Subject	NA short blocks cannot handle significant boost
Posted by	flashstar on June 20, 2015 at 11:34 AM
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In Reply To	^This is the correct answer. (n/m) posted by The Hawk on June 20, 2015 at 11:25 AM
Message	The NA short block has thin wrist pins that are known to break under boost. 10.5:1 compression also makes avoiding detonation difficult with boost. Not interested.
Follow Ups	When to Upgrade to Performance Timing Belt? - flashstar 13:32:28 06/19/15 OEM (n/m) - RAGTPZ 13:41:49 06/19/15 Please add a competition 4 way valve job to that mods list (n/m) - flashstar 13:55:21 06/19/15 OEM. Is there a reason you are spending so much... - CameronSF 15:32:45 06/19/15 One reason- 16 bolts. - flashstar 15:39:49 06/19/15 Just boost the NA short block and you have a high - MixManMash 08:36:54 06/20/15 ^This is the correct answer. (n/m) - The Hawk 11:25:19 06/20/15 NA short blocks cannot handle significant boost - flashstar 11:34:31 06/20/15 False x 3 - ConVerTT 17:58:08 06/20/15 This. And your 2 verts are proof. - MixManMash 19:34:13 06/20/15 What? I'm not surprised by the misinformation out there - flashstar 22:38:07 06/20/15 More thoughts .... - ConVerTT 00:45:07 06/21/15 We Once Thought Men Could Never Fly ;) - flashstar 02:59:58 06/21/15 Thanks for providing more thought on the heads ... - ConVerTT 08:35:08 06/21/15 Thanks for keeping it friendly! - flashstar 13:04:42 06/21/15 Safety Margins also reduce chance of Detonation - flashstar 03:18:44 06/22/15 For God's sake man... - ConVerTT 09:53:46 06/22/15 Build is key for me - flashstar 11:30:03 06/22/15 chuckle.... er, the 'facts' are that he's built not 1 but 2 - vorpalZ 08:40:58 06/21/15 Re: chuckle.... er, the 'facts' are that he's built not 1 but 2 - Bad Fish 10:36:42 06/21/15 Weekend warrior? I've put in the sweat equity. Have you? - flashstar 12:35:45 06/21/15 Flowbench Worship? Don't Question the Pope? - flashstar 12:49:15 06/21/15 Re: Flowbench Worship? Don't Question the Pope? - Bad Fish 13:09:33 06/21/15 I'm neurotic with my work- Not an expert at many things - flashstar 13:39:47 06/21/15 er, GD has spent years tuning Z32s... but hey, I'm sure your - vorpalZ 23:55:57 06/21/15 Working on the dyno charts - flashstar 03:06:02 06/22/15 Re: "....I wouldn't trust SZ." WTF??? I trust Greg and his - Zuberman 11:46:47 06/21/15 My 2 cents - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 13:10:30 06/21/15 Amen. - CameronSF 13:39:56 06/21/15 But have you completely isolated the mild cams? - flashstar 14:05:24 06/21/15 Re: But have you completely isolated the mild cams? - Bad Fish 14:23:34 06/21/15 SZ Guys are Probably Great People. You're a Hater - flashstar 14:41:04 06/21/15 Haters........ - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 14:31:11 06/22/15 Why Obscure Simple Points with Wordiness? - flashstar 16:19:57 06/22/15 Re: Why Obscure Simple Points with Wordiness? - Bad Fish 17:20:28 06/22/15 I'm not trying to sell anything either - flashstar 01:36:35 06/23/15 Re: My 2 cents - Zuberman 06:59:52 06/22/15 Thanks for weighing in... - ConVerTT 11:29:24 06/22/15 While I prefer the short side radius of the NA head - aliaZ 13:55:50 06/21/15 Thanks for weighing in, Don - vorpalZ 23:37:44 06/21/15 Only really spoke with Don about the Short Side Radius - flashstar 02:40:13 06/22/15 Have you looked into the 10Y late model NA heads? (n/m) - KongZTT GT28RS MD 13:09:02 06/21/15 It appears they are very similar to the 30p's - flashstar 13:26:49 06/21/15 The port shape is much different.. There are cut away pics - KongZTT GT28RS MD 19:04:58 06/21/15 10.5 is a great CR for Ethanol too..... - BOOZTD 3 11:06:49 06/21/15 Tell that - bartz32tt 22:32:31 06/21/15 e85 isn't reliably available everywhere. The ethanol - flashstar 02:55:59 06/22/15 There are plenty of accommodations to varying ethanol - bartz32tt 10:00:30 06/22/15 E85 is Great! I'm waiting for availability to improve - flashstar 12:44:05 06/22/15 You're fine with OEM. (n/m) - Nate (NoVA) 18:13:49 06/19/15 never. (n/m) - slayer fan 19:50:38 06/19/15 But I like the blue... (n/m) - BoneZ (MD) 22:45:22 06/19/15 when you have a fully upgraded valve train (n/m) - NUTTZ(EPTmotorsports) 19:17:12 06/20/15 Do you recommend a reinforced belt with a fully - flashstar 22:40:42 06/20/15 why are you asking us?!? ... your mind is made up - vorpalZ 23:42:00 06/21/15 I know very little about many things in life. - flashstar 02:18:31 06/22/15 after reading your post about your $5000 heads, - gt300zxtt(SoMD) 22:16:48 06/25/15 Thanks for the T-Belt Recommendations (n/m) - flashstar 03:29:32 06/23/15
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