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Art you sound like a master builder.
Aug 07, 2019,16:46 PM
Correct on every statement you made. 91 pump gas was important as race gas gets super expensive for street car.
On the brake we have a hydro boost set up and willwood for the stopping power.
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New Engine and tranny for the elco. Picture heavy for engine nerds.
By: Bill : July 30th, 2019-11:55
The Elcamino had 383 stroker but was built a while back with out much details on the build. We decided to go with 406 cu in aka 6.6 liter built on the ragged edge between a race engine and still being a reliable street car. Here are some shots of the new ...
Internal Combustion Engine Porn!
By: cazalea : July 30th, 2019-14:10
I can smell the assembly lube and Loctite ... and I can hear Bill saying to the guys at Cars & Coffee — “Honest, these heads came off a Nash ...” Mike
Engine dropped in.
By: Bill : July 30th, 2019-21:31
It fought us but we won. Always ugly to see how the sausage is made. ...
Last Saturday, I was having dinner at Jocko's in Nipomo . . .
By: Dr No : July 30th, 2019-23:10
. . . seated next to a couple of car guys. One happened to be a blind engine builder from Bakersfield who specializes in big block Mopars. (He must have employees doing the actual work.) If you think making a watch to your own specs is fun, try building a...
Indeed - I prefer “Mathemagician”
By: cazalea : July 31st, 2019-05:05
(Actually I just made that up) because you do need to calculate first, but once calculated you have to make it fit - whether we are talking about piston / valve clearances, timing chain / gear / belt alignment and tension, or just slipping the whole enchi...
Another week.
By: Bill : July 31st, 2019-07:31
We swapped the 700r for a th400 so we need to get a new drive shaft cut.
nice build , a few questions
By: jerry6 : August 6th, 2019-15:40
do you have specs on te cam / and what connecting rods you using for this 500 hp build . you chevy guys have it good wit many parts to choose from and low prices , compared to Mopar
Lumpy idle, eh? . . .
By: Dr No : August 6th, 2019-21:30
. . . . An engine builder once told me, "You can build for low end, mid-range, or top. You might be able to get two out of three. You can't get 'em all." This was before computers, of course.
NICE choice on the cam
By: jerry6 : August 13th, 2019-07:14
good combo you have there , that El Camino is going to surprise many . looks great as well
A VERY MEAN sounding Small Block!
By: cazalea : August 7th, 2019-08:01
Isn't it great when an engine starts and runs for the first time? I never believe it's going to happen, but then it does! Yay! Mike
I'm guessing the compression ratio is ~ 10.5 - 1 . . .
By: Dr No : August 7th, 2019-11:36
. . . judging by the volume of the AFR combustion chambers, flat-top Ross pistons, and bore - stroke relationship of a 406 (0.030" over 400, correct?) If that's the case, then I can see why you went with a fairly wide-duration cam with tight lobe separati...
Art you sound like a master builder.
By: Bill : August 7th, 2019-16:46
Correct on every statement you made. 91 pump gas was important as race gas gets super expensive for street car. On the brake we have a hydro boost set up and willwood for the stopping power.
That was my guess too
By: cazalea : August 7th, 2019-19:02
After listening to it, I’d say your engine at idle probably produces vacuum like a diesel (i.e. none!) My Lotus’ wiper linkage once hooked a vacuum line and tore it open. The idle went to pieces, the defrost / heat wouldn’t work and the boost gauge died. ...
Mopar porn
By: Bill : August 7th, 2019-16:22
568 being built in the shop. ...
You knew . . .
By: Dr No : August 8th, 2019-00:39
RB just ain't for rhythm 'n blues . . . this was coming.
a 440 I GUESS
By: jerry6 : August 9th, 2019-13:14
That is going to be a monster , one day when I grow up I want to build a 440 , starting with a Mitchel alu block to keep the wieght down for my A body . Nothing like the torque of a big block
Nah! What you really want is an early 400 . . .
By: Dr No : August 9th, 2019-15:08
. . . line-bored to take a steel 440 crank, sewed up with Milodon four-bolt mains. Nothing stronger than a 400 block. Edelbrock heads - yeah, aluminum up top. And obviously the manifold, too. But bang-for-the-buck, nothing beats a 400/440 combo. So says t...
Coupla weekends ago, yours truly and SWMBO drove to Nipomo . . .
By: Dr No : August 9th, 2019-18:30
. . . just to dine at Jocko's, reputedly the best steak house west of the Mississippi. We were told there would either be an hour wait for a dining room table, or a table in the bar immediately. So we took the available table. Noisy, TVs, and crammed, but...
i hear the same about the 400
By: jerry6 : August 10th, 2019-18:34
it also give better clearance in the A body, what makes the 400 stronger than the 440 blok , come to think of it have seen quite a few 440 crack the blockat least 3 this year on the yno at my buddies shop. plenty of old 400 blocks around , that is for sur...
Connecting rods
By: Bill : August 7th, 2019-16:25
Eagle are in my engine similar (left) to the scat on the right just weight is removed from the sides. ...
NICE RODS
By: jerry6 : August 9th, 2019-13:02
YOU NEED GOOD RODS IF YOU ARE MAKING 500+HP , I'M USING Molnar billet rods on my build , no point taking chances . I like to build once . Sound healthy on that video . You are running 91 octane gas and you have no pingimg ? lucky I wish i could run the ch...
The other option is to build the car around E85 . . .
By: Dr No : August 13th, 2019-14:20
. . . which solves most engine problems, and is even less costly than regular gas. (Lower mileage, though, so net fueling costs are about the same.) I don't know if there's a station in your neighborhood that offers it. There's a couple not ten miles from...
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