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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,456 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
So I am hearing this is a very attractive setup for 4+ cylinder engines, and can be made to work with ITB setups for a flat six, such as PMO's. The 4BBL pricing sure is right, and it's said to be "self tuning" and a dream to work with/on.
Anyone have any experience of this, or know of a Porsche engine running it? |
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Apex killer! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 24,120 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California ![]() ![]() |
For the record, I have never met Mark Henry. I have never had a conversation with him. He was not present during any of my conversations with Jake Raby. Jake knew exactly what my intentions were before I built either of the Raby Kit motors. Therefore neither motor had an “aggressive carb cam.” I didn’t “give up” and sell the motor, and go to the six cylinder. Going to the six was always the plan from the start. From the day I got the car, that was always the plan. After getting the second engine running and tuned, I put it up for sale. It was for sale for almost a year before it sold and during that time, I drove the car and tuned the car. I have a group of friends here in Reno Tahoe who also went through an SDS system. They all moved on as it isn’t nearly sophisticated enough for their/our needs. Before he gets to attacking their abilities, two are techs at a Toyota dealership, one is a mechanical engineer. One was the owner of Motorsport’s Dynamics in Sacramento. His opinion? He called it “too simple. Not much better than carbs.” Which it is. He builds 700HP drift motors for factory teams. I’ll go with his opinion over yours.
Before buying the SDS system, I had a long conversation with someone who I believe said his name was Ross. He knew that I intended to use itb’s, he knew that my intention was 60% street, 30% track day, and 10% autocross. He never expressed any reservations about my plan until, I said I was having MPS tuning problems. Then, it was the itb’s and I should possibly try TP tuning. Not why I paid over a grand for the system. I could have stayed with my Dellortos. As far as trying to invalidate my experience, I’m pretty darned educated, I can figure it out, after all, if a mechanic can get it... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) |
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