beaterX project thread - Page 68

**goodhart** · 05-12-2013

^That I didn't know that? Well, for what its worth I was shitfaced last night haha

**scheides** · 05-12-2013

Started with a little more swapping of valve tappets this morning to make the clearances as perfect as possible.

New motor pics:

NOT forgetting about this guy this time around

Re-using my MAP H11 headstuds that I installed in December...they will be put to the test soon

Nice little scuff in one of the cam journals...let'r buck

Halfway through teh day, my neighbor Paul stops by, 'want half a ribeye later?...ok here ya go!' Freaking epic. Ate with my bare oily/assembly lube'd hands

Head all cleaned up and ready to bolt on with a fresh head gasket:

Needed a gear puller to get this bad boy off the old block:

Timing set:

Slow day but after dinking around with the timing many times over, cleaning, cleaning, and re-cleaning...longblock! Just need some accessories, manifolds, wires, and flywheel/clutch!

TkrPerformance · 05-12-2013

**goodhart** · 05-12-2013

Nice progress, looking at firing it up like next weekend or so?

**scheides** · 05-12-2013

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Originally Posted by goodhart

Nice progress, looking at firing it up like next weekend or so?

Still a ways to go and work is gonna be crazy this week--we'll see.

**asshanson** · 05-13-2013

That cam journal scares me, looks bad in the pic but I hope you can't feel it with your fingernail?

Congrats on the progress! Want to see this at proving grounds.

**Kracka** · 05-13-2013

Looking good; I love how simple the timing area is!

**4seasons69** · 05-13-2013

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Originally Posted by goodhart

Do any locals have their injectors done at Ravenworks in Maple Grove?

I had raven works flow test my 2150s. The guy said they were the biggest injectors he's seen And could only do two at a time. I think it was like $30 just for the flow test on the them. I didn't have them clean them since they were basically new injectors a day seemed to flow test fine.

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Originally Posted by Kracka

I love how simple the timing area is!

Me too! This is one of the simplest engines I've seen for timing.

Making some good progress! looks great!

rose0529 · 05-13-2013

looking good!

**LingLing** · 05-13-2013

So deceiving! That oil pump sprocket really does visually lengthen the engine.

Looks great though! Glad to see you're making progress even with a bum knee!

simulatedwood · 05-13-2013

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Originally Posted by LingLing

Looks great though! Glad to see you're making progress even with a bum knee!

Clearly Scheides had the air compressor tuned locally and it is putting down some serious numbers, otherwise I don't see how all the progress could have been done. Scheides.. we demand dyno graphs!

turbotalon1g · 05-13-2013

No logs of my remote tune.

**scheides** · 05-14-2013

Guy at work sent me this:

**Halon** · 05-14-2013

No disassemble, need input. Yo mama was a snowblower.

**JET** · 05-14-2013

LOL, that's awesome and good job Brandon!

**scheides** · 05-14-2013

Wasn't going to work on the car tonight but I got a few quick hours in...old shortblock is SOLD and I either had to mess around with hoist/stand to pack it up or just get the new longblock the heck out of the way...so I cleaned and bolted up the water pump/tstat housing, bolted up the flywheel and the HDG6 with a fresh disc and slid it onto the trans:

Then old motor is back on the stand, pistons and rods are coming out before it ships out, need to find a beefy 7/16" 12-point socket asap and get this thing off to its new owner...he has plans to sleeve it and do a 2.2L

Also, heard from FIC today, they got my 1680's and cleaned them up and are shipping them back to me....they said they were as much as 8% out of balance, that is kinda scary! She'll purr like a kitten now though

**Murlo26** · 05-15-2013

Found a surge tank with media for you

It's not cheap though lol.

http://www.radiumauto.com/Competitio...Tank-P289.aspx

Piecing together my surge tank and saw this.

**goodhart** · 05-15-2013

Jesus titty fucking christ. I think they want enough for it. Mishimoto makes one very similar and for just about as much too. Retarded when you can buy a Saikou Michi for 1/4 the price IMO.

**scheides** · 05-15-2013

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Originally Posted by goodhart

Jesus titty fucking christ. I think they want enough for it. Mishimoto makes one very similar and for just about as much too. Retarded when you can buy a Saikou Michi for 1/4 the price IMO.

Apparently you (or I specifically?) cannot! I've emailed him several times with no response, and email is apparently the only way to order.

**asshanson** · 05-15-2013

Are you talking about a surge tank or catch can here? Murlo says surge tank and website says catch can.