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so what does a v6 turning 7K+ rpms sound like

was going threw my old youtube videos a bit and cam across these 2 videos. and so relized how much i loved the sound of my high rpm turbo v6 thats sitting back in jersey

iirc this one ^^^^ above was 7,600 rpms

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iirc correctly this was 8,200 rpms on the launch by accident , i know ive posted the data logs before
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Re: so what does a v6 turning 7K+ rpms sound like

My full built bulltna 3.4 makes great power to 7200 but i don't wanna take it much more yet.....

Will say NOTHING else at our big car meets sounds like a 60° 2.8-3.4 at high rpms
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Buy the numbers a 2.8 should be able to turn 14K if the part were strong enough. [ Bore to stroke ratio math wiz stuff. had a friend who went through every engine , only the Iron duke has a better ratio ]
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My full built bulltna 3.4 makes great power to 7200 but i don't wanna take it much more yet.....

Will say NOTHING else at our big car meets sounds like a 60° 2.8-3.4 at high rpms
depending the he valve train it wont go much higher then 7k with a hyd cam.
we got mine to spin so high by modifying the lifters and running a really stiff valve spring. everytime we wing the motor over 8,200 i would just throw away the valve springs as it would beat them to death.

so be carefull reving urs that high, hell im surprised it will actually go that high n/a in gear
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Nice sound , my first stock thirdgen 3.1 auto would wind round to 7k. No power but sounded great lol I always thought it sounded like a babey ferrari, it had this high pitch playful note to it, I guess it was the stock can but im not sure.
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I freaking love the sounds of the high reving v6 heres mine turning 6200 when i shift. Sounds bad ****.

I think the highest i ever reved mine up on purpose was about 6800 and that was screaming.

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Fast Eddi that thing sounds sweet! Love to hear that turbo.
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I was very suprised after i built it......i did spend days porting and polishing the heads with my tricks i do on my stock car engines

Its also a 280 delta cam with Sbc Rhodes and 330 pound springs....
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my 3.4 with an X pipe and aerochambers. wish I had more videos

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Re: so what does a v6 turning 7K+ rpms sound like

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was going threw my old youtube videos a bit and cam across these 2 videos. and so relized how much i loved the sound of my high rpm turbo v6 thats sitting back in jersey...
I filmed those videos with my old camera in front of Paul's house, you almost lost control during the first run (second video), you came back shaking, I remember that day like it was yesterday lol. You never ran the car at the track with that big turbo you slapped on there, you would have been in the tens with that much stall and the right boost, you just needed more fuel. I remember putting it on, you were freaking out because the exhaust was spitting water and we were thinking the worst, but it was just condensation from sitting...
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I filmed those videos with my old camera in front of Paul's house, you almost lost control during the first run (second video), you came back shaking, I remember that day like it was yesterday lol. You never ran the car at the track with that big turbo you slapped on there, you would have been in the tens with that much stall and the right boost, you just needed more fuel. I remember putting it on, you were freaking out because the exhaust was spitting water and we were thinking the worst, but it was just condensation from sitting...
haha yup i hit the dip infront of the lil bridge and almost put the car into the woods car got all sorts of tail happy after hitting that dip was really glad i didnt have the slicks on it , that was also the day we went to the dyno, we pulled the car in dropped the slicks on it and loaded it on the trailer, those poor 38# injectors over 100% duty cycle at the 7/8 psi it was set at

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sounds like alot of noise and not really going anywhere not enough cubes (flow) to get the turbo wound up in a reasonable time .people put big turbos on small motors that cant turn em really bogs down when hitting 2nd
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sounds like alot of noise and not really going anywhere not enough cubes (flow) to get the turbo wound up in a reasonable time .people put big turbos on small motors that cant turn em really bogs down when hitting 2nd
had no problems spooling up that custom 60-1 turbo , we had literally 5 min prior bolted that turbo onto the motor , no tuning shot those 2 clips and went to the dyno
the car made over 300 hp and 400fltbs that same day with the injectors maxed out and no timing advance , last pull of the day i manually set base timing 1-2* higher and picked up 35 rwhp this was all with total timing at 12*
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I take my N/A 3500 regularly to 7k and it sounds amazing. No head work done, just cam, valve springs, pushrods.
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Re: so what does a v6 turning 7K+ rpms sound like

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sounds like alot of noise and not really going anywhere...
It's called tire spin, something most V8's on this website cannot do at the same weight...

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... not enough cubes (flow) to get the turbo wound up in a reasonable time.
Oh my goodness, should I even respond to this? Are you implying "flow" is measured by way of cubic inches and not a flow bench lol? Are you implying a 3.8 Turbo Buick and a 3.8 Nissan GTR take in the same "flow" at the very same RPM lol?

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... people put big turbos on small motors that cant turn em really bogs down when hitting 2nd
What do you mean can't turn them? You do realize turbo's have specific maps, and that "flow" is measured through the cylinder heads at escalating RPM's, and that flow is maximized for a particular engine's RPM dependent on the valve events selected, and you also do realize that the proper stall speed will keep the engine in that needed range to avoid bogging down any engine, not to mention the load of the engine, that being conclusive with final gear ratio has a tremendous impact on turbo lag, correct? It doesn't matter how big the engine is, if the turbo starts spooling at a certain RPM, then that is where you target your coupling, whether stick, or stall...
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Guys, this car was more than sixty feet away from me when I was filming it the first time, and the car was literally still squatting and spinning the tires as it freaking passed me. Dave, do they even know you were running a 4500-stall speed with a spool? Did you show them your head work? The damn car had ten second quarter mile times in it back then, and his boost pressure was nowhere near maxed out, and his fueling was holding him back, not to mention the locked timing because of the piggy backed Megasquirt only controlling VE...

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Without daves car i would never have done to mine what i have. He was my inspiration back when i though a V6 was just slow period. He had one bad **** lil v6 then.

Ill add i have a big turbo and my car sure doesnt bog down when shifting. Yea its a auto and having a 3500 stall eliminates any bogging. Once the boost is there its there. Daves was just like that.
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Without daves car i would never have done to mine what i have. He was my inspiration back when i though a V6 was just slow period. He had one bad **** lil v6 then.

Ill add i have a big turbo and my car sure doesnt bog down when shifting. Yea its a auto and having a 3500 stall eliminates any bogging. Once the boost is there its there. Daves was just like that.

theres another v6 car hiding in my stable its got a 76mm
one project at a time though trying to get the iroc ready for the silver state classic , for those of u who dont know its a race on regular closed off highways in nevada 90 miles long

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had no problems spooling up that custom 60-1 turbo , we had literally 5 min prior bolted that turbo onto the motor , no tuning shot those 2 clips and went to the dyno
the car made over 300 hp and 400fltbs that same day with the injectors maxed out and no timing advance , last pull of the day i manually set base timing 1-2* higher and picked up 35 rwhp this was all with total timing at 12*
guess im not a turbo guy cause i beat soooo many the lag is their achilles heel i s/c my 3.4l truck no lag bolted on stock exhaust stock injectors stock timing stock air filter stock rearend stock tranny manual i do have a 7th injector no intercooler dyno at well over 350hp 12.8 1/4 mile ohh yea did get smaller pulley and under $ 2000 total spent so yea i still have some hp left on the table so maybe if a twin turbo beats me maybe i'll upgrade so ill keep driving my little sleeper truck and beat turbos on heavy cars for fun ohh yea truck over 15 yrs old soo sorry if a brake stand and loud exhust dont get me wet . i'll enjoy my 1,2,3,4 gear tire spins didn't mean to offend any one
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my high rpm turbo v6 thats sitting back in jersey...
Sell it to me Dave, I'll show these guys what it can really do...
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Sell it to me Dave, I'll show these guys what it can really do...
theres no ecm in it atm , and i dont know were the title is off hand but if u want it as a drag only car go pick it up u know were its at, the nly thing is if u ever get rid of it u have to send me the turbo system off it
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theres no ecm in it atm , and i dont know were the title is off hand but if u want it as a drag only car go pick it up u know were its at, the nly thing is if u ever get rid of it u have to send me the turbo system off it
Where is it? By your uncle's shop? I thought he moved locations? I'm not gonna go and pick it up without a title, are you crazy lol? Try to find the title, I will buy it from you, and will ship you whatever you want from it...
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Where is it? By your uncle's shop? I thought he moved locations? I'm not gonna go and pick it up without a title, are you crazy lol? Try to find the title, I will buy it from you, and will ship you whatever you want from it...
ill see what i can do on the title , shops in the same place cars sitting outside in the lot
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ill see what i can do on the title , shops in the same place cars sitting outside in the lot
It's not there, I just passed there because I had to go to Route 18 anyway, so I figured I would take a ride. I seen your uncle's blue and gray pick up, but nothing was parked on the side where you normally parked it...
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It's not there, I just passed there because I had to go to Route 18 anyway, so I figured I would take a ride. I seen your uncle's blue and gray pick up, but nothing was parked on the side where you normally parked it...
might be inside, or in the other garage, ill find out
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might be inside, or in the other garage, ill find out...
Let me know bro. That is the whole reason I am building the turbo 4200 I6 Vortec in the Trailblazer, it's not staying in the truck, it's eventually coming out and going into something else, just don't know what yet, but it's gotta be a hardtop though whatever it is...
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guess im not a turbo guy cause i beat soooo many the lag is their achilles heel i s/c my 3.4l truck no lag bolted on stock exhaust stock injectors stock timing stock air filter stock rearend stock tranny manual i do have a 7th injector no intercooler dyno at well over 350hp 12.8 1/4 mile ohh yea did get smaller pulley and under $ 2000 total spent so yea i still have some hp left on the table so maybe if a twin turbo beats me maybe i'll upgrade so ill keep driving my little sleeper truck and beat turbos on heavy cars for fun ohh yea truck over 15 yrs old soo sorry if a brake stand and loud exhust dont get me wet . i'll enjoy my 1,2,3,4 gear tire spins didn't mean to offend any one
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