to make the bets decision.... I wish I had at least a 3.8lt. but that would be another XXX in cash... so we went with what we had...
Those I think are APR head studs...

 

Markski,

There are some differences between the two motors. One has GT3 radius tappets the other 996tt tappets. One has a vario lift and timing, the other solid lift and vario timing, One has GT3 heads, the other turbo heads that were ported and valved to GT3 spec's (or larger). One has turbo cam housings , the other has GT3 cam housings. Your motor as far as the heads, valve train, etc. was designed to live at 8500 rpm's.

Not sure about what you vs VR used as far as springs, retainers and valve material.

 

I wonder how much these motors will change over the next year? As for best decision, in alot of cases it is six of one and a half dozen of another. Are there really any bad decisions with these low boost high hp motors? We tried to change things as each latest and greatest came out and you see where it got us. This February, the car has been on a rack for three years.

We went with the 102 mm pistons, I understand they add a liitle more torque. We'll see. Great choice on the heads studs. Can you tell us which pistons you originally chose?

 

I agree 100%. from the dyno graph its looks like Todd look it to 8250.
I just think he wants me to be in a safe zone...

 

Mark Congrats......!!!!
I would love to see the beast
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Yes, those are ARP. Nice work there.

 

Mark, I'm so glad to see you getting your car back. I can't wait for some on-road reports. You're going to have a blast figuring out what that beast will do! Congratulations to Todd & Cynthia @ Protomotive for their innovation and success at putting together another another world class machine. It's amazing the efficiency they can squeeze out of a car. Your power level at 1.5 bar is unreal. Enjoy!

 

Mike, Stephen, ef996tt... thank you

 

those are some great numbers ...

 

I really never showed it off that much online.. this is my car b4 the transformation.....

 

CONGRATS on the new numbers Markski !!!! Cant wait to see that beast on the streets of Chicago !!! maybe u could run against a TURBO M3 in the spring/summer if your intersted..