Engine rebuild

[HiperPaiz]

over christmas i want to get my 3.8 rebuilt. my question is will changing the compression ratio to 8.5:1 dramatically affect my ability to legally pass a CA smog check?

[UDLOSE98]

Re: Engine rebuild

ahm, why do you want to lower your compression? you know you will lose power, right?

[HiperPaiz]

Re: Engine rebuild

going to supercharge it. i'm going to start with pretty low psi but i want room to grow to higher psi. i have read a lot of threads where people have pretty high boost on their stock internals but i don't want to risk the chance of blowin somthing up.
i don't mind sacrificing a little power for reliability

[UDLOSE98]

Re: Engine rebuild

ok, well you didnt mention going S/C so i wasnt sure.

[HiperPaiz]

Re: Engine rebuild

UDLOSE98, i see that you have a 98 turboed camaro, what have you done to the internals or did you keep it stock?

[UDLOSE98]

Re: Engine rebuild

let me go get the list, lol

[UDLOSE98]

Re: Engine rebuild

ENGINE/ MISC

L32 GTP Short Block
Msd blaster coils
Nology Hot Wires
NGK TR71X plugs
Magnaflow 3” exhaust
High flow cat
Qtek electric cut out
65 lb mototron injectors
Stattama Stage 4 turbo cam (Duration @ .050" is 224/218. Lift is .536/.528 with 1.6 rockers. Lobe separation is 116 degrees.)
Abbott Stage 3 heads
Abbott ported upper and lower intakes
130lb valve spring
Titanium retainers
Oversived valves
Cometic .065 MLS gaskets
Meziere electric water pump
Arp head studs
1.7 comp cams pro mag roller rockers
comp cams push rods
160 degree drilled thermo
double roller timing chain
COMP OER lifters
T/A Diff Cover
SLP 85 MM MAF
HP tuners
Innoavtive LC1 wideband with gauge.
Racetronix LT1 fuel pump kit
SLP Line Lock
MSD adjustable fuel pressue regulator
valve cover breather

SUSPENSION

drilled and slotted rotors
KYB 8 way adjustable shocks and struts
Edlebrock Tubular torque arm
UMI panhard bar
UMI LCA’s
KYB AGX's
subframe connectors
sumituma HHR4 tires
(track) weld pro star 15 x 8.5 MH slicks
(track) weld pro star 15 x 3.5 skinnies

TRANSMISSION

Alumin. Drive shaft
B&M transmission pan
Performabuilt level 2 transmission
1le tranny mount
Fuddle Racing 4000 stall
B&M tranny cooler

BOOST

Snow Performance Meth. Injection Stage 2 GM MAF Kit
HKS SSQV BOV
Greddy Pro Spec-B boost controller
FFF Forward Sweeping Turbo Headers
Turbonetics T70 ceramic ball bearing turbo
Turbonetics 43mm racegate
Spearco intercooler
greddy turbo timer

[HiperPaiz]

Re: Engine rebuild

holy smokes that's a lot of stuff... did you do most of the engine work yourself?

[UDLOSE98]

Re: Engine rebuild

all of it.