Cincy: hotrod plans/what to do? ACK!

[JoshuaA.Conner@VerizonWireless.com (JoshuaA.Conner@VerizonWireless.com)]

my $.02, don't believe the hype about 12:1 CR being race gas only territory.
My personal experience is with many sportbikes, many having 11 and 12 CR and
doing fine with no knock sensors at all on pump gas here in ohio.  I had a
bike with 12:1 and could often get away with 89 on the street.  my driving
style with my bike was hard and fast and i never experienced pings.  my old
motorcyle didn't even have liquid cooling, oil and air only. Get the hoss
motor, you convinced me it's a good deal, do the same for the guy in the
mirror.  ;^}  just hurry so i can see it at cincy.

Joshua Conner
OH//Customer Care, ext.  6165
Verizon Wireless 
coolj@vtext.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Scott F. Williams [mailto:sfwilliams@comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 7:28 PM
To: Scirocco List
Subject: Cincy: hotrod plans/what to do? ACK!


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
NJ Scirocco nut
'99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."



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