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that pan will bolt to the dohc block. It has the same bolt pattern.

hmm wait but it looks like the front portion wont' fit the timing cover. Different shape.

I think the DOHC timing cover is the same as like an 88 style pan, and that pan looks like a modified 85 style pan.

Think that pan will clear a halfshaft?

Also I might be down for one of those intakes but I mean $1700 for one is like what is charged normal pricing. That is no deal there. IT seems he doesnt' want to get rid of the stuff too bad because that almost seems like normal retail of what they were always asking. who knows though.

Dont know about the bolt pattern on the pans man. I took the dry sump pan and put it on the bottom of the DOHC block...only the front two bolt holes line up.

Kohburn wrote:

donk_316 wrote:Just heard from him again.

RFRE intakes are being sold for around $1700 each. Anyone want one?

fiero owners = "thats too expensive i'll make my own, someday"

And people think that $600 for a Trueleo is expensive.

$1700 is a little more than I would have expected, but I'm not *too* surprised. I knew they couldn't be cheap, otherwise there would have been more of them floating around. Not that I'm complaining about either one.
Actually, I suspect that the Trueleo can be made (or optioned) to work just as well. I think the heads and valves are the next big intake restriction.
As I posted (I think) in the other place, I had actually considered building one of the box-type upper plenums, but really don't have the time (or more importantly, the skillz) to do it. Was thinking of a TPI 305 TB, probably facing the trunk wall. But I'm happy with what I've got, for now.

On the iron head engines, the bottleneck and ultimate power limitation given absolutely free selection of intake and exhaust is definitely the heads.

The aluminum heads are MUCH better.

The Dark Side of Will wrote:On the iron head engines, the bottleneck and ultimate power limitation given absolutely free selection of intake and exhaust is definitely the heads.

The aluminum heads are MUCH better.

The problem with the 2p8 is the displacement, the heads, the intake manifolds, the cam, and the exahust manifolds.

the problem with the 2p8 to 3.4 in general is that they are all peices of shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

admin wrote:the problem with the 2p8 to 3.4 in general is that they are all peices of shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My point exactly :thumbleft:

donk_316 wrote:

Kohburn wrote:damn and i just finished talking him into a destroked 3.4 (3.1) with forged pistons and a bunch of boost

Yeah thats kinda my plan too. I managed to strike a deal for the forged crank, deep sump oil pan, starter and another thing for $500 and shipping.

Fun thing will be getting the damn oil pan to bolt to the dohc block.

Is that a large journal or small journal crank?

I checked. Its the large journal. So thats a good thing.

And he's only got the one? Dam.

Is that what your contact has or what the entire Falconer organization has?

The Dark Side of Will wrote:And he's only got the one? Dam.

Is that what your contact has or what the entire Falconer organization has?

My "contact" is Ryans son. He is basically selling the whole smozzle off. Only one forged crank that he knew of. The others are just redone stockers.