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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 02:38 AM
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ok i,
a.) take my sohc rering it put my spare 02 r/t cam in it and turbo it with my turbo kit.
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b.)take sohc rering it and put my dohc from my 98 dohc sport donor and turbo it with my turbo kit.

now i know dohc usually more power but i just want thought from people like you/us know mechs with a lil experience so with that being said A or B
 
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 03:14 AM
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are you asking if you should go sohc or dohc?

if this is, dont sohc bottom/dohc top have better compression? why not do that
 
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 03:19 AM
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yeah they do but ive heard i should do sohc turbo jus wantin thought and i agree with you i like the idea of dohc but want to be different with sohc
 
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 03:43 AM
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sohc bottom and dohc top end will give you better compression. Kinda like when I swaped my gf8 subaru wagon for a full wrx drivetrain. I didnt want the 2.0 head so I went with a 2.5 head for better compression
 
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 02:08 AM
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i do agree ive done a lil thinkin over the weekend and im doin the dohc with turbo seeins im only running 8psi i wont have to worry and i already have a manifold for dohc
 
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 02:12 AM
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if you dont mind, could you take pictures of the whole process, im a more of an see an example kinda of guy
 
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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alright i certainly will but im not doin it till i get a piggy back an afc and a few other thing i do things right the first time instead of tryin to hurry but when i do i will certainly have a how to thread
 
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 10:28 PM
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sohc block/pistons and a dohc head will drop your compression
 
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 12:59 PM
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yeah thats my plan my sohc cam bottom end and throw my dohc head on it...now will the 420a manifold for an eclipse work with my dohc head?
 
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