furrystump
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Interesting read, thanks!
Yes it’s safe.this a safe practice? I don't mind doing it, however I feel like it would cause flash rusting? Have any of you done this with success?
I used Easy Off oven cleaner on my K-member and transmission. Worked excellent. I'll probably get lambasted for even mentioning UTG but he has a few videos on cleaning, prepping and painting an engine block. I thought it was pretty good. There are others out there.
Have you considered grabbing a fresh set of hyperutectic pistons/rings to bump the compression ratio and improve the ring seal/longevity.
Don't hold you breath on grabbing some Eddie heads, as they are not flowing through the supply chain yet. Look on Hughes web site for new cast iron heads with better flow.
If you were going to EFI, there are some good tricks to improve the upper midrange power on that keg manifold. Those manifolds are unbeatable at low rpm power.
Did you have to re-balance your engine with the KB107's? I am using Speed pro H655CP's but they are factory replacement with no increase in compression.My 2000 360 magnum has KB107 pistons in it. With those pistions, felpro 1008 head gaskets and 60cc trickflow heads. I am right at 11.1 compression. I race it on 93 pump gas. To the op you have to make sure you gap the rings like it says in the instructions. But my enginr has been together for 4 years now and has seen tons of 7000 rpm passes and I havent had any problems out of the pistions . It's been a while but I think the last time I looked the KB107 were around $320 a set on summits website. Also speedpro makes a set of pistions, but I don't remember what the part number for them is
Did you have to re-balance your engine with the KB107's? I am using Speed pro H655CP's but they are factory replacement with no increase in compression.
He just needs to send it off to the machine shop and they can mic it.The crank needs to be mic’d and at the very least correctly polished. If you don’t mic it, you have no clue if it’s round or straight.
A 5000 tight? For a driver? Dammmmm they must have gotten em really tight!Converters are the magic mystery box of the car world. And they change the technology daily it seems. It’s almost like you can’t get too much converter in anything anymore. The last few I’ve bought the converter guys recommend way way more stall speed than I was thinking. A tight 5000 is now a street converter.
Yup. Right until you stand on the gas. Then it’s anything but tight.A 5000 tight? For a driver? Dammmmm they must have gotten em really tight!
Man, that's Brutal! I've got a B@M Holeshot, had it for many years.. when I built the 340, and spent 300 and the trans shop to go through the 727 that was sitting for years ( and he missed the shift shaft seal) he wanted to see a new converter for a warranty. I took the Holeshit down, had it cut open.... guy worked there said " I feel bad charging you, I changed a Thrust Washer that had minimal wear" ... wish I could have had em put some extra stitches in itYup. Right until you stand on the gas. Then it’s anything but tight.
No visible cracks, they are a little dirty but looking good so far! Feeling lucky about that, there isn't a whole lot of meat between the seats on these motors...Any visible cracks between the seats?