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![]() DSMCentral Freak ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 334 Joined: 29-September 02 Member No.: 21 ![]() |
OK. So im fairly sure that I have a bent valve on the talon. When I bought the car from Neil he told me that the bottom end had ~35K on it and the top end had ~15K on it. I've put less than 5K on the car in the time that ive owned it. Last I checked the compression was great (above average) in each cyl. I'm doing another compression test tonite to confirm the bent valve theory, but I'm stuck on what to do. I literally have 0 bills right now and a steady fulltime income. I could easily take out a small loan on the car and do a pretty big buildup. I was planning on some wiseco 9:1 pistons, HKS cams, SS oversized valves, 18G turbo, FMIC, SAFC, and a few other minor assortments. Or I could just replace the valves and run her till she dies. I took the valve cover off and popped the rocker arms off and checked\cleaned all of the lifters to be sure that one hadnt collapsed and everything looked great so im pretty sure the rest of the motor is OK besides the valves. So I need opinions. Thanks in advance! I also plan on gutting the rest of the interior, and painting the whole car a flat\satin black this summer (not a krylon job either).
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![]() Zen Master DSM ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Moderators Posts: 3,008 Joined: 10-January 01 From: in front of you Member No.: 5 ![]() |
You build up plan sounds good to me except for the 18g turbo. I've heard nothing but bad things about that turbo. Stuff like spool-up of a 20g with the power of a 16g. I'd check forced performance, buschur, agp, or pte for some larger turbos if a 16g isn't going to satisfy you.
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