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Old 03-13-2011, 11:12 PM   #58
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Originally Posted by Dangeruss View Post
So is anything else limited at that point? Lope? Power?
Power is better with the right cam, boost in the cylinders makes more power, and the lope is related to the smaller overlap, which is ok/good for NA motors...like someone else mentioned, with boost, and big cams, be sure to upgrade the springs, valves and pistons kissing is a death sentence...

As an aside to the springs comment, bear in mind these are pretty big valves in these heads, so, think of an umbrella in a hurricane... Big valves and big boost require schwzeneggar springs... I'll be Bach...Is knot a tumah
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