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Old 02-08-2011, 11:10 PM
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who did the lower end?
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Originally Posted by spdmn75
who did the lower end?
Stock crank balanced by a Houston machine shop with new internals - forged Callies rods, JE 2618 alloy pistons. Started by sending the block to Darton for re-sleeve. Also replaced the stock hollow stems with solid one-piece valves. It should be stout.
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How big will engine be and size of the cam?
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How big will engine be and size of the cam?
The bore for the sleeves put it at at ~430 ci. Cam is DRM spec with 224/234 duration @ 0.50 with gross lift of .581/.598. Lift is about the same as stock but with more duration, it should pull like a beast.
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Originally Posted by Katech_Jason
Very Katech-ey. I like.
Thanks Jason. You provided a lot of the bits and pieces and some good advice.
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Progress being made -

New ARE pan and location of replacement oil sump tank:



Installation of ARE system required coilovers. Went with LG GT2's:



Refreshed trans about to go back in:



A couple of goodies - adjustable clutch master cylinder and Pfadt solid engine mounts:

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