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Originally Posted by Wolfman3002 John, What I want out of an engine is solid performace for spirited driving in the twisties (the Pacific Coast Highway comes to mind). I don't so much care about top end speed, I mostly want to be able to put my foot into it at, say, 35-45MPH, and really feel the push. I guess that means low end torque? I'm still in the planning stages, but the new engine will probably be something like this: 2.0l, 9.0:1 compression, ported head, a "Torquer" or "Combination" camshaft, EFI, Sprint manifold w/ 2" exhaust, Compufire ignition (this is already on my GT now and works great). Randy

With the 95mm pistons you'll be pushing 9.7:1 Now thats seat of the pants power. All you'll need is the proper cam. The bad thing is you'll run out of air flow around the 115 gm/sec mark.