Why are Vitara's so strong?

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Dec 28, 2010 | 04:50 AM

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225whp is what people say is safe and reliable on a stock d16y8/z6 so why build?

Dec 28, 2010 | 05:27 AM

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Vitara pistons won't yield anywhere close to 11:1 compression. The only way to get them close to the deck is to use custom length rods (yes, I know who makes them). Even then, you're looking at 8.5:1. I don't think this guy is even building an engine...

didnt this kid have a similar thread like a month ago about building a super sweet single cam?

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Dec 28, 2010 | 07:28 AM

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didnt this kid have a similar thread like a month ago about building a super sweet single cam?

So you have something against people researching things before they throw money away?

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225whp is what people say is safe and reliable on a stock d16y8/z6 so why build?

Most builds don't make the kind of TQ I would want to be making.
And certainly not as much through the entire rshared_pm range.

Anyways, back to the original question. Will Vitaras stand up to high-comp abuse?

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Dec 28, 2010 | 07:32 AM

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What is your power goal and you wunna go boost right?

stock d16 - 225ish
stock ls - 350ish

Id obviously go ls.

Why are you asking about e85? we don't have that in tampa last I herd and only 1 in orlando.

i have NEVER seen a stock ls make 350whp, EVER.

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So you have something against people researching things before they throw money away?

Well you are building a single cam, so you're throwing money away no matter what you decide to do to it

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Dec 28, 2010 | 09:32 AM

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Well you are building a single cam, so you're throwing money away no matter what you decide to do to it

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Dec 28, 2010 | 07:43 PM

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i have NEVER seen a stock ls make 350whp, EVER.

I said on boost...

Dec 29, 2010 | 05:33 AM

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Even on boost/nitrous. anything above ~300whp and your precious ls is a ticking time bomb

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Dec 29, 2010 | 08:51 AM

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I guess I was wrong, I always thought that was their safe threshold, maybe I mixed it up with gsr?

Only had one boosted LS and I bought it boosted lol.