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- From: st1el@rosie.uh.edu (Jensen, Douglas J.)
- Subject: Re: Increasing power?
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- References: <1992Jul24.133816.20347@bnr.ca> <182795@pyramid.pyramid.com>
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- Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 07:28:00 GMT
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- In article <182795@pyramid.pyramid.com>, rrosen@pyramid.com (Randy Rosenberg) writes...
- >In article <1992Jul24.133816.20347@bnr.ca>, (Eric Youngblood) writes:
- >runs at 9.0:1
- >|> I would like to push the 0-60 time down into the high five second range and
- >|> hopefully reduce the 1/4 mile time into the low 14's is this possible or am
- >|> I about at the maximum for a "street" configuration.
- >|>
- >|> I still have the original 800 cfm Q-jet on the shelf in working
- >order, it doesnt
- >|> get as good gas mileage as the Holley (currently 14mpg city/ 18
- >highway) but I
- >|> was wondering if the larger flow capacity would boost power? What
- >about intake
- >|> manifold? Are there any that give good low rpm torque but allow
- >better high rpm
- >|> breathing? Is there any evidence that synthetic motor oils can
- >provide a small
- >|> increase in mechanical efficiency?
-
- Two more quick suggestions...
-
- 1] I've seen mixed results that MIXING 1 part synthetic heavy-weight
- oil to 3 parts light-weight regular oil will add a couple of HP.
- Of course, we're talking 7-8 HP on a 400 HP engine, here.
-
- 2] You may, if you don't already, want to set up a "thermal" setup on
- your engine. Wrap the Headers in heat-containing wrap and set up a
- cold-air-feed system to the carb. This could add some NICE horses,
- torque, AND mileage.
-
- ---Doug
-
-