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Yea, that is the upper timing gear for the camshaft. It's aluminum and a (2) peice design (the 4 bolts hold them together)... it's adjustable every .5* . Actually there are a fair amount of little parts to that Comp Cams belt drive. That cam gear bolts to a tapered and keyed mandrel with a single left hand thread bolt (center)that mandrel bolts to the front of the camshaft (with 3 allen cap screws) and a thrust washer set encased in a stainless steel housing that bolts to the front of the cover behind the gear. You have to juggle bronze shims around inside the housing to get the camshaft end play in spec. There is also an oil seal in that housing for the mandrel to go thru. We did have to modify the cover assy a little.... grind on the backside and the block for clearance.... then just drill out the dowl pin holes a little so that you can center the entire assy by the 2 oil seals - Then bolt it up to the block tight.... otherwise you run the risk of having the seals leak because the cover is not in perfect alginment with the camshaft and crankshaft. This is a common mod and the way everybody makes sure belt drives don't leak. This is what it looks like with the upper timing gear and belt removed. [URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/photo%203_zpsdo4h5vtu.jpg.html]  [/URL]We did run into a little snag yesterday with the oil pump being too short for the 8" oil pan sump but Bob at Titan has shipped me out a spacer to fix it. Will
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Progress on the engine.
Rods and Pistons ready for assembly. [URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/1984%20Corvette/photo_zps0oexmsba.jpg.html]  [/URL]Short block going together. [URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/1984%20Corvette/image_zpseephtjka.jpeg.html]  [/URL]A couple from the bottom. [URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/1984%20Corvette/photo%203_zpswtdv3dsf.jpg.html]  [/URL][URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/1984%20Corvette/photo%202_zpsfvhuzffv.jpg.html]  [/URL]Cam Belt Drive installed. [URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/1984%20Corvette/photo%202_zpsxxh1cfdj.jpg.html]  [/URL]Will
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Mine cracked about 2yrs ago.... never have gotten around to fixing it.
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Oh, Forget to mention I now have most everything needed to build my new exhaust system.
All exhaust piping is 3.5" T304 stainless steel from MBRP. I have 3.5" Dynomax Race Bullet mini mufflers but they are the lesser T409 stainless material. With dual 3.5" exhaust It's going to be a TIGHT fit in the tunnel...... I hope to have my new stainless welding and fabrication table today. This weekend I'll re-arrange the garage so I can start some welding work... need the engine and headers in the car to get the important exhaust fitting stuff done - so all I'll be able to do is weld the turn downs on the mufflers - but it's a start and gives me a reason to fire up my new TIG welder. Will
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Just wanted to show my new gauge and switch pannel I built for the center dash.
[URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/IMG_20140315_170505_zps69bufstm.jpg.html]  [/URL]The gauges are 2 5/8" Autometer Sport Comps and the switches are Fastronix lighted rockers. Really nice products.... The filler pannel is just 1/8th lexan that I cut to fit behind the dash fascia cover. Painted on the backside so it will never scratch and always look nice. Of course with the removable steering wheel this year I had to move the Tack to where the factory tach was located.... I'm still working on a filler pannel to make it look nice but I was making sure once I removed the factory gauge cluster that it would fit in there and not interfere with anything. [URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/IMG_20140315_170407_zpsa2rqjliy.jpg.html]  [/URL]You can also see my Turbo Action Cheetah shifter and air shifter assy that I fitted to the stock center console last year. Sorry for the wiring mess in the passenger floor but we were actually working on it, when I snapped the pics. Hope to be able to get the electronics board all fit in the floor there soon... just a peice of lexan with my iginition box, various relays, shifter control, ground and power blocks located on it. I do have some pics of the new roll cage located here: http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rkles ... 4641463207412754119266514 But they are all fabrication shots and I'll take some of the car now that everything is painted, the carbon fiber bar protectors on and the interior is all put back in it. Looks great so I'll take some pics this weekend for you guys. Will
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Are you sure the drain pan was clean before you drained the oil?
If the pan was clean thats a serious problem.... Take a small magnet and drag it thru that oil and see if the particals are magnetic. Will
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Awesome. Glad it was an easy fix (compared to pulling cyl heads).
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Forgot about this thread... Used a little of my tax return and bought this AHP Alpha TIG 200DX to use at home and keep my skills up.
[URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/20140416_191532_zpsgxpoqznm.jpg.html]  [/URL]If your going to weld and fabricate race car stuff I highly recommend TIG. This is really good machine for home use. Dual 120v/240v input capability, AC/DC output with tons of features like pulse and spark control, progressive pedal and finger tip start controls, Weldcraft WP18 torch.... Nice stable arc. The cart I got from HF. Awesome piece for the money as well.... also picked up a little HF mini bench grinder and diamond wheels just to sharpen tungsten without contamination Now to find a cheap stainless table/work bench for welding/fabrication use. Seen a few on ebay that are the right size. I'm really going to enjoy having this around the house. Will
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The coolant has to be going somewhere....
If you can't pressure test it, I would at least pull all the spark plugs and check for a clean one. Will
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Nice work.
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I will be happy if it dyno's anything over 700HP normally aspriated.... In all reality it will probally make a bit more than that..... But the engine is not really cammed or configured in the slightest for max HP normally aspriated so I am keeping my expectations in check. Nitrous engines are all about how much nitrous you can get them to burn.... 2X more energy in NO2 than just O2. When you build an engine in this manner they tend to be very inefficient without the NO2. All the disclaimers aside I would very much like to see my little 434 break 700HP NA just because thats a pretty serious number for a true 23* SBC.... Will
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Good news.
Piston to valve now measures .082 mechanical and about .098 using clay.... right where it needs to be. Brian These pistons are about .200 thick at the thinnest point.... Andy The idea is to keep the piston as strong as possibe for obvious reasons. Also keep the dome as big and valve reliefs as small as possible for as much compression as possible. My bro got the rocker stand height figured out and rocker geometry fixed up. Pushrod length is gonna be 8.0 inches. Now I got to buy some pushrods. Hopefully the rest of the pistons will be cut and everything balanced in the next few days. Will
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My new Diamond Nitrous Piston cut on the exhaust side for additional piston to valve clearance.
[URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/photo_zpsqxehgkfo.jpg.html]  [/URL]Now to see if we cut enough.... Will
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Brother called me today and he got a piston fly cut... he is going to mock it up tonight or tomorrow and figure out if my guesstimate of .125 is enough.
If it gives enough piston to valve clearance he is cleared hot to cut the other (7) pistons, weigh everything and balance the crank. I got the extra shims ordered from Jesel yesterday (should arrive this week). Only one part for the engine left to order... PUSHRODS! Once the Jesel shims arrive he can mock the rockers back up and re-figure rocker geometry and pushrod length out. Then I'll order the pushrods. Hope to be ready for assembly next week or week after sometime. Dyno shortly after. Will
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One more Pic.
You can see the K1 Technology rod hitting the camshaft here..... (If you look in the mirror). [URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/photo%201_zpspsgwkobo.jpg.html]  [/URL]Looking at where it's hitting on the cam lobe and how much lobe is left to go, you can get an idea of how much material would have had to come off the shoulder and bolt of that rod to clear the cam lobe.... way more than I was confortable grinding off a rod thats gonna be used in a 700+hp and 8,000RPM engine. Will
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Couple Pics.
New Speier racing Heads V Factor 2.70 Profiler 250cc Intake runner. Flows 350CFM. 2.125 size Intake Valve. Intake Port. [URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/1984%20Corvette/photo%201_zps9u0f3p0r.jpg.html]  [/URL]Exhaust port. [URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/1984%20Corvette/photo%202_zpsasyms8rc.jpg.html]  [/URL]Jesel Rockers. [URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/1984%20Corvette/photo%203_zpssk1gccap.jpg.html]  [/URL]I didn't take any pics of the new Callies Ultra XD rods this trip.... I was really consumed with fitting parts and figuring out clearances as fast as possible. Will get some pics of the bottom end stuff next trip. Will
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All I wish is that someone else was paying for it. Will
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Why are you converting the car to later model wider suspension?
Just to get the ABS or what? Good luck with it. All the coated stuff looks great. Will
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Just wanted to update on our progress with the engine - which has been a big hold up because of parts.
I got the cyl heads from Chad Speier Thursday. Impressive work is all I can say. Some pleminary mock up work on the short block revelad the K1 Technology rods were hitting the camshaft... which is to be expected but this was some pretty serious contact and I didn't want to grind away a bunch of the rod bolt threads to clear the cam and that was what was going to have to happen if I countinued down this road and used the K1 Technology rods. I spent my new carb money on a set of Callies Ultra XD billet steel rods.... Almost $1400 worth. Made from a special 4330 Timkin Bearing steel and made in the USA. Very nice rods. Splayed bolts and an offset cap end for extra cam clearance. Good news is the Calllies Ultra XD's cleared the camshaft with .055 to spare. Bad news is it will be next season before I can afford to buy that C&S Aersol Billet carb I have been wanting. I also did a pleminary mock up on my rocker geometry and piston to valve clearance.... (1) I need more shims for the Jesel Rockers. You need really long valves to get .800 liftin a 23* SBC and the shims that came with the rockers were close but I still need to raise the stand height up to get the proper rocker geometry. (2) The exhaust valve hits the piston starting at 20* BTDC and all the way to 2* BTDC.... took .045 lash just to get it to clear barely. So we are going to fly cut .125 off the piston which should give me .080 piston to valve and with the actual valve lash lash and defletion it should open up to .100 or so. Once the pistons are fly cut we can balance the rotating assy and then assemble the short block. Things are getting there. Will
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It's a great mod... when the bolt falls out and goes thru the engine it gives him an excuse to build a 383.... Will
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Yes you should change the valve springs if you go to 1.6 rockers on an LT1. If not the factory LT1 springs are very close to coilbind and in some cases where factory tollerances stack up the wrong way, too close... not to mention depending on how many miles and how much hard use they have had, they could not have enough spring rate to control the valve train in all instances.
The factory LT4 springs actually set at a slightly higher seat height (1.780) via slightly different retainers and they are different wire dia.... thats how they get the extra lift out of them (up to .525) They are cheap, and solve all the potential problems of keeping the LT1 springs with 1.6 rockers. $37.00 LT4 spring kit PN 12495494 $18.00 LT4 retainer kit PN 12495492 You need both. Will
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We use Scorpion's rockers on most everything we build with stud mount rockers.
Top quality rocker arms and they are made in the USA right in Fla. Lifetime guarantee as well. I have used that particular 3/8 stud narrow body self algining model a few times on Vortec, LT1 and LT4 engines. It's great for mild bolt on stuff and requires minor modifications to LT1 (remove drip tabs) and none for LT4's except new 3/8 studs for those with the 10mm studs.... For higher RPM or more serious engines your better off with a big body non-SA rocker, 7/16 studs, guide plates and hardened pushrods... but the big body rockers require more mods to make them fit under the centerbolt valve covers. Will
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I would recommend Scorpion. Their narrow body self aligning rockers.
PN SCP1036BL. $282.00 at Summit Racing. Will
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I'm not interested in emissions and I'm not talking about thermostat temp ratings.
Every engine I have ever dyno'd made considerablly more HP with the coolant temp ice cold (and the oil temp boiling hot). Everytime I race my 84 I use an oil heater to make sure the oil temp is over 200F and I tow it to the lanes or crank and coast it - so to keep the coolant temp as low as I can. Cool cyl head temps make more HP. They are also more detonation resistant. Thats why I told hm what I did in reguard to coolant temps and running it hard. When your dealing with nearly 12.1 compression on pump gas using a wedge chamber and a relitivley small camshaft, the motor is going to have a bunch of cyl pressure. You need all the help you can get to make it not detonate and coolant temp is all he can control to help. If you heat soak an engine like he is building and then go make a few full power WOT pulls - it's gonna burn a piston in no time. Will Quote:
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Choice 2, is what I would do, as long as you have 2800-3200 stall.
I would also caution you about the engine coolant temp. Do not go out driving it around in traffic and then beat on it with high coolant temps and lots of underhood heat/heat soaked. Try to keep it around 160-180*F coolant temps at the start of a run. What is really important is the cyl head temps around the chamber - but all we can actually monitor is the coolant temps. Will
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Whats the Intake Valve Closing point in choices 1 and 2? Will
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The inner barrel of the right rear wheel on my 92 has huge flat spot on it...
I was driving to see some of my buddies in NC and there was a guy towing a loaded junk trailer in the right lane infront of me. I'm a good 20-30 car lenghts behind him and got the cruise on 75mph he's probally running 50mph... when I get to about 15 cars from him a peice of an old roof comes off that trailer and flys about 10ft in the air... I am all over the brakes trying to not have this POS land on top of my Corvette.... that thing hits the road right infront of me and explodes, I'm going about 40mph with the ABS kicking. End up running over a 2X4 and peice of plywood with the right rear and taking a bunch of loose shingles over the hood to the windshield. Now I am totally pissed off. I gear the car down and notice the guy with the trailer is running from me going about 80mph and then I hear a tak tak tak comming from the right rear and sure enough I wiggle the steerring wheel and the right rear tire feels soft. I had a 1" dia 5" long wood screw stuck thru the right rear tire... can you imagine being 300 miles from home in BFE North Carolina putting on the spare on the side of the road, driving to the nearest town and walking into a Colony Tire store and trying to buy 2 new 315/35R17's..... Will
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Personally I think its mall ninja BS. Fragmenting projectiles in pistol calibers dont penetrate deep enough to reach vital organs. Just looking at it you can see there can be little sectional density the way that projectil is designed. No sectional density = no penetration. The more expansion and fragmentation a projectil has, the less penetration it has.
Pistols are poor performers at knock down power like they so strongly advertise.... pistol calibers rely on penetration for the projectiles to destroy vital organs. They travel at very slow velocity compared to rifle rounds... this talk of energy transfer into the target is BS in regard to pistol calibers. In a real gunfight there are far more important thing than what bullets you have. I'm sure these bullets are expensive and most people would be better off spending that money on training. Will
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I'm pretty sure I'm going to go home and do something other than watch the State Of The Union address....
All I need to know about the State Of The Union, I figured out today when I came into work and found that about 15 of my co-workers recieved an invite to a mandatory meetin tomorrow - Where they are all going to be told when they are getting laid off.... Thank God I'm an "essential person" on this contract but I feel bad for these folks. Alot of them are friends and we have worked together for a long time on this program thru multiple companies. When the Govt has to dowsize engineering support on a contract it just approved last year, you know the State Of The Union is just above a pile of dog shit. Will
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Interesting mess with all this over on CF.
I haven't been given a vacation or hadcany of my post locked... Over there I post hot links to my tech related threads over here on the Guru all the time. Maybe I'm just under the radar. Will
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I presonally run 350 main size (2.448) in my race car which uses a 4" stroke.
The smaller the journal sizes, there is less drag. The block is stronger in the main web. There is less weight. There is less pressure on the oil wedge. The 400 main makes the crankshaft stronger because it increases journal overlap but thats the only advantage. The strength of the smaller crank journal is easily overcome with better materials... the negatives of the bigger journal are more serious problems and some of them are serious limitations in certain applications. Racing engine builders run the smallest journals they can get away with. Will
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You can buy MOOG from Advance Auto.
They offer greasable and non-greaseable. You want the non-greaseable (sealed lifetime). It's a great U Joint for the money. Will
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If TPIS won't swap it out for the smaller port one, then you can either try and sell it or just install it as is (provided there are no other fittament problems).
The port mismatch with the cyl head being smaller won't really hurt anything. Not at the kind of power you can make with 113 heads anyway. Any idea what gasket your 113's are port matched to? It may not be as bad as you think. Just FYI - Back in the day people ran Rectangular Port Intake manifolds on Oval Port cyl head BBC's all the time and thats a HUGE mis-match. It is well known that they run better than the oval port intakes on oval port heads.... mainly because the rectangluar Port intake itself is a better design (much like Mini Ram v/s TPI). Yes it would be better if the ports lined up but in the real world it's really not as big of a deal as some make out. Will
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Guys don't forget if you have aftermarket camshaft.... the engine WILL NOT want to idle really low like 400-500RPM.
I went thru this with Nolands 91 with the 383 Super Ram and it had an LPE (Erson) 219 camshaft. Base idle had to be set at 750RPM and in the tune commanded idle set to 850RPM. This worked really well for everyday driving in his 91. Even a very small overlap change in the camshaft will cause the need for increased idle base speed.... if you don't then the IAC will be working it's butt off to keep the engine from going dead in gear or when coasting down, epsc when using the defroster or AC. The more cam you have the worse this problem can be.... Will
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I also got the Go Pro... the Hero 3 Silver. Hopefully it shoots some nice video of next seasons racing for you guys.
I got to agree that CF CORSA CAI is nice.... wonder if I could fit one to the 92. No money at my desk today. Will
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Locally in my area I know there are 10-15 "profiteers" buying up every box of 22LR availiable. At the last gun show, (which is a very small show held at my VFW post) there were 4 people with tables stacked full of 22LR... One of the guys bragged to a buddy of mine (who is an FFL and had the table next to him) that he has a "group of retirees who go to the local Walmarts, Gander Mtn and Dicks stores every day to buy every box of 22LR on the shelf". I kid you not - This SOB had 2 tables and 22LR ammo stacked chest high covering every inch. He was selling the 333 box of Winchester for $40 and the 550 Federals or Remington 550's for $55 and the Remington Bucket-O-Bullets for $100.... Everybody knows they are $18, $29 and $59 at Walmart. If I go and check my local guntrader web sight there are 10-15 ads with people re-selling 22LR for 50% profit. In time it will pass. These people can't buy it all up forever and from what I saw at the last couple of gunshows regular people have stopped paying panic prices. It's just like the 2008 election all over again but it's on a bigger scale and hence taking longer to self corerct. Will
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As stated all halfshafts from 1984-96 are for all purposes the same.
In fact I currently run an orginal 84 on the drivers side and a 95 on the right side of my race car. They are 18" long. 1350 U-Joints. Plenty strong for anything anyone wants to with IRS. I constantly see the know it alls on CF quip about how the factory alum half shafts are the weak link but thats nonsense. I crush the needles out of the U-Joints before anything. The only time I have ever had to replace halfshafts is after a U-Joint failed. Will
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I'm glad you like it Brian. I am not going to document every step, as I don't have time to do that but I will cover the parts I use and the technical info about the engine. I did want to show everyone what I have been running, engine wise in the car, so people can get a feel for what it takes to run these kind of numbers. Getting the car in the 9's with that pump gas 427 was really easy... but getting it down to 9.20's was pretty difficult. It actually took more chassis and driveline tuning than engine tuning... Getting it in the mid to low 8's for next season is going to be a big task. I have no doubts what so ever that I'll make the needed HP but the chassis is going to be the key. I'll also show everyone my new cage once it's completed. The guy doing it is a wonderful chassis builder. His work is flawless and I'll really be proud to show off the fact that I own something of that caliber. Will
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Unfortunatly they are mostly made in CHINA... the final fitting and final sizing is done here in the USA.
The only good thing is that K1 Tech was bought out by Dover-PMI Group which also owns Innovate, Wiseco Pistons and JE Pistons. In fact these rods were sold to me on a deal from my Rep at Wiseco Pistons... But as far as Dover-PMI, as a whole they own alot of big names in the racing world and so far they have proven to keep a very tight leash on their overseas factory QC. They are made from E4340 Billet material. Here is more info on Dover-PMI. http://www.pmi-brands.com/AboutUs.aspx Orginally K1 was started by a guy named Tom Molnar. He worked at Oliver connecting rods for a long time... Started K1 and then sold it to Dover-PMI. Will
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This is a 5.850 long rod, 2.100 journal, .927 pin, ARP 2000 bolts. Weight is 627 grams. [URL=http://s50.photobucket.com/user/rklessdriver/media/IMG_20131211_194501_zpscafb4bf4.jpg.html]  [/URL]Of the imported connecting rods out there, these are the best for material and workmanship IMO. I really would have liked to put a USA made set of rods in the engine but the cost difference was just too much. With new parts arriving every day, it's hard to not get excited. I can't wait to get this engine machined, assembled and on the dyno. Just in case some of you guys are wondering about what it takes to build something like this money wise. I'm looking at my invoices for all the parts: ONLY PARTS cost on this engine is going to be a little over $9,000.00 and I already owned the Dart block (another $1900), QFT carburator ($750), Mini Starter, MSD dizzy, Deadenbear Elect water pump.... IF I had to pay for machine work (glad dads in the business) there would be another $1200 in machine work to the block, and crankshaft. Then another $1,000 in a days worth of dyno time. Will
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