i've been wanting something more efficient then the 330 marine's and am wanting some ddp's, 2s sound good and 3s are interesting but what makes the 3s worth $150 more then the 2s? at the moment i am at 300hp and 600 foot pounds with just the marines, 16. 5* timing, ats manifold, 4" straight pipe and stock plate forward, i am wanting another 100 hp and 200 ft lb or so but it'll be a while before i get there and will probably need a south bend clutch and a good turbo of some sort to do it
besides the smoke and so so mileage theres nothing wrong with the 20k mile or so old 330s, what say the experts? 2s outta support around 375hp with a turbo/#10 plate and be somewhat useful when the occasion to drag something down the road arises, or should i find the extra $150 and get the 3s, 95% of the time all it's hauling is butt and more mpg with the god awful fuel prices would be sweet, diesel hit $. 62 more then regular today and as such have been driving my bmw as it gets 3-4 more mpg and sucks down $. 40 a gallon cheaper fuel while doing it and when i get my other hotrod bimmer on the road soon it'll get almost 8 mpg better then the truck. i miss driving my truck :{
i would go with the stage 3's, i actually lost about 30hp when i swaped out the 370's for the stage 3's. the stage 3's in my truck i know have made about 470hp, and 970 on torque, that was with alot of pump modifications too,( no plate, fully cut DV's, 20 deg. of timing, FASS fuel system at 45psi. ), but they still are very clean injectors, and if there are too much, well you can always move your plate around to get what your looking for out of those injectors. i actually think i will loose some power going from the 330's to the stage 2's, that why i reccomend the stage 3's. they are more than streetable, but when you want to have some fun, they dont hold back.
wes