koolrayz

There was some shit in the EVO world where the guys were puting a plate under the car. That would keep the light from tripping after the front wheels would pass the lights.

I feel your pain I did it for many years all over the western states. I wasnt a "stinky" electrician though,,,,,, I belonged to a real craft LOL (This should bring out the popcorn)

I reported my own post LOL

Interesting alternator relocation. I dont think I have ever seen that before

Thats kind of like when you get a razor blade stuck in the roof of your mouth and you keep cutting your tongue trying to get it out,,,,,,,,,, I hate when that happens

Welcome road whore. You do mostly shutdowns in the chemical/petrochemical refineries down there?

Ask her what her sister/mother/girlfriend is doing tonight

I went with the ring manufacture recomendation .024 on the top. on the second I went with a heavy .026. the mains are .0023 to .0025 with std bearings The rods were the same but I had to mix bearings using a standard on one side and a +.001 on the other the pistons are -28cc, 9.01 compression. took about three weeks after I got the pistons there. There was alot of work on the heads, he did some touch up welding and the valve job. I checked the pattern with a marker and lapping compound and they seat great.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04507.jpg checked runout on the reluctor ring and end play on the crank http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04506.jpg Assembled the pistons http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04509.jpg http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04511.jpg http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04510.jpg Filed the ring set, then installed them on the pistons. My fingers hurt, that is tedious work http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04513.jpg http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04512.jpg http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04515.jpg http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04516.jpg Took the crank back out. I need to clean and brush the oil passages and start with final assembly. http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04514.jpg

Got my junk back from the machine shop http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04496.jpg http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04497.jpg http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04498.jpg Started assembling the heads first. installed the new valve seats. Measured and shimmed the valve springs. Over 200 psi spring pressure on the seat. http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04499.jpg http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04500.jpg http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04501.jpg http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04502.jpg took the mains off and prepped it for testing the bearing clearance with platigage http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04504.jpg http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04503.jpg http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/DSC04505.jpg

It wont break its a very strong unit. There is also a big weight advantage and it looks pimp as hell with that red housing.

I am "docking" with Brian tonight

I will have a magnaflow catback with a cutout for sale soon.

I was making 5-700+ RWHP I was using moser gears 3.5 and 3.7 ratio I had a moser with the daytona pinion cover http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/koolrayz/pig2.jpg

I didnt see it happenning either, but I was warned before I bought it this would happen. I had that rearend in for many years and had 4 different gear sets in it. They were not pro sets and were set up correctly. They would all start out dead quite and after a year of beating on them they would be whining. The gears themselves would show alot of wear and there would be a sharp edge on the top of the ring gears. I thought a ford expert like yourself would have known more about the 9"

You are so going to HATE that aluminum center section. I had one. It allows flex and the gears will be howling in no time. They suck on the street.

That really means something from a guy with a fucking VOLVO

I ran 1/3 E-85 the last two years. Noticable difference in how clean the engine was inside. This year I am getting E-98. I will blend it with race gas. I found when tuning it took right at 30% more fuel in a direct ratio of how much was used. Its not that big a deal to change a tune to go back to pump gas. Probably not for most but the increase in performance is worth it IMHO

He hates it because it's so easy to get to

Looking good Shanton.

In the house I figure I would do some cruising watching the tach and the GPS. That would give me a good base line.

Nitrous is hard on plugs. I was changing them 3-5 times a year. Hoping the turbo will be a little easier on them.

Great picture! Congrats on the wedding

You saying you will have 700$ invested in a finished short block?

Thats what I was thinking. Get a junk yard 6 litre block and a stock crank. Have IPS spec you a nice (read, this is were as much as you can afford comes into play) heads, cam, intake, header, exhaust package. You want something from the throttle body to the muffler that is designed to work together. Throw that 4.8 block away unless you want a turbo setup, then leave it stock bore and boost the shit out of it.