after reading that all I could think was WOW.
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> From: JT McBride <James.McBride@GDEsystems.COM>
> To: Kukuktr@aol.com; dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
> Subject: Re: Magna Stroke
> Date: Friday, August 08, 1997 1:46 PM
>
>
> In case anyone missed my message to Kuk, I'd suggested a bore and stroke
> job that wound up with a 356 cid displacement [an .030 overbore, with a
> MP P4529713 forged crank]. Kuk thinks that's a bit overboard price-wise
> (the crank alone is $959).
>
> Anyway, he suggested getting a stock 360 engine, and doing some mild
> porting. Despite the expense, I'm still thinking of doing the extrude
> hone on everything the gases have to pass. It would be nice to know
> for sure though - are the heads, intake, and exhaust manifolds the
> same for the 318 and the 360 Magnum engines? I think so - in which
> case, I could get mine reworked, and decide later what lower end to
> fit them on...
>
> Kuk also said to stick with the stock stall torque converter. Too late.
> When AAMCO rebuilt my tranny, they put in a TCM (TCI?) heavy duty
> rebuilt. I think it raises the stall by about 200 rpm, maybe more.
> I don't really understand why a higher stall converter would be bad,
> maybe you can explain that a bit more Kuk.
>
> On getting the tranny to survive the mistreatment the engine could
> deliver easily with half again as much torque, what do you folks
> think of the TransGo kit - it's supposed to add much improved fluid
> flow to the OD section - and does anyone know what it costs?
>
> As for superchargers - I consider them a serious hit to reliability,
> and while it would help with low end torque - just how badly do I
> want to break my tranny? If I wanted to go high-tech, I'd more
> likely fit twin turbos to the stock exhaust manifolds with a wastegate
> that would ensure only a pound or two above sea level atmospheric --
> that way I could climb to my heart's content, even at 14,000 ft in
> the Colorado Rockies. Oh - intercooled, too.
>
> Anyone know whether the Vortec SC kit adds supplemental fuel injection,
> a new computer to replace the SBEC, or whether the MP computer can
> actually sense and meter fuel for manifold pressures greater than 1 atm?
>
> I ask so many questions...
>
> Jim
>
> '93 4x4 CC V8
>
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