madkaw
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Everything posted by madkaw
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I don’t see any comments regarding the clutch fan assembly. I also think you remove the freeze plugs at this point and get all the rust out .
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If you don’t know how much them what shims would you use. You could measure the head thickness and figure from there- but I wouldn’t bother . I’m running .050 cut on my 31 with no shims , but cam gear advanced and chain guide adjusted . yo
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Your selling it too cheap Guy. I would think the head would be worth that .
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I knew you built your own motors - that’s why I asked. My Rebello will come as a kit for me to assemble . Hopefully I’ll have another engine build or two under my belt before I do it. At least he will do the block prep for me . I will still be a bit nervous will my ‘ investment’. I do and did enjoy carbs- but wanted to prove this old dog could learn some new tricks . And when and if I go pressurized with an L motor - it’s about required
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Right on the money . Damn AFR gauges are a great tool but you find yourself about having a wreck watching the damn thing and obsessing over it. I say for the most part these engines sound better and run better a tad rich - but might just be me.
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What you spend in $$ will come back to you in the versatility to tune to your hearts desire and not smell gas in your finger again ! Then there’s having a lean idle and no smells of float bowls venting into the garage . You can make a tune change while watching the evening news in your lazy boy ! Weather change? No worries , EFI got it covered. So have you been doing any hands on assembly with your motors or does Eji do it all?
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Not much left if the block - it’s now going to be a test jig for straightening warped heads . The pistons faired out better - my machinist checked them out and said they were good to go as far as still being round! One of the pistons is stiff on the pin- but he showed me with just some warm water running over the pin it loosened up . Now the question is to use the pistons on what? These are 86mm pistons so do I punch out another p30 block or .... ? Sures sounds fun but not sure I want to go that route . I have another p30 block sitting in front of me now and it’s tempting . Crankshaft is getting checked but I think it’s okay after a polish.
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Stainless steel hard brake and fuel lines vs standard steel hard linesl
madkaw replied to jensend's topic in Open Discussions
Being pre-bent , I would go SS. Bending SS line is a bitch especially when you start getting to bigger lines like 5/16” or bigger . You can’t just reach up under there and tweak the bend with your hands - unless you are incredibly strong . i just did 3/8” SS for supply line in the stock position and it was really tough especially when you have to pull it out every time you need to tweak it -
L28 Stroker Build - I need your advice :-)
madkaw replied to german240's topic in Engine & Drivetrain
Unfortunately you can’t take that for granted that all the rings are the same. Why and what new bolts are needed? -
L28 Stroker Build - I need your advice :-)
madkaw replied to german240's topic in Engine & Drivetrain
ISKY sent me the wrong card with my cam. I spent a day turning my engine over and over and rechecking numbers to try and make them come out. I finally got him on the phone and we cleared it up. It’s frustrating if you don’t do this a lot or are not confident of your skills- you swear your doing something wrong when your not. Not easy telling Mr. Iskerdian his cam card doesn’t make sense . I also never hit my numbers exact. Lots of slop in rocker arm ratios and other variables. If the cam grinder says they are good numbers then go with it -
L28 Stroker Build - I need your advice :-)
madkaw replied to german240's topic in Engine & Drivetrain
Simple answer is yes -
Congrats Jamal!
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L28 Stroker Build - I need your advice :-)
madkaw replied to german240's topic in Engine & Drivetrain
I would personally shoot for getting the intake closing as close to card as possible, even slightly advanced to make other numbers to come out -
L28 Stroker Build - I need your advice :-)
madkaw replied to german240's topic in Engine & Drivetrain
Don’t think of it as “too soon” , but advanced 3 degrees Cliff. It’s already ADVANCED , so moving sprocket would advance it more . -
If any kit requires you to give up your parking brake and you have a manual trans- you might think twice. I miss my parking brake and it adds to the cost in most disc upgrades . Bigger front discs and rear drums in excellent condition should be adequate for all but racing
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L28 Stroker Build - I need your advice :-)
madkaw replied to german240's topic in Engine & Drivetrain
Never mind - I see it on the card. -
L28 Stroker Build - I need your advice :-)
madkaw replied to german240's topic in Engine & Drivetrain
Did they specify what valve lash to check numbers at? Some cam cards specify numbers at 0 lash -
I have not found such a stamping other than the pic I took. I guess I need to keep looking. I took the measurement letting folks know that these were not the earliest rims which are only 4.5” wide . Yes these are 5” wide rims i tried finding a pic of this stamp date but didn’t have any luck
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I just took a L24 apart and bores were drilled( bored) to 86mm - which I guess is not unheard of. Maybe not recommended doing before sonic testing. You don’t have to go huge bores to make fast fun engine . Put money in the cylinder head . 150 hp at the rear wheels is fun car with correct gearing
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You might get some ideas from these threads http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/126610-carbs-to-fi-971/ http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/113728-ms3x-install/
