AFAccord
Well-Known Member
What compression were you aiming for again?
Bisi suggests a hard weld cam for my head. Expensive but worth it for a dd car?
With everything else you've done, anything less than a hard weld would be cutting yourself short.
Even though you may drive it daily, I wouldn't consider it a DD. It's going to idle a bit rough, it's going to require premium gas, it might not have a very streetable powerband for city driving, with a good exhaust, it's going to be loud, with the appropriate engine mounts, it's going to shake and rattle, and with any build, reliability is never as good as a stocker. All things considered, you might as well go all out.
I've already got headers/catback and its loud-ish but not terrible.
I already run 89/91 in it regularly, and shakes and rattles and rough idles add to the fun factor.
I'm not sure what you mean about streetable powerband. Do you mean wheel spin/bog or are you saying no low end power?
I think it can be reliable.