Quote: Originally Posted by chuck's_srt-4
You must be joking, right? 3rd gear is underdriven, 4th is overdriven. If anything, a car will dyno higher in an underdriven gear than an overdriven gear.
And yes, the bottom end is stock. Look through all of my posts and try to find one that mentions a bottom end build. I am VERY active on these forums, so you'll have lots to search through!
I went from a bolt-on S3 w/toys setup running 11.63 as my best time with that setup, straight to an AMS37R turbo kit that I ran on the S3 fueling/pcm system at 15 psi for a short while before upgrading to an EMS and a custom fuel system.
Never once has the bottom end of this motor been cracked open! Stock bearings, stock pistons, stock rods, stock oil pump! Right around 47,000 miles on the clock!
Otherwise, why would I have stopped at 32 PSI with this turbo, when it clearly has potential to go further? I know there is a limit to how far I can push the stock bottom end, an I'd rather not find that limit if I don't have to! Hence the reason I stopped cranking the boost up!
I have enough injector and fuel flow volume to go up at least another 4 PSI(injector duty was at 82% peak), and a built HEAD (don't confuse that with the bottom end) that can handle rpms well in excess of 7200 rpm, so why wouldn't I have brought it up to around 8k rpm?
Fact is, the bottom end is stock! The only thing that makes that so unbelievable is the fact that nobody on here has ever heard of a factory shortblock lasting beyond the mid 500 HP mark. That doesn't mean it can't happen! I could have possibly gone and turned the boost up another psi and made another 20 HP, but I figured, why roll the dice? I went to the dyno with a goal in mind, and that was to hit at least 600 whp UNCORRECTED! That goal was accomplished and that's all I cared to do!
dont get me wrog bro I just found it odd. I ve been herer from 2003. I got an 03 srt with 04 axls and to name others. its just it stricks me as odd to pull a dyno at 4th gear . you made your point so dont be a bitch. I love all the make dynamic innovations to the cars that we own.
with love Ghost,
PS... I only reason i make comments to such because I only Know Different
