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Topic: thin head gaskets
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streetstang67
Gearhead Posts: 396
From: SC, USA
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 03-04-2003 08:11 PM
   
Are thin head gaskets worth the trouble? My engine is assembled and in the car of course, but I know that higher compression will yeild to at least a little more power. What are some other small, useful, easy, and relatively cheap tricks, like that, to do? Thanks
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-04-2003 08:13 PM
You can't do a much cheaper, greater power yielding modification.
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streetstang67
Gearhead Posts: 396
From: SC, USA
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 03-04-2003 08:26 PM
Is that worth 1 hp or 20 hp. I know you cant tell for sure, but its hard for me to know what your saying when you say I will gain power . How much will they change my compression. Thanks
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 1700
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 03-04-2003 10:28 PM
SS67,
I don't know how you can determine the potential HP increase you'd realize, but this thread will give you an idea on the potential compression increase: https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Forum12/HTML/004252.html Ryan 
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Toronado3800
Gearhead Posts: 364
From: St. Louis, MO
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 03-05-2003 07:14 PM
There is a couple year old comercially available program called "Desktop Dyno". I saw it at a friends house and have seen it for sale at SUMMIT (www.summitracing.com)under part number MRG-3626. It was fun to play with for a day and it seemed realistic.I've also downloaded this program and plugged in the specs for the new cars from Road and Track type mags. Its usually within 2 tenths on quarter mile times by the time you figure out gear ratios and all that.
http://home.earthlink.net/~patglenn/ct.html [This message has been edited by Toronado3800 (edited 03-05-2003).]
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JCQuinn@work
Gearhead Posts: 542
From: Lakewood, CO, USA
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 03-06-2003 11:00 AM
I too like to play with Desktop Dyno (DD). On another bulletin board a guy who was building a new race motor had a contest to see who could guess the actual horespower of his motor when it was finished. I made my guess using DD and got the second place prize money.It can be pretty accurate depending on how accurate the input information is. The most important item is realistic airflow figures for the head you are using. The generic models they plug in will only get you somewhere close. John
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