So, what did you do today?

[jdlingle]

A bored and stroked 302 to 347. Should provide the much needed torque. Simply unsnaped the custom harness from "The Dash" and ready to go. The thrust bearing on the new mod motor failed at 2.5 hours. That was all the noise and what clogged the oil channels resulting in the very high oil pressure. That motor is being repaired on their dime and will probably end up in a hot rod of some sort. 650 holley and one wire, tremec tko, so much lighter and a lower center of gravity. Will wait on the dyno to decide what brake set-up. Might not be ready for R1 unless I blow off the paint job. We shall see. The only thing that is constant is change. FMR

You repainting the car Doc?

[cobra132]

I was going to but time is getting in the way. FMR

[Adam Ginsberg]

Nice lookin' motor Frank! Should make it a lot easier to make the numbers you want, easier to work on, easier to troubleshoot, etc. Just stay away from the aluminum rocker arms Neary was fighting with last year...

I wouldn't use an AL roller rocker arm in a road-race motor. Steel units from Comp Cams are the way to go.

Will wait on the dyno to decide what brake set-up. Might not be ready for R1 unless I blow off the paint job. We shall see. The only thing that is constant is change. FMR

Look at a set of StopTech's.

[Fbody383]

I have a motor in my car.

Boughtdarntime... be glad to have you back lapping me.

[Alien]

I wouldn't use an AL roller rocker arm in a road-race motor. [/url]

What's the reasoning behind that? Is that more directed towards AI engines or for all RR, even lowly 305 4800rpm TPI engines? Just curious.

[AllZWay]

Nice new bullet Frank...

Glad to see Mike is getting his car back together.

[Adam Ginsberg]

What's the reasoning behind that? Is that more directed towards AI engines or for all RR, even lowly 305 4800rpm TPI engines? Just curious.

For ANY road-race motor, with an owner on a budget that can't replace engine hardware yearly.

IMO, AL rockers are not well suited for our usage. I've seen too many AL RR arms fail, and in the cases where I've been able to examine the actual arm, it looked like fatigue.

[marshall_mosty]

Mike,
Glad you see yours is going well.

Frank,
Glad you decided not to run R4... ended up being a smart move.


I spent yesterday finishing up the brake lines and getting ballast backing plates installed in the rear passenger seat area so I can hang 90lbs of ballast under each side of the car (if needed). Gotta love 300# ballast rules.

Filled the car up with oil, installing new spindles, new front ball joints... Will make more progress Tuesday when I can have another full day down at the shop. Time is ticking and I really want to get to MSR-C next week to test the ABS.

[GlennCMC70]

Time is ticking and I really want to get to MSR-C next week to test the ABS.

If you go, let me know. My father-in-law and me would like to come hang out at the track for a while.

[Fbody383]

Hmmm... no wonder it no "go" no more...