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Old 04-27-2009, 09:18 AM
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Complete rebuild, boiled the block, new bearings, new freeze plugs, clearanced the block for the rods, hone, new 4340 forged crank, new 4340 H beams, new cam 293/300 @.006, new SFI balancer/damper, ported the HSR top side, new Kevco model 1074, 7" deep oil pan, converted back to the stock 85 clutch, BH and hydraulics.

Fired right up, idle is currently set at 1000/1100rpm, gonna do a short ring break in tonight and then drain the oil and wash the car.

Ready for a couple of legs of the Hot Rod Power Tour!
Old 04-27-2009, 10:03 AM
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Old 04-27-2009, 10:06 AM
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Sounds awesome!! hope to have video of my rebuilt 434 on the engine dyno in the next week or so
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Sounds like quite the beast
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Originally Posted by Demonic85
Sounds like quite the beast
sounds ready for war!!
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So, that's what woke me up last night...

Sounds great, Larry. Very responsive to the throttle.
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Thanks guys! I took it slow on this one, and it turned out really well so far, can wait to get that spring ride SOTP wake up!

Hey Johnny, can you drive over to teh Dayton Ohio HOt Rod Power
tour for a day in June?


Wednesday, June 10
Dayton, OH
University of Dayton Arena
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nice
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sounds great!
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Old 04-27-2009, 07:49 PM
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Sounds mean and responsive!
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Thanks guys


I just seated the rings, did an oil change and checked the timing, it was waaay advanced and now it is set to 6 degrees,,, and has a little more lope.......
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Originally Posted by LD85
Thanks guys


I just seated the rings, did an oil change and checked the timing, it was waaay advanced and now it is set to 6 degrees,,, and has a little more lope.......
I feel the earth move.....
Sounds wunderba!
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cheers to all the hardwork you put in, it sounds/looks AMAZING!
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Nice!!!
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Originally Posted by LD85

Hey Johnny, can you drive over to teh Dayton Ohio HOt Rod Power
tour for a day in June?


Wednesday, June 10
Dayton, OH
University of Dayton Arena
Not sure. They keep changing my schedule at work, but I'll see if I can get off or not.

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