Thread: Starting my engine build but have some questions.

I hear you viprdude..but i'm speaking from experience. A stock VE valve train will start floating around 6000 rpm with boost, your boost pressure will drop about 3 psi by redline with a horrible looking power curve on the dyno. although he is going to be running a turbo slightly larger than a t28, its the same principle. Springs will keep boost in the engine

YES! go for it.

In all my years of SRs I have never heard this but it seems plausible so I'm going to do some research on the matter. thanks.

I would ditch the whole kit altogether. Try and sell it. I would not waste my time with that crank. Get your VE block sleeved for 90mm pistons, get some VE specific CP's for 550$ or so. Manley rods are about 350$. A set of ACL race bearings is another 145. Slap on your VE head on top of a VET gasket. Install some BC valve springs/retainers and be done with it.

I am not 100% but I am going to say those DE pistons you have will have to be notched for the VE oil squirters and cut for valve reliefs.

they are det pistons so they have the oil squirters cut out and should be fine on stock cams but cant really change to other cams

I have difficulty reading; Completely missed that they were DET pistons. This is why I choose to keep my mouth shut most of the time lol. I still say sell that kit and start with a different setup! BTW, I dunno if a bore VET gasket will do well under boost but Mazworx HG is another option.

i agree with you bes i would ditch most of it.

Times three from bes and Morgan.

What would you suggest then? I would like a block that can handle about 500 reliably under track conditions. I figured a fully forged BC bottom end would do nicely....

Get yourself a set of VE specific pistons from CP along with a set of Manley rods. Simple, yet effective, build. Then basically go with a set of ACL bearings and get a clean 8CW crank. Bottom end should handle it with ease. After that you need headstuds/headgasket and your choice if you want to do valve springs and retainers. Keep it simple. It doesn't take much to make 500whp.