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Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-18-2024, 10:03 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 229
Posted By L88Plus

Current Performance

Current Performance
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-03-2023, 06:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 276
Posted By L88Plus

A good borescope should fit through the oil pan...

A good borescope should fit through the oil pan plug hole and be able to see both the crank parting line and at least one main cap...no need to remove the pan.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
11-22-2023, 07:20 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,737
Posted By L88Plus

What happened to the white crayon/wax sticks that...

What happened to the white crayon/wax sticks that we used back in the day to dress the letters? Bright white and stayed on for a long time. Yellowing letters wouldn't be enough for me to ditch a...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
11-08-2023, 06:56 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 580
Posted By L88Plus

Fuel pump pushrod can make a racket, too...

Fuel pump pushrod can make a racket, too...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-26-2023, 06:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 664
Posted By L88Plus

Experience is what you get when you don't get...

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-12-2023, 09:40 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,804
Posted By L88Plus

^Thanks for the info!!!!! I just ordered one...

^Thanks for the info!!!!!
I just ordered one for another project, $109 on Amazon with tax and free shipping, Genuine GM
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-12-2023, 06:55 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,804
Posted By L88Plus

Sounds like you could work at the shop my buddy...

Sounds like you could work at the shop my buddy and I are opening!
Mediocretes Service and Occasional Repair
We do it right because we do everything twice!
If we can't fix it, by the time we're...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
08-18-2023, 02:23 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,625
Posted By L88Plus

Pristine near the parting lines yet grooved in...

Pristine near the parting lines yet grooved in the middles, I'd think about a line hone, too.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
08-16-2023, 07:16 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 2,808
Posted By L88Plus

Kudos to John at LJ's, wish there were more like...

Kudos to John at LJ's, wish there were more like him in every profession!!!!
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-17-2022, 08:05 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 880
Posted By L88Plus

Clean it and reassemble. After you get it...

Clean it and reassemble. After you get it running good, dribble water through the carb as folks have been doing for years. That'll get all of it off that matters, the thin film of black on most...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
02-21-2022, 07:01 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,295
Posted By L88Plus

Soldering in the middle of a wire run is fine,...

Soldering in the middle of a wire run is fine, just make sure to have everything clean, don't use too much solder and clean it before you heat shrink it.
Problems arise when folks use too much heat...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
02-13-2022, 07:41 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,882
Posted By L88Plus

Buy once, cry once Milwaukee Fuel. I have a...

Buy once, cry once

Milwaukee Fuel. I have a long carbide cutter on one that I have used to modify and remove a ton of crap that had zero access. I bought it to port cylinder heads and have yet...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
01-22-2022, 09:59 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,908
Posted By L88Plus

^ Lot faster and easier to just kick that 245lbs...

^ Lot faster and easier to just kick that 245lbs lard ass passenger to the curb, plus you'll be money ahead!
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
01-22-2022, 09:56 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,882
Posted By L88Plus

The BIG 3: headers, cam, intake will get you the...

The BIG 3: headers, cam, intake will get you the best bang for the buck.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
01-17-2022, 07:21 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,127
Posted By L88Plus

I've never heard of a cast crank being hardened...

I've never heard of a cast crank being hardened in any way - they're not nitrided, heat or induction treated.
One of my machinists said that the bearing shell thicknesses for .010 and .020 are the...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
01-16-2022, 07:36 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,127
Posted By L88Plus

^ Sorry, Jim, but that's a 2-piece RMS block. ...

^ Sorry, Jim, but that's a 2-piece RMS block. Only smallblocks went to the 1-pc in the 80's, big blocks around 91.

OP: Should be a good starting point, make sure to have it magnafluxed and...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
01-07-2022, 07:23 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,165
Posted By L88Plus

With regards to Jim's cylinder head comments...

With regards to Jim's cylinder head comments above...if there's ample real estate in those heads for big honkin' ports to handle this size engine, downsizing these to sub-600CI engines should make...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
01-05-2022, 07:10 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,165
Posted By L88Plus

This one has symmetrical port heads, should be...

This one has symmetrical port heads, should be interesting to see how well they flow as compared to what's available in traditional configuration, of which many now are well over 400CFM.
These also...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-21-2021, 07:10 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,079
Posted By L88Plus

Measure the movement at TDC. The piston should...

Measure the movement at TDC. The piston should rock a bit from side to side but that one looks to have too much clearance.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
12-18-2021, 07:52 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,319
Posted By L88Plus

I've run straight green for years. Never had a...

I've run straight green for years. Never had a single corrosion issue, insides of my blocks and radiatoors look brand new. I only swap when I blow a radiator hose or do work that requires draining....
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
11-23-2021, 07:17 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,103
Posted By L88Plus

Bad cap even though you can't see a crack. ...

Bad cap even though you can't see a crack.
Guess based on the fact that they're next to each other in the firing order...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-22-2021, 07:20 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,708
Posted By L88Plus

Cam is 270/285 @ .050,. .780/.782 Sqishy roller.

Cam is 270/285 @ .050,. .780/.782
Sqishy roller.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
10-22-2021, 07:17 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,729
Posted By L88Plus

cagotsman, I love your wheels, this is the first...

cagotsman, I love your wheels, this is the first of 'em I've seen!
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-20-2021, 07:05 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,142
Posted By L88Plus

A good machinist should be able to hydraulically...

A good machinist should be able to hydraulically press that back straight. ^ I've seen cranks whacked straight with a BFH and block of wood, I don't think I'd trust a cam to survive that.
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
09-19-2021, 06:38 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 662
Posted By L88Plus

I have one that I built for my '97 Tahoe. Decked...

I have one that I built for my '97 Tahoe. Decked with quench at .035, I'm right at 10.1:1. I have never run anything other than the lowest grade available at the pump. ZERO issues and these are...
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