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<blockquote data-quote="dan1982" data-source="post: 16626280" data-attributes="member: 196375"><p>Just make ABSOLUTELY sure that the tune is nice and FAT and that ure intercooler or meth setup is COMPLETELY on point.... if its not... its possible to hurt even a built motor.... might wanna devise a way to keep an eye on IATs... but im sure the guys who build engines for a living will chime in soon........ just remember that the physical act of compressing air creates heat... the more boost u make, the hotter the intake temps gets. You had asked previously if e85 would make for a more reliable/street friendly setup.... but thast a complicated answer really. E85 of course has a cooling effect, but its not an end all be all safeguard against catastrophes... Truth be told.. the tune is everything. The leaner ure fuel mixture gets... the hotter it gets in the combustion chamber... a RICH tune will have a COOLING effect all by itself. Peopke tend to think they can lean on motors very very hard with 85(which is true)... AS LONG AS nothing goes even a LITTLE bit haywire. Just ONE bad tank of gas and ull be thanking the lord that u DIDNT push as hard as u could on that motor on e85... for a street car... i would go with 93 octane pump gas with a nice fat tune... stick a wideband on the car and a way to keep an eye on IAtemps... knowing what u know NOW... u know what happens to rings when they get superheated... and it goes without saying the same general rules apply with timing values also... I wouldnt push it tooo hard ... the margin for error gets smaller and smaller the harder u push... the best benefit of a built motor is its ROBUSTNESS IMHO... forged internals will tolerate a LITTLE misfire here and there.... as stock internals WILL NOT,,,, u know this now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dan1982, post: 16626280, member: 196375"] Just make ABSOLUTELY sure that the tune is nice and FAT and that ure intercooler or meth setup is COMPLETELY on point.... if its not... its possible to hurt even a built motor.... might wanna devise a way to keep an eye on IATs... but im sure the guys who build engines for a living will chime in soon........ just remember that the physical act of compressing air creates heat... the more boost u make, the hotter the intake temps gets. You had asked previously if e85 would make for a more reliable/street friendly setup.... but thast a complicated answer really. E85 of course has a cooling effect, but its not an end all be all safeguard against catastrophes... Truth be told.. the tune is everything. The leaner ure fuel mixture gets... the hotter it gets in the combustion chamber... a RICH tune will have a COOLING effect all by itself. Peopke tend to think they can lean on motors very very hard with 85(which is true)... AS LONG AS nothing goes even a LITTLE bit haywire. Just ONE bad tank of gas and ull be thanking the lord that u DIDNT push as hard as u could on that motor on e85... for a street car... i would go with 93 octane pump gas with a nice fat tune... stick a wideband on the car and a way to keep an eye on IAtemps... knowing what u know NOW... u know what happens to rings when they get superheated... and it goes without saying the same general rules apply with timing values also... I wouldnt push it tooo hard ... the margin for error gets smaller and smaller the harder u push... the best benefit of a built motor is its ROBUSTNESS IMHO... forged internals will tolerate a LITTLE misfire here and there.... as stock internals WILL NOT,,,, u know this now. [/QUOTE]
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