Tom Tucker

Can we all agree that OP is not likely to hit his goal of 400-410rwkw on 98 with a GTX3576? More like 370rwkw?

Plenty of threads on the exact question you're asking man. Have a look in the turbo section and a few of the build threads

Beautiful looking car mate. And well articulated post. I don't think either of those options will get you 400rwkw on 98. You probably need a GTX3584RS or the like. But you'll lose spool. The G35-900 flows very well at modest boost as well, and that spools very well, but more expensive.

Super keen to see how it goes. Is it possible to complete against all the 1000hp cars that show up these days?

@Puffwagon is the car still alive?

Yeah exactly, swapping bleeders etc. You're all over it.

Mid 500s sounds perfect. Hopefully you can keep it reliable. It sounds like a lot of fun. It's pretty cool that you can get all fours spinning

I like that people like you are thinking about these sorts of things. But the falcon market won't support it, IMO. The average falcon owner isn't flush with cash. And those that do have cash just buy brembos. Remember with the 6 piston brembos you need to ensure the crossover pipe is sorted.

Does it hold that boost all the way to redline? So are you having more fun with a smaller turbo? Or does it not make that much difference with a big converter auto?

Wow, what a difference an auto and AWD makes to acceleration. That's a crazy 0-100

Whoops. Glad she's all ok

@Slowxr6t ouch! What happened? 3 rods is a good effort.

Even with a Haltech it's not that easy man. Especially transient throttle. Cams made a big difference for me, and they changed the exhaust note nicely, but it's probably not worthwhile for most people

Cams are worth it depending on goals. But they make tuning a lot harder, which is why you've had that experience with a tuner. Cam specs and timing introduce variables that require heaps more time to make the car drive nice.

Man if you're getting a 3584RS with a 1.15 rear to come on by 2700 rpm with stock cams, and you think it's laggy, I very much doubt you will do better with cams. They almost all improve mid to top end, and normally shift boost threshold higher. Also, with a stock motor, most tuners are pretty hesitant bringing in boost too early