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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 07:47 PM
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hi im currently building a low compression 1.8cvh for my rst just wanna kno if there is anythin else i need bar more boost to make this run well, any advise would be greatly appreciated, thanx,
ps. has anyone ever heard of this bein done using volvo pistons, saab rods an a ground c1.8 crank
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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what management are you going to be using?
as the map will be way out.
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by turbocabessex
hi im currently building a low compression 1.8cvh for my rst just wanna kno if there is anythin else i need bar more boost to make this run well, any advise would be greatly appreciated, thanx,
ps. has anyone ever heard of this bein done using volvo pistons, saab rods an a ground c1.8 crank
as well as more boost you will need more fuel it will need to be set up correctly imo

as for volvo pistons and saab rods thats new to me tbh lol
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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got a turbosystems 225 chip, ported an polished head, lightened and balanced crank, i kno it will need to be set up but wasnt sure if there was anythin else mechanical i needed to do, also i got a power engineering cam like the piper 285 and a kent cvh35 an im not sure which will be better, any ones opinion welcome
thanx
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