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Help on building a HOT B18/B20 please!!!

Howdy,

Your goals are at odds. The "as much as possible" power precludes a well behaved engine. It will idle rough, have a switch like throttle response, bog at low RPM, and just in general be a pain in the nether regions to drive on the street.

Your second post about the camshaft indicates that you are aware of the tradeoffs involved.

The commonly advised formula for a fast road car:

twin Webers, dual Mikunis, or fuel injection
double down pipe exhaust manifold into a two and a half inch exhaust system
D grind or Isky VV cam
port and bowl work by someone who knows what they are doing

That will cost a pretty penny. More power will increase the costs exponentially.
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New Help on building a HOT B18/B20 please!!!
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