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  1. DionR

    Any body useing a stroked gen 3 hemi engine in there race car?

    Sounds like a guy I know and is local to me:
  2. DionR

    OzyDuster74 full rebuild and hemi conversion!!

    Definitely tight, but I do feel like it all fits. It's not as easy to service things as an LA, but it's the nature of the beast I guess. The only way I see to fix some of those issues is a COC kit and I don't have the funds for that. Holley's instructions say the DS header has to be bolted up...
  3. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    You know you have to run a Borgeson box, right? And Holley has hard lines for the box that they say have to be installed before dropping the motor in. One thing I would suggest is spend some time making sure the Holley mounts fit into the saddles before dropping the motor in. Mine were too...
  4. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    Based on these pictures, I am going to say if I moved the motor over 1/8", getting the valve cover off would be a royal pain. I haven't set the angle on the motor yet and visually it looks too flat, which would mean that the socket and extension wouldn't fit if I tipped the back down. But...
  5. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    As far as I know, Holley never sold a long tube header for the G3 swap. I am talking about the shorty swap headers. Link is in post #36
  6. DionR

    Seat Slider Question

    I would have thought that part of the issue would be that the A-Body sliders are offset on the outside to avoid the bench seat riser and the Charger sliders wouldn't have that offset. My bet is the only way those Charger sliders will fit is if the bench seat rise is removed. But watching as I...
  7. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    To be clear, based on your measurement and my redneck method of checking, I would say our motors are in the same spot relative to the centerline of the car. Very interesting.
  8. DionR

    Butters "Winter Upgrades". . Starting a Little Early

    And then a third break when the 58 tooth ring changed again. The later sensor can't read the earlier 58 tooth ring, but the early 58 tooth sensor can read the later ring, so there is that advantage.
  9. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    I don't think I want to adjust the header. It might have been able to be done tighter, but I don't have a steering column in the car yet so there might be reasons. I really think some careful hammer blows to the inner fender would open that up quite a bit. And since this is the side where the...
  10. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    Thanks! The washer isn't limiting the side to side movement. The slot is only marginally larger than the bolt and is radiused at the bottom so the weight of the motor is going to center the bolt on that radius provided both mounts are located correctly. And there isn't much slop in the slot...
  11. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    So if anything your motor is minutely closer to the centerline of the car. Interesting. I am convinced that at least one source of the "hemi tick" is pushrods being a touch short. When they press the balls into the tubes, I think sometimes they bow the tube and end up with a pushrod that is...
  12. DionR

    67/68/69 cuda dilemma

    Time to do a Megasquirt build. :)
  13. DionR

    Butters "Winter Upgrades". . Starting a Little Early

    There is some interchange issues as some of the tone rings are 4 bolt and some only 3 bolt. Pretty sure the non-VVT 5.7 is 3 bolt and the 6.1 is 4 bolt, but not sure on the vvt 5.7 or 6.4. I remember looking at something tone ring related awhile ago and not being able to find a tone ring that...
  14. DionR

    Butters "Winter Upgrades". . Starting a Little Early

    I was curious about running a forged 6.4 crank in a 5.7 block and came across several references to using 2.00" rod journals. Seems like it makes the connecting rods much cheaper. I don't expect I will do anything with my 5.7 beyond the stock crank as I guess they are good for some pretty good...
  15. DionR

    Butters "Winter Upgrades". . Starting a Little Early

    True, source is important. I have a 2011-14 Challenger manual and it lists 0.0009-0.002 main journal clearance for the 6.4 as well. The first image was from a manual that was listed as for a '15-18 Charger. Sticks in my head that the oil requirements for a 6.4 were different than a 5.7, too...
  16. DionR

    Butters "Winter Upgrades". . Starting a Little Early

    Here's what I have in one of the service manuals I found online awhile ago. This is tighter on the mains than the 5.7 which lists 0.0009-0.002 while the the HC is 0.0006-0.002. Didn't compare rod journal clearances.
  17. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    To be clear, I held the 1/4" allen wrench vertical with the flat against the inner fender and slid it back and forth to check the clearance. I could feel it drag on the VC, but not enough to say it had less than 1/4" clear and enough to say it didn't have more than that.
  18. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    So my wife opened the garage door to get her car out and I couldn't help but step out and poke around some. Here are some pictures of the mount and how the washer helps keep the motor locate. I also tried to twist the motor and it feels very solid. So I don't think there is a twist that...
  19. DionR

    2005 chrysler 300 with a 440.

    Does the dash work? What trans?
  20. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    My guess is I would have to grind 1/8" off the edge. I will get a picture later.
  21. DionR

    Roadkill and other Motortrend shows are cancelled.

    True. And as the show gained traction they gained camera men and the crew got bigger. Rooms, food, fuel, rental car (minivan) and salary might be their biggest expenses. But if that is the case, then someone throwing parts at them isn't what made the show work and "sponsored parts" is a...
  22. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    I don't think that would work. The mount on the k-frame has a flange that captures the washer. The washer and flange on the mount are what actually keep the motor from lifting. Not sure there is room for the washer if I move the slot over. I could grind one side of the washer down to fit but...
  23. DionR

    Roadkill and other Motortrend shows are cancelled.

    Far as I remember, the only thing the crew did on RK was run them to get gas and parts and only when necessary. And with the advent of Uber and Lyft, seems like you could get the same support with a cost. I guess the crew has sometimes helped push a vehicle or give a jump, but I bet someone...
  24. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    Just trying to decide which way I want to go. The deadblow is definitely the quicker and easier way. I think I could even modify the mounts without having to leave the motor in.
  25. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    If I mess with the mounts, I will create a jig of some type to so I can feel somewhat confident that I can get it right. I don't think I would have to cut the tubes free from the plates on the mounts, just cut the mounts at the engine plate side and fit them up and weld them back on. I can see...
  26. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    Been lots of sleeping and thinking on this so far. Tried to move the k-frame last Saturday and the rest of the time I have been kicking around ideas and checking things like how centered the k-frame itself appears to be. I agree, walking away can have benefits. My problem is I think about it...
  27. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    I don't think Holley will care either. Pretty sure the response would be; "A friggin eight of an inch?? Call us back when you have a real problem". Don't think I will touch the k-frame. My gut says it is in the Holley mounts. And if a cutoff wheel and welder touch anything it will be those...
  28. DionR

    Roadkill and other Motortrend shows are cancelled.

    A new episode of Roadkill dropped today.
  29. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    You won't hardly ever see me post anything on FB. I might comment on something but other than a marketplace ad and some FWD turbo stuff I tried to give away earlier this year I don't really share anything there. The fact that he has a similar clearance on that header makes me wonder if Holley...
  30. DionR

    Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

    I am measuring from the inside of both frame rails to the center of the crank bolt and seeing an offset of 1.125" rather than the 1.25" it should be. So the clearance to the inner fender is more an indication of the wrong offset rather than a structural issue with the inner fender.
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