RE: Mac-01 vs. Mac-02

[Anton Gaidos III <anton_gaidos_iii@firepower.com>]

I am a complete rookie when I comes to forced induction but I realize
some limitations to overlap and duration. Still, is not the first
upgrade always cam and exhaust? Is it not best to first find a good
compromise in a cam, free up restrictions in the exhaust and then play
around with boost, mixture and timing? Again a compromise with low end
torgue vs free flow 
needs to be delt with. Unrestrict your exhaust too much you lose low
end. Get too much lift you get lousy idle and again move your torgue to
high up the rev limit. With forced induction there is the overlap
problem too. Also what about manifolds and cylinder heads. There is that
equation to contend with too. Do you port you head and manifolds to
really enjoy a good ECU upgrade even though your ECU is more a timing
map? As I said I'm a rookie here but it seems to me many of the age old
rules apply. Get a good balance with a cam, exhaust and porting first to
eliminate the factory restrictions.
 So where is the starting point with forced induction? Do you go
straight to the ECU and WG or follow the old rules first?
Anton J. Gaidos, III
PC Design
Motorola Computer Group
"The fortunate man knows how much he can safely leave to chance"

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