Drag79's motor's almost done.
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Wow! Looks Tough!
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How about an intake???
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How about an intake???
Dr evil. No question is too stupid. If a person doesn't know.....ask....simple enough.
Yes, they are called a stud girdle. I've never run one before, (but then again, I've never had aluminum heads before). While I was tightening it down, (the girdle), I could feel it actually pulling a couple of the studs into place. (felt like it anyway).
It's not a HUGE cam by any means, (640-650 lift), but I figured, why take the chance with breakage at this point).
And, Yes, there is ALOT of money in those heads!!!!
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The block is nothing special. (it just looks that way because I tapped the frost plug holes and put the 'racing' screw in block plugs). It's an 84 351W block. (came out of a squad car for what that's worth). I know I went hunting thru the boneyards, found a 351W in a squad, yanked it, took it apart, and it was standard bore. Been downhill ever since.........
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<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: drag79stang on 2/17/02 2:19am ]</font>
Yes, they are called a stud girdle. I've never run one before, (but then again, I've never had aluminum heads before). While I was tightening it down, (the girdle), I could feel it actually pulling a couple of the studs into place. (felt like it anyway).
It's not a HUGE cam by any means, (640-650 lift), but I figured, why take the chance with breakage at this point).
And, Yes, there is ALOT of money in those heads!!!!
The block is nothing special. (it just looks that way because I tapped the frost plug holes and put the 'racing' screw in block plugs). It's an 84 351W block. (came out of a squad car for what that's worth). I know I went hunting thru the boneyards, found a 351W in a squad, yanked it, took it apart, and it was standard bore. Been downhill ever since.........
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<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: drag79stang on 2/17/02 2:19am ]</font>
Hey drag79, seems like you have 2 motors there. How about shipping one of them to me for all my help. lol.
Man that is sweet, when you fire it up, try and tape it and send it to me, and I will see if I could put a sound bite on my page for ya.
Rick
Man that is sweet, when you fire it up, try and tape it and send it to me, and I will see if I could put a sound bite on my page for ya.
Rick
The one in the background is a 514 stroker that 'my man' built for a guy. Don't know if he's gonna dyno it or not. (more fun guesstimating what it's gonna make, right>
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Yeah, no problem. I'll try and toss it on the back of the truck next week when we hopefully finish up throwing mine together. (waiting for machining/fitment of the super vic...)
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Yeah, no problem. I'll try and toss it on the back of the truck next week when we hopefully finish up throwing mine together. (waiting for machining/fitment of the super vic...)
It's a Probe Industries stud girdle. With shipping and everything, (it comes with the long polylocks too, by the way), it was around $140, if I remember correctly.
Nice unit. Shame ya have to cover up all that neat shtuff under the valve covers...............
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Nice unit. Shame ya have to cover up all that neat shtuff under the valve covers...............
With the new head purchace, (mine and yours
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) it's starting to sound like a good idea. I wasn't extremly pleased at the way things lined up on my gt-40x heads. That and this motor is starting to see 7000rpm runs. I have heard that it helps keep your adjustment correct longer also. That's also a plus.{street driver solid lifter} $140 sounds like good insurance.
The keeping adjusted part is cool, but then again, I adjust between every weekend (or race), anyway.
I just figured, long studs, that go thru the intake port roofs, with that much cam, steel threaded rods into aluminum, anything I can do to save the heads from ANY kind of problem, I"m going to do in advance!
(besides, it looks cool)
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(and when you're bench racing, it's one more thing you can tell your buds the motor has on it)................
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I just figured, long studs, that go thru the intake port roofs, with that much cam, steel threaded rods into aluminum, anything I can do to save the heads from ANY kind of problem, I"m going to do in advance!
(besides, it looks cool)
(and when you're bench racing, it's one more thing you can tell your buds the motor has on it)................
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