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KB 1.7l for a 99/01 Cobra?
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<blockquote data-quote="Taz" data-source="post: 2495076" data-attributes="member: 2127"><p>LOL That’s just about the most left-handed retraction I’ve ever read, but hey, no hard feelings. :thumbsup: </p><p></p><p>Now, take a look at my post count and signup date. Considering what you see there, do you think I would have bothered to question you in the first place if the topic hadn’t been one in which I have both some experience and a personal interest? Not likely. Most of the time, I just sit back and laugh at what I read on SVTP without ever posting a word, because I don’t need the hostile, retaliatory replies that usually follow.</p><p></p><p>I’d be the first to admit that I do have a hair trigger, and everyone who knows me will agree. (That’s at least partially the reason behind my nickname.) But I don't generally snap until/unless I feel I've been crossed, and my first post to you in this thread consisted of two questions that I didn't believe warranted what seemed a hostile, defensive reply.</p><p></p><p>On some forums, everyone is expected to be ready to validate whatever he/she says. No second-hand or conjured up notions allowed. And trust me, on any of those forums, SOMEONE would have asked those two questions, and NO ONE would have been expected to take offense. Unfortunately, all sorts of wild conjecture and just plain bad information are frequently accepted as fact here on SVTP without their validity ever being challenged, which is why I read most of these threads primarily for their entertainment value.</p><p></p><p>See, I don't consider selecting an oversized head unit for a blower installation to be the least bit analogous to “overbuilding” the other parts of a car. I consider it more akin to playing Russian roulette with an automatic pistol. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for overbuilding when it isn’t risky business to do so. For instance, I see that you’ve installed a TKO-500 in your car. Nice choice, but I would have been satisfied with nothing less than a TKO-600, specifically a TCET-4617. Why? Added insurance. The TKO-600 is stouter and uses a 26-spline input shaft. As you may have read, I recently bought a pair of DSS Level-5 halfshafts for my car, when I would certainly have been just fine with Level-2’s. Why? Because the L-5’s are stouter, so I paid the extra six bills for the additional insurance. BUT I was more than willing to settle for a KB 1.7 for my car. Why? Because I’ve looked long and hard at the limitations of the stock internals and the operational characteristics of the 2.2, and I’ve concluded that’s an unjustifiably RISKY combination. As far as I'm concerned, the only reasonably safe way to throw a 2.2 at a New Edge Cobra is to first forge the bottom end.</p><p></p><p>Then, out of nowhere, some kid (sorry, everything’s a matter of perspective) jumps in here and spouts off with a recommendation that I consider just plain WRONG. Forgive me for prying a bit to determine just exactly what he’s basing that on. Sure, I doubt that anybody would be foolish enough to take one individual's opinion and run with it, and if anyone really is that foolish, well, I'm a firm believer in Darwin's theory of Natural Selection. But foolish notions have a way of snowballing, so I thought I'd better ask you for some validation before a dozen similar posts popped up in this thread and turned into the majority - albeit untenable - recommendation. And there ARE those who are inclined to accept as fact any opinion voiced loudly enough, regardless of its merits.</p><p></p><p>None of us has all the answers, especially me. Even though I was probably wrenching cars (right there in Garland, as a matter of fact) about the same time your daddy was a gleam in your granddaddy’s eye, I've still got more questions than answers. But on this particular topic, I’ve done enough homework to believe I have at least a few of the answers. Of course, I’m always willing to listen to opposing viewpoints, but only when they’ve got some meat on their bones. Lay some hard data and/or supporting observations on the table. Then, we can engage in a meaningful dialogue about the possibility of running a 2.2 on a stock bottom end Cobra.</p><p></p><p>BTW, for your future reference, from <em>Webser's New Collegiate Dictionary </em> - hubris <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />: exaggerated pride or self-confidence</p><p></p><p>T-</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Taz, post: 2495076, member: 2127"] LOL That’s just about the most left-handed retraction I’ve ever read, but hey, no hard feelings. :thumbsup: Now, take a look at my post count and signup date. Considering what you see there, do you think I would have bothered to question you in the first place if the topic hadn’t been one in which I have both some experience and a personal interest? Not likely. Most of the time, I just sit back and laugh at what I read on SVTP without ever posting a word, because I don’t need the hostile, retaliatory replies that usually follow. I’d be the first to admit that I do have a hair trigger, and everyone who knows me will agree. (That’s at least partially the reason behind my nickname.) But I don't generally snap until/unless I feel I've been crossed, and my first post to you in this thread consisted of two questions that I didn't believe warranted what seemed a hostile, defensive reply. On some forums, everyone is expected to be ready to validate whatever he/she says. No second-hand or conjured up notions allowed. And trust me, on any of those forums, SOMEONE would have asked those two questions, and NO ONE would have been expected to take offense. Unfortunately, all sorts of wild conjecture and just plain bad information are frequently accepted as fact here on SVTP without their validity ever being challenged, which is why I read most of these threads primarily for their entertainment value. See, I don't consider selecting an oversized head unit for a blower installation to be the least bit analogous to “overbuilding” the other parts of a car. I consider it more akin to playing Russian roulette with an automatic pistol. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for overbuilding when it isn’t risky business to do so. For instance, I see that you’ve installed a TKO-500 in your car. Nice choice, but I would have been satisfied with nothing less than a TKO-600, specifically a TCET-4617. Why? Added insurance. The TKO-600 is stouter and uses a 26-spline input shaft. As you may have read, I recently bought a pair of DSS Level-5 halfshafts for my car, when I would certainly have been just fine with Level-2’s. Why? Because the L-5’s are stouter, so I paid the extra six bills for the additional insurance. BUT I was more than willing to settle for a KB 1.7 for my car. Why? Because I’ve looked long and hard at the limitations of the stock internals and the operational characteristics of the 2.2, and I’ve concluded that’s an unjustifiably RISKY combination. As far as I'm concerned, the only reasonably safe way to throw a 2.2 at a New Edge Cobra is to first forge the bottom end. Then, out of nowhere, some kid (sorry, everything’s a matter of perspective) jumps in here and spouts off with a recommendation that I consider just plain WRONG. Forgive me for prying a bit to determine just exactly what he’s basing that on. Sure, I doubt that anybody would be foolish enough to take one individual's opinion and run with it, and if anyone really is that foolish, well, I'm a firm believer in Darwin's theory of Natural Selection. But foolish notions have a way of snowballing, so I thought I'd better ask you for some validation before a dozen similar posts popped up in this thread and turned into the majority - albeit untenable - recommendation. And there ARE those who are inclined to accept as fact any opinion voiced loudly enough, regardless of its merits. None of us has all the answers, especially me. Even though I was probably wrenching cars (right there in Garland, as a matter of fact) about the same time your daddy was a gleam in your granddaddy’s eye, I've still got more questions than answers. But on this particular topic, I’ve done enough homework to believe I have at least a few of the answers. Of course, I’m always willing to listen to opposing viewpoints, but only when they’ve got some meat on their bones. Lay some hard data and/or supporting observations on the table. Then, we can engage in a meaningful dialogue about the possibility of running a 2.2 on a stock bottom end Cobra. BTW, for your future reference, from [I]Webser's New Collegiate Dictionary [/I] - hubris (n): exaggerated pride or self-confidence T- [/QUOTE]
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