Z18 questions

[David Costello]

thinking of buying a Z18 turbo just wanted to check a few facts first   #1 the guy says it's still standard pistons but the head has been shaved .040" ,what compression ratio would this make.   #2 how much boost can be run through a standard Z18 (taking into consideration the head shave) wolf 2d computer, T28 and no intercooler.  he said it's never been taken above 10psi.   #3 the car made 176hp @ wheels on 6psi, is this fairly average for a Z18? sounds fairly high for 6psi.   #4 a bottom end bearing has gone, would the most cost effective option be replacing the bearing, or just dropping in an L20 bottom end?   my plan was to get a Z18 and put the L20 bottom end under it, I was interested in this one cause of the price (just over a grand for the complete stanza) but I'm thinking now that if the head on it's shaved I'm gunna be up for another head later if I wanna reduce compression, so maybe there's no point buying this.  Or is it still good for the price, considering I'd get the T28, Wold2d, manifolds etc etc.   Dave --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------