love MKIVs. Built a few myself. They are MONSTERS!

 

Thanks guys! The motor just came back from the machine shop so I'll be taking plenty of pictures when we assemble it. Gotta do it in two stages because I need the rod clearances before I can order the bearings. Also need to pick up the rods soon, got my eye on some Carrillo HD rods with the 3/8" CARR bolts. Build once and do it right, right?

The cams I'm looking for are on major backorder so I might go with a set of HKS 280s or some custom Kelford cams. Don't know the lift for each off the top of my head but will post pictures and measurements after we make it happen.

Still not gonna go the E85 route unless for some reason the car doesn't make the power I want on the 100 octane and methanol setup, but by pushing it to 32-34psi and spraying the meth in with the fuel under boost, I don't think I'll have an issue. I'd need another fuel pump, larger injectors, and bigger lines to make the E85 work, which is why I dint really wanna just jump into it. Gonna see how the meth works out first.

 

Stock rods and the auto tranny will be your limiting factors, but you could run something like a 67mm DBB turbo and make crazy street power. I've seen those new 6765 turbos go into the 9s already.

 

That should be sufficient power Im not trying to set any records, but I do want something in the 600+ range.