Cincy: hotrod plans/what to do? ACK!

[slash2@mindspring.com (Scott Rose)]

You could get the motor and dump in octane booster at every fill up,
couldn't you?  What is the 2032 cc running anyways?



At 07:28 PM 5/4/02 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello, my name is Scott Williams and I am a complete lunatic. I can't
>control my urges to go fast and... Oh, god. I really need your help right
>now.
>
>Here's the deal. I have found yet another crazy motor to drop into my car.
>For a super stupid silly cheap price of $2k I can get a *brand new* motor of
>the following specifications:
>
>95.5 mm knife edged stroker crank
>83.5mm forged aluminum thermal barrier coated pistons
>fully balanced bottem end
>big valve 16v head w/Schrick 276 cams
>radial intake valve job
>thermal barrier coated combustion chamber
>heat emitter coated valve cover
>ARP bolts everywhere
>**12:1 compression**
>
>Keep in mind that I've already got a 2032cc motor ready to be installed
>right now. Its value is also around $2k, so this upgrade would essentially
>come for free. This new motor would be far more powerful and is a much
>greater value for the dollar. However, it is 12:1 CR and that means that
>it'll run on race gas only. :^( What's a brutha to do?
>
>Well, swapping the lower compression pistons out of the existing motor is an
>option. But, that will take time. With less than a month to go before
>Cincy... should I just install what I've got and pass this deal onto
>somebody else? I think not! Can I live with myself if I miss the Cincy event
>in my own car (again) this year? Ack! It might kill me. :^( Can I get away
>with 12:1 on a TEC-II tuned engine? Maybe?
>
>Someone please talk some sense into me. I could seriously use some advice
>here. This is a great problem to have, of course. But, I've got to jump on
>this deal immediately if i want it. What do I do? HELP!
>--
>Scott F. Williams
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>
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