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whats wrong with friends stroker?

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Old 03-05-2006, 07:43 PM
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Heads....
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Old 03-05-2006, 07:45 PM
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i said it was gt40x heads aluminum aftermarket heads do u think he didn't put somethign together right? maybe he doesn't have full compression? a/f ratio is off? i could try and get the dyno results
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Old 03-05-2006, 07:46 PM
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what's the timing at?...the heads might be hurting it....but that is debatable.
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Old 03-05-2006, 07:48 PM
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my a/f was 12.8........the cam i'm selling is close to a trickflow...so i think tweaking,and maybe a little more break in?
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Old 03-06-2006, 05:44 AM
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Heads are killing.... GT40 heads suck, just not as much as the E7's.
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Old 03-06-2006, 08:59 AM
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did the guy calibrate the dyno for the car I hope? Did he have any problems when it was on the dyno like valve float?How is his idle does it jump around or go down very slowly. he have a vaccum leak that you cant hear
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Old 03-06-2006, 12:22 PM
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It could be many different little things but I would tell him not to expect much more. 300rwhp (give or take 10-15) is right around where it should be. There could be small things holding him back but thats about right.
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