I want more power from my 308 .. what shall I tackle next?

a cam with more lift and same duration should not effect bottom end at all correct? . . or is that a gross generalization?

FWIW my first cams were .406 lift with the stock 242 duration and there was no lack of bottom end or problems with idle . . just camshaft longevity .

 

speed is also talent mate . .. to kinda quote one of the greatest engineers that has ever lived IMO . .. . "good engineers do for a pound what typical engineers do for 10" . . .the way I see things lately it's more like a 100:1 . ..

do you really want to know how much I spend on this hobby? . . . anytime I get into that topic .. . especially here in Cali . . .I get it thrown in my face how much money I "could" be making if I wasn't spending all my time playing with F cars . . . and why do we need money again??? . .. thought it was so we could play with F cars . .. it's a vicious circle .

 

eventually I'm gonna build a dedicated track car with a cage like my 911 is . .. I have a wrecked 348 that side tracked my entire 308 development (and work) but now I'm back on it . . I met a couple guys in Monterey that are thinking about building the car and me supplying engines and gearboxes but if that doesn't materialize it's just in the cards that I must build a full on track 308 . .. my 911 only has like 240 hp and runs 1:32's @ Big Willow . . . oh and it's a 1973 . .. age has nothing to do with speed on the track . .. it's all about weight just like you said . . . I don't want to destroy any of my street cars to this degree yet . .. hopefully I'll pick up a complete POS to start with if I end up doing the whole package myself.

I guess what I'm hearing is there doesn't appear to be anything obviously wrong with my installation right now . . and since I lead everyone when we go on drives maybe I don't need anymore power . .. . just need a different group to drive with .

cheers.

edit: I don't do Big Willow without a cage anymore so unfortunately this car won't see that track . .. maybe the streets of Willow . . . there's a discussion in Socal section about safety . .. there's plenty of yahoos at these big track events that don't realize just how dangerous it really is . . something I am thankful that the Porsche club educated me about . .. . there's a reason those guys make you autocross and run small tracks before going on the big stuff . . it's called education . . makes you want a figgin' cage . .. now if you don't want to go fast that's different . . but every guy that goes to Big Willow thinks he should be pushing turn 8 & 9 to the limit 'cause they've heard about it . .. scarey.

 

I guess I'll just focus on getting my other motors done for now . . .

I machined out all the busted studs this morning and there was a blob of aluminum stuck in the intake port . .. I almost went thru the f'ing head machining it out .. . what a retard . . . nice thing is I didn't bust into the water jacket so if anyone's porting out there we can see how much material there is in that area (sigh) . .. right below the valve seat .. I'll post some pics later.

cheers.

 

okay worked on the bbq today since there's nothing for me to do on my other motor for now.

I look at the 308 as a good start point . . .could build a cobra or some custom Harley (BTDT) but now I don't mind starting with something dirty with crappy wiring and have enough experience to not get all up tight about chaulking and overspray . .. it just reflects what was going on at the factory during production .. . I can tell alcohol is frequently involved but when isn't it in manufacturing "in the real world" ?

I have less in my engines than I did the Harley I built . . and I took a bath on it . . . . if I couldn't do this all myself there's no way I'd do it . . .I'd play with Chevys and Fords and have just as much fun . .. maybe more?

The only reason I wanted nitrous was so when I autocrossed with the P club they'd freak when I got TTOD . . just a personal thing I guess . .. I'm really bummed the F clubs aren't more about tracking and getting more performance out of the cars as a whole like the P club . .. they call it "the slipperly slope" once you start tracking etc. and I don't care what it is when you go track it there's things you start tweaking and can improve .. even if it is a Ferrari .. from the factory it's setup for safety on the street . . people die that don't get it if it wasn't that way . .. even on all the P cars from the factory first thing guys do is max out camber and then buy parts to get more than factory allowed . . don't know what my point is . . oh yeah . .maybe I'll revive my thread about "free race motor" . . maybe someone grew a testacle

cheers all

 

pic of day

and I know nitrous isn't good for autocross and but it's all I need to really raise some eyebrows .. would want it stealth too . . .actually TTOD is out of the question but anyone who knows how serious the P guys are gets an idea of the internal turmoil when one of their brothers comes down with a 308 and hurts 'em . .. boo hoo

cheers all . . . it's so fun
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I'm all about cornering . . . . my wife can drive fast in a straight line . .cheers

 

I wanna have my own race team one day . . . don't know how big or how small . .. I think of this as testing ... maybe I'm the only one stupid enough to dream it . . . .dreams start somewhere you know.

enjoy it why you can

 

absolutely . . I'll hire a driver when the time comes . . . I do not like big Willow .. but autocross I dominate as a rule . . cheers . .

 

you google me yet???

















just kidding . I'm getting a good one . .

 

What's with your handle? my handle "was" Sean996 on the Pork forums but I killed my 996 and almost the factory reps and dealership . .. (totally kidding .. they had a friggin' recording at arbitration of me flippin' out on the phone . . . don't do that ... . really don't . . . they probably could've pressed charges.

cheers again.

 

where do you go on the internet or on this forum when you're waiting for dinner and drinking beer???

post links but no porn please

 

okay I'll go make another video