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It's great to say that every possible option for extracting HP out of the Z has been done and we're now relying on race teams to show how to extract HP. But that's just wrong. The highest HP Z in the US is only at 800+ish HP and for the most part uses bolt-ons and tuneing to get to that level. I agree that perhaps getting aftermarket rods and pistons could result in overall better performance but that really is not based in fact. I have yet to see anyone with cryo-treated stock internals that have been machined to the extent that he suggests. For all we know it'll result in the stock internals being able to handle even more power. In addition, it doesn't make sense to build up a testbed engine and not first see what the limit is on the stock internals. I doubt that any company is going to use "budget racing" mentalities durring R&D. R&D means you test something till it breaks, figure out why it breaks, fix that problem and then break it again. I'm glad someone is taking the time to actually conduct R&D on the Z. I came out of the Honda community (not for dislike of the cars but rather the crowd they attract) and I can say without a doubt that the engine and track enthusiast community of Honda's is years ahead of the Z enthusiast community. Not to say that Z1, GMS, SPL and the like haven't done their fair share, if it were not for them all we'd have is JWT and Stillen (which clearly do not market the best products). I can't wait to see the results of this buildup.
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"I have no experience with this specific pump so don't continue reading expecting to find you answers." - ZLover4Life 07:14 3/16/04
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