ORIGINAL: acura301997
Hey Everyone, I have had a Mayhem with a .26C for a couple of weeks now and I love it! The only thing I have done is changed the bell gear to a 12 tooth and now it accelerates very fast. I have Proline Road Rage street tires and do a lot of parking lot driving with this thing. I have noticed that the front tires seem to be donuting out pretty much all the time during full throttle. The very centers of the tires are showing some agressive wear. I also think that this car tends to push while making high speed turns. What is the best way to get more power to the rear wheels and get rid of this understeer? Does changing the diff viscosity really make any difference? Also if I wanted to get a $200 engine that would be mainly for pavement driving and a lot of top speed, basically I think the .26 is awsome but I want something that will make this thing scream, what engine would I want to get? Or would it put too much stress on the car if I added more power?
If you’re wanting top speed performance and still maintain some low-end power.........first off change your clutch bell from that 12 tooth to a 14. Then, still using the .26 change the pipe to a mid-high tuned pipe (Ofna offers some of the best pipes for the money). The factory pipe for the .26 is for low-mid torque and changing just the pipe alone will make you think you have a totally different truck altogether.
If you still want more “umph” then go with an Ofna .27. They’re relatively cheap @ about $160.00. And you’ll want to run the mid-high torque pipe with this engine anyway. Don’t let the price fool you either. “Out of the box” these engines are awesome and very reliable.
One thing people don’t understand about the Sportworks .26 is it’s potential and what it actually already can do without mods. The factory crank is already turbo ported and has 3 turbo slots. With just a little porting on the sleeve all by itself this engine makes SERIOUS power. The blocks passage ways are fairly clean from the start and just a little deburring is all it takes to clean these up. But without even going through any of that, the engine will SCREAM as it is with just a pipe change. You’re truck will absolutely haul arse with going to a 14 tooth clutch bell as well.