Higher idle, I don't mind. Shorter lifespan, I'm really curious to see just how much shorter...cuz that depends really. Harder to tune, not really a problem since Steve Khan would be doing the porting & tuning, and he seems very comfortable w/ it. It's not like bridgeported engines are more likely to detonate or something...it's just greater wear and tear, right? Cuz so far so good...

 

Yeah I haven't really seen 1 Bad word about 1/2 bridge ported motors. I'm with u FDNewbie all that stuff that i listed as "bad" really isn't and doesn't bother me at all.

Once I start the rebuild I'll take a bunch of pics and post them.

Then I'll get a little vid once it is running :P

The hardest choice for me right now is what apex seals I want to go with.....

 

I will get it and tell you what the life span is

 

I think the reason why people were against it was because there're no way to pass emission with the 1/2 bridge. I think that discouraged alot of people.

 

That's too bad, but still...who cares Not everyone has that problem.

Wow...this is crazy lol. Either you guys are holding out on me, or this seems like the PERFECT way to go! I got another question tho...you guys said the stock twins dont flow enough to match a half bridgeport. So, how about upgraded twins, say the BNR stage IIIs? Would it be farfetched to be breaking 450 hp w/ a setup like that?

 

try it and see

 

I've got a good one for you Steve, wtf is a bridge port. Please explain the difference between an agressive street port and a bridge. I herd somewhere you have to do something with the apex seals with a bridge, is that true?

BTW, I am also getting very interested in this half bridge. Im not looking for 400 hp, 330 at the wheels would be just fine. I am more interested in the sound coming out of Brians tail pipe. Sounds awesome. Is there anyother reason why you would'nt want to run the stock turbos other than you cant run over 15psi?

What kind of power would I expect with a half bridge, front mount, ign amp, pfc, and all the rest of the goodies @ say 14psi?

 

380ish

do some searching, and look at the pic on the 2nd page....that's what a bridge port is

 

you can do 330rwhp on the stock ported motor. look at my sig. the butt dyno say's about 330rwhp

 

I know that, very simmilar to my current setup. Im interested in the brub brub brub brub engine sound. A few extra horsies up top would be nice to though.

 

LOL....PLZ dont tell me you want a bridgeport just cuz it sounds cool! hahaha

Speakin of which...does anyone have a soundclip of this brub burb brub sound that's being talked about? I've never heard it...

 

http://vosko.net/media/rotary/GothamBridgeport.wmv

 

it was idling too fast when it was warmed up, you can get it to idle a lot slower if you want

 

93BlackFD, that's tight. It isn't as noticeable as I imagined it would be (prob. cuz yours is idling so fast), but it's still hot. Thanks for the vid.

Is that the normal idle for a half-bridgeport? Around 1800?

 

haha i like the "stupid ******* ......: soudsn good i am also thinking of gettign this done now as well was thingk before but gas milage turned me off but now i dotn care
joel

 

U care about gas mileage?! WTF u drive an RX-7, WITH TURBO! its going to get crap no matter what!

i think i cared about the gas mileagef or 1 sec. but i do get 18mpg when i dont have my foot in it all the time.

 

I get 12

 

its was cause of all the high way drivng i did but i dont do it any more so.... car wotn be done this summer now for sure so no rush migth as well get more stuff doen over winter

 

Dawg, I drove my car from Miama to DC, and I averaged 12.5 miles per gallon!

 

man .... no race in that video
i was hoping it'll race the 911

 

hmm when my gf was in a diff city in km i wousl use a whoel tank goin 300km goint 140km/h most of the time . so what ever that is in miles i guess thats how good i was getting for mpg

 

Oh cmon, you know thats why you want it too. Not to mention the 70 extra horses, quick spooling, and gut wrenching acceleration.

The brub brub brub is very attractive though. Like a cam'ed LS6, yumm. I would'nt even consider this option normally but I only drive the seven on weekends now. I figure its time to make it a monster.

 

Ya my 94 is just a weekend fun car, so maybe I'll look into Pluto doing mine too. When I go single that is...

 

im not personaly a fan of bridge ports. IMO if you going that far why not go all the way and periferal port the mother ******.

 

Was going to say I'd call it a brap more then a brub but I guess I was thinking of another vid lol.