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Apr 19, 2004 | 04:15 PM

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rschin

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sohc turbo setup

im looking to build my sohc engine and i was wondering what will be the best setup for turbo ,what will be the best internals .if i need any mods to the head ..and if yo know any good and cheap machine shop .........thanx for ur help

Apr 19, 2004 | 04:43 PM

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If you're going to BUILD it why not just put that money towards a B or H series?

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Apr 20, 2004 | 08:53 AM

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Originally posted by Vito_Corleone
If you're going to BUILD it why not just put that money towards a B or H series?

Because for $1500, you can build the bottom end of that D to kick the shit out of a stock B on boost. Your post did not help with the question at hand so you shouldn't bother to reply.

Now, back to the topic. You can get some SRP pistons and Eagle rods for around $700 new if you look around, then some ARP head studs and you are ready to boost the hell out of that thing. I would also recommend a ZEX cam and valve springs.

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Apr 20, 2004 | 09:17 AM

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Personally, I'd stay away from Zex cam, they're not bad, but you don't need them.

I also would not recomment SRP, they are not very tollerance friendly, being only about .01 w/in spec.... a good piston, such as wiseco, or arias, will be .001 w/in spec.

I recommend building your D series... it's less expensive then a swap, and it's fun to beat up on the swapped cars.

Apr 20, 2004 | 09:25 AM

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Personally, I'd stay away from Zex cam, they're not bad, but you don't need them.

I also would not recomment SRP, they are not very tollerance friendly, being only about .01 w/in spec.... a good piston, such as wiseco, or arias, will be .001 w/in spec.

I recommend building your D series... it's less expensive then a swap, and it's fun to beat up on the swapped cars.

If you are going to bore your cylinders .010 or .020 over you can get your piston to wall clearance where you want it with the SRPs. You should overbore anyways to get clean cylinder wall in there.

To each there own on the cam choice, but I have seen HUGE gains with a ZEX cam on a boosted application.

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Apr 20, 2004 | 10:13 AM

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SRP's are off-the-shelf pistons... they're not usually custom, they do make them oversized...

HOWEVER, if you were to mic the pistons, you would see what Im refering too. I bought some, and they bounced around inside the cylinders. Most shops wont recommend them, because of said reason.

Apr 20, 2004 | 02:07 PM

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thanx for u help if u know any more tips for a sick block lmk ....and if u know any places i can get good offers on parts .............do i have to make any changes to the crank?

Apr 20, 2004 | 02:08 PM

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A D series turbo built right will be very very fast (easy 13s) and cheaper in the long run than a B series + turbo.

Apr 20, 2004 | 02:15 PM

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A D series turbo built right will be very very fast (easy 13s) and cheaper in the long run than a B series + turbo.

So "very very fast" = 13s??? What planet are you from?

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Apr 20, 2004 | 02:21 PM

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golden eagle sleeves, crower rods, endyn (wiseco) rollerwave 9:1 pistons, balancing, arp head studs, ferrea valves, portflow springs, retainers, and valve guides, jg edelbrock manifold..... i cant think of anything else right now besides a cam which i didnt name because im not an expert on single cams..... but what ive listed should be the best ingredients for one hell of a single cam....

be prepared to spend alot of money..... hope that helps