Carbons?

 

So what you are all saying is 8k is pretty safe as long as Im religious about maintenance, like changing the oil often. My car tends to start pulling hard after about 4500, so if I take it to 8, it doesnt drop that much and it keeps on pulling. So anyway, go back to the top of the page, look at my mods and tell me what you guys think I should have for power.

 

tuning baby...its all in the tuning.

 

Floor it til you hear something break, then shift.

I would think that with your set up, it would pull quite hard. Taking it up to 8 would be alright from what I know, after around 8500 the steel seals begin to chatter the housings.

 

Ianetti seals (couldnt pass it up from a local)

 

Never heard of them. Care to share?

 

Woah now... ceramics?!

 

Whats the best way to tune it? Take it to a dyno with someone who knows carbs? When I got the car it didnt like to stay running at an idle. The guy I got it from asked what kind of gas I put in, I told him 87, he said that was my problem since he tuned it for 91. (yes I know this comment will probably start a whole new thread.) I got myself a webber manual and started turning screws till it sounded like it ran right. I can take it all the way to 8k in 3rd with out any problems. One problem I had before was some sputtering up high, I thought I needed a bigger volume fuel pump. The $3 fuel filter I put on fixed that problem.

 

Thread jack: Complete

Sorry OP

 

Hmm i said to shift right above peak power so you do fall back into the power band on the next shift. Well im no pro but i thought it was a good idea. O well, you live and you learn.

 

We still love you

 

I look at it this way, drive it how you feel comfortable. I tried to kill a 130,000 mile 12a (in drive it hard manner not drain the oil and just rev it to high hell). Lets just say I was impressed that it still pulled well past 8000rpm in every gear except it kind of puttered out trying to stay at 8000rpm in fifth. My only regret is I didn't try to shoot nitrous through it. The only mods were no clutch fan, a sketchy header, plugs, wires, direct fire, and synthetic oil. Too bad the car fell apart around it. Still runs and has the same insignificant amount of smoke on start up.

 

Just curious as to what MPH you were running at 8k in 5th gear?

 

Sweet

 

If memory serves me well, it was around 120-125. Thank you sloped roads for some needed assistance.

 

You must have changed the rear end or something, I can do that in 4th.

 

Yeah, thats kind of what I was thinking. I have the 391s and Im pretty sure it will do that at 7k in 4th.

 

13B large extend port, RB stationary gears, 6 pd flywhl, 48ida, 10000rpm all day

Destructive harmonics sets in on factory stationary gears at about 9500rpm so any thing up to that, (or above that for a short amount of time) is mmmmk,

mmmk?

 

Do I need to say more that it can be done???


BTW, Im using stock GSL-SE stationary gears in my motors. If it fails, it will just bend or twist, but not break in pieces. At least i can save something.

 

Wacky....... I wanna see a video clip of you driving your car!!!!!! That thing has gotta sound like it's tearing itself apart!!!! lol

 

I posted a video once...revving the hell out of it while parked

 

i don't mind revving higher just because i really don't have a choice for the class i'm in. Stock ports....

Although they do seems to allow any oiling and cooling modifications so if i had to rebuild the motor i could get away from some life increasing stuff. Plus no one really looks inside these engines anyway.

 

i'm running a streetported 13b from a '74 rx4 with RB holley intake, carb, and exhaust for such, but without the presilencers, all stock internals except for the '86 e-shaft, and i drive it every single day. i've lost count but it's got 30 some odd thousand miles on it since i built it. i've wound it out a few times on the highway, but have never held it long enough to reach 8k in 5th. unless u try it real late at night when there's practically no traffic and u pray there's no cops, i don't even think it'll reach 8k in 5th. yeah wacky, i used to drive it like i stole it all the time, and then gas got so high i don't it any more.

 

I live near the entrance to a local freeway (this is where the freeway starts from Dodger Stadium area). Its a lil over a mile long of on-ramp before you can actually say its a freeway. So in summary, thats where I do my test run.

Gas??? thats the least Im concerned off. I owned too many RX and in the past 2 years, they're just sitting and collecting dusts.

 

yeah when it starts sounding like a diesel, its time to change those gears!

the one that sucks is when the rotor gear comes out....