Tubing the gallery with a twist
Ok. Picked up my block today and FINALLY I am all set to go. Bushings look great. They're made by Trend. He drilled a little .040 hole in each to make sure my pressure fed rollers get oil. Honed them to fit MY lifters.
Now with all my nice minimum clearances I should have great pressure and plenty of oil to rods and mains. I did all the 1/2 inch drilling in the pump, rear main cap, and back of the block a long time ago.
I spent a few hours re-cleaning the block out, like 3 times. I'm really anal about it. Last thing was bag it and hose down the floor for assembly tomorrow.
So, the factory did ok on the drivers side, but he said number 4, 6, and 8 were pretty far off. Not enough that he felt it would affect power too much, but longevity for sure. His words. He emphasized longevity.
I sure don't want to jinx myself but this sure feels like the best block I've ever had. Everything friggin perfect. I hope to be on his dyno in 2 weeks. Still need to pick up a damper and figure out if I'm going to use the tried and true HP950 or go bigger.
Oh yeah. Have to port my Super Victor, too. Thought about switching to an Indy 360 intake, but can't even find a picture of one..?... Here's a few pics.
Ok. Picked up my block today and FINALLY I am all set to go. Bushings look great. They're made by Trend. He drilled a little .040 hole in each to make sure my pressure fed rollers get oil. Honed them to fit MY lifters.
Now with all my nice minimum clearances I should have great pressure and plenty of oil to rods and mains. I did all the 1/2 inch drilling in the pump, rear main cap, and back of the block a long time ago.
I spent a few hours re-cleaning the block out, like 3 times. I'm really anal about it. Last thing was bag it and hose down the floor for assembly tomorrow.
So, the factory did ok on the drivers side, but he said number 4, 6, and 8 were pretty far off. Not enough that he felt it would affect power too much, but longevity for sure. His words. He emphasized longevity.
I sure don't want to jinx myself but this sure feels like the best block I've ever had. Everything friggin perfect. I hope to be on his dyno in 2 weeks. Still need to pick up a damper and figure out if I'm going to use the tried and true HP950 or go bigger.
Oh yeah. Have to port my Super Victor, too. Thought about switching to an Indy 360 intake, but can't even find a picture of one..?... Here's a few pics.
