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Good luck. I was told 3 months till production...that was at SEMA 2011

did you set the thrust before checking? Meaning snug up all the mains (not much more than hand tight), take a dead blow hammer (or any other non maring hammer), and hit the crank front and back. Then torque the mains and check for thrust clearance. If its still tight, sanding the bearings...

Lol

Suspension on my duster is going together, shortblock will be done in a few weeks, i just got the trans on its way, i started on the minitub **** also. Oh and i started the turbo mockup on the engine stand. So suck on your own balls,lol! :D

Yeah. The dakota got put on the back burner, last i heard from bonbon

Umm yeah...he bought a new camaro

Sounds like its a timing and carb issue. Are you letting it just idle for a while? the water is probably condensation IF you are not loosing any coolant.

these can go on an xr2 block also

its just steel, I have the BFH to make it all fit

hmmm I'm just using mine for a mockup for now. you got me wondering if the pump will hit...

I picked up one of the cheapie raw steel ones off ebay. Needed to straighten the flanges, but not too bad for $40 shipped to me

yup, and its for a reverse rotation pump too

The cast iron is very easy to drill, but I can understand if people are afraid to drill it out

another thing to remember is if you're gonna idle it for long periods of time, throw a fan in front of the radiator and force some air through it.

sounds like it may just be a stuck closed tstat. I like the stant brand, but as long as you test it before any will do. Also wouldn't hurt to drill two 1/8" holes in the disc of the tstat to help with getting all the air out.

a .090 over 318...stay clear of that grenade

What thermostat did you put in it? Could it possibly be stuck closed? I always check mine on the stove before they ever make it onto an engine. What about the carb? What size and any idea on the jets? Sorry for all the basic questions, but thats usually what the issue is. I'm pulling for ya...

a 4" stroked,.030 overbored 318 would be a 390, just an fyi

I personally am a big fan of roller cams. I would have used that block also. The drilling is a pretty straight forward thing. Its just 1 hole drilled through the deck on either side. We've done it a couple times at the shop I work at.

You could always have the block drilled to use the LA styled edelbrocks. A competent machine shop should be able to handle drilling the 1 hole in each deck surface

Another stupid question, but did you happen to check it against another gauge?

There's no chance that you accidentally put a magnum timing cover on it, is there?

with the stroker do you fire it up for only a few minutes at a time and then shut it off? Are you sure its coolant and not just condensation?

Any idea where the coolant is coming from? Could be something as simple as the intake is loose or not sealed properly

90% of aftermarket cranks are internally balanced. Your 318 will be also. You cam use the same flywheeel on both engines. Do you have a pic of the crank flange on the 318? Then we can tell if its drilled for the pilot bushing or not. Most were, at least all the stockers that i've had in my...

think about it a lil though, even the helicoil is threaded into the aluminum, right?

I hadn't seen a set at all, yet. But the set that you posted (ebay link), appear to have heli-coils in the intake and exhaust (can't really tell about the rockers). Do you think that the seller is putting the heli-coils in himself? Not trying to be argumentative at all, just kinda thinking...

My thoughts exactly. There's a part number for cnc'd SBM heads right in the procomp catalog, although never seen any available just yet

Permatex Aviation Form-a-Gasket is what we use at the shop. Unless there is some corosion in the bore, then we use Loctite Sleeve Retaining Compound

The EQ's are just the old Pro-action/topline heads (thats why they're cast in australia), Same part numbers and everything, I've had a set of the CH318A's for almost 10 years. EQ bought the cores a couple years ago after Pro-Action claimed bankruptcy