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Why would you boost an NA block?
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ChaseGrayTT
on September 04, 2013 at 7:33 AM
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You might be in the wrong business if you can't answer that
posted by TTZ2NV(EPTmotorsports)
on September 04, 2013 at 02:03 AM
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Correct me i im wromg but I don't think they can handle but about 5 psi. Unless you did internal work.
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so I just did an NA to TT swap...
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fuzzymonkey
14:56:23 09/03/13
Ever tried selling an NA lately?
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i_s_64
15:11:14 09/03/13
2nd. I have done several in the $ 2000 / $ 2500 range.
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z32z
15:28:07 09/03/13
I guess you re-use the 20+yr old harness, injectors, turbos,
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ConVerTT
20:43:03 09/03/13
Thats for us that cant help but to have the best. (n/m)
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LivinTheDream
21:26:33 09/03/13
Not really.
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SimaYi
14:17:44 09/04/13
I agree with that to but not everyone needs or feels the
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LivinTheDream
22:14:52 09/04/13
I never reuse the OEM harness. Injectors and turbos
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z32z
15:05:58 09/04/13
Unless it was a Vert, slick or 2+2. (n/m)
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Schmeal (NV)
15:46:40 09/03/13
wtf fuzzydude, you did my auto to 5 speed swap! (n/m)
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elcid
16:38:12 09/03/13
your car is 40000 miles, garaged, mint red interior
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fuzzymonkey
18:08:12 09/03/13
DIY is reasonable. paying someone is lulz. (n/m)
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Antihero
17:13:13 09/03/13
I say the same thing every week at work. Customers spend $7k
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dogpile
18:59:39 09/03/13
I figure in the MR2 world that beggars cant be choosers
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LJZTT
20:38:25 09/03/13
We get cars that are downright scary. I'm not talking just
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dogpile
06:46:34 09/04/13
There is a decent one for sale up here. I was considering
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ConVerTT
16:09:58 09/04/13
sorry, I was implying that it would be a turbocharged V6
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LJZTT
10:45:26 09/05/13
Still a poor decision based on money spent vs power gained.
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dogpile
18:41:27 09/05/13
I've got three under my belt. All were done with front clips
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ChaseGrayTT
19:06:12 09/03/13
Meh. Two VerTTs and a SlickTTop here, plus a whole lot
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ConVerTT
19:34:47 09/03/13
One more thing ...
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ConVerTT
20:55:18 09/03/13
Well said (n/m)
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ali300zx
21:18:09 09/03/13
Some NA's are clean enough to warrant the TT swap
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Zu4ea
21:38:46 09/03/13
Excuse my typos. I was typing excitedly. (n/m)
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TTZ2NV(EPTmotorsports)
02:04:53 09/04/13
You might be in the wrong business if you can't answer that
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TTZ2NV(EPTmotorsports)
02:03:11 09/04/13
i know exactly why, and its not any of your reasonings
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fuzzymonkey
03:59:05 09/04/13
Why would you boost an NA block? -
ChaseGrayTT
07:33:56 09/04/13
Sigh. You are wrong!
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ConVerTT
09:29:40 09/04/13
The key is, that it's tuned and it wasn't done half-assed. (n/m)
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MixManMash
10:03:36 09/04/13
To each their own
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ChaseGrayTT
14:58:59 09/04/13
If it ever fails, I'll just drop in a TT block ...
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ConVerTT
15:55:50 09/04/13
sorry, believe what you will, boosted NA engines work just
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vorpalZ
12:37:22 09/05/13
High compression + boost is very responsive.
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xpwarrior
11:21:38 09/04/13
Agreed (n/m)
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ConVerTT
12:03:40 09/04/13
same reason people buy crapped out JDM cars
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vorpalZ
09:36:49 09/04/13
because racecar (n/m)
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Invader
15:22:44 09/04/13
why? becuase TT slicktop ") (n/m)
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SuparexTT
12:35:55 09/05/13
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