So I rebuilt my head and put a Delta 282 regrind cam in it just to see what it could do, for shyts and giggles. I had read up on a similar build that ran the 282 with stock valve train and taken a STOCK bottom end to 7.5K, so i figured, why not.
I got a basemap put on my P28 by a North Georgia tuner who goes by of Scotty. Since the cam was so big, he ended up using a dyno setup from another customer slighty-built f22a with bolt ons, and throwing more fuel in it.
Now, when I first started it up I was running open header for a day, just to test it out. That got old, REAL quick. : My first impression of the car was that it idle considerably rough. It didn't cut off, but it was pretty rough... BUT I LIKE IT! The bottom end seems to be almost completely NON-EXISTENT! But, good things come to those who wait, because right at 2K the cam starts to come to life...then 3K you can feel it pulling... ... and right about 4K to 7K+, its amazing.
Now its been about 4 weeks, and as far as daily driving, its just to sluggish. All-in-all, my question is:
Considering, besides a make-shift GSR intake, im STOCK, could I safely bump my compression up with some 12:1 pistons? Also, would stock, shot peened rods hold up?
Please feel free to post specs on the Delta 282 (mostly because I have no clue) and leave any COMSTRUCTIVE comments.
I got a basemap put on my P28 by a North Georgia tuner who goes by of Scotty. Since the cam was so big, he ended up using a dyno setup from another customer slighty-built f22a with bolt ons, and throwing more fuel in it.
Now, when I first started it up I was running open header for a day, just to test it out. That got old, REAL quick. : My first impression of the car was that it idle considerably rough. It didn't cut off, but it was pretty rough... BUT I LIKE IT! The bottom end seems to be almost completely NON-EXISTENT! But, good things come to those who wait, because right at 2K the cam starts to come to life...then 3K you can feel it pulling... ... and right about 4K to 7K+, its amazing.
Now its been about 4 weeks, and as far as daily driving, its just to sluggish. All-in-all, my question is:
Considering, besides a make-shift GSR intake, im STOCK, could I safely bump my compression up with some 12:1 pistons? Also, would stock, shot peened rods hold up?
Please feel free to post specs on the Delta 282 (mostly because I have no clue) and leave any COMSTRUCTIVE comments.
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