ok so theres a t2 in the junkyard the car was wrecked so i hope the motor is still decent. the junkyard wants $500 for the motor complete. the keys were still in the door so i brought a battery and started the engine on ether (starting fluid) and it runs.

i was thinking how much power can i get out of this thing if i went n/a and did some huge porting. i would like to go carboration because i hate the idea of fuel injection. turbos cost too much money i think to do properly. ($800 dollar i/c is rediculous)



the car will be a weekend warrior so probably 5K miles a year on it at the most.



i am an accomplished piston mechanic and could probably do most of the porting work and such myself. we have no emissions laws in florida, so i can gut all of the power robbing emissions crap.



me questions are

whats a reasonable ammount of hp and torque i can get outa this thing without using exptic components like ceramic seals and stuff.

how about a redline?

what about cost? (remember i can do most of the work myself)

life expectancy?



also i am considering nitrous.



i just want some kinda motor that runs like crap below 4K rpm's, makes people wince in pain when i drive by, and has god awful power that hurts my fuel guage and makes people behind me move else their bumper catch on fire:)



also, dont consider things like clutch upgrade, etc because i already realise the pricing and such for these "secondary" items.

well the cost for a pp motor is mostly parts, you have to buy the housings ($800each), pp will make 310-320fwhp@10,000rpms. a big bridge is mostly labor and it will make a little less power (10hpish). with a big port na you arent increasing the torque so you dont really need any drivetrain mods. you do need a good exhaust though



mike