| Holley Dominator EFI, DIS, 9.2" 10rib pulley |
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| Show with new AC delete panel and some of the huge wiring harness I will be using |
| AFR 235cc Eliminators, Comp-ported, 80cc Chamber |
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| Finally arrived. Inconel Exhaust Valves, Ti Retainers |
| AFR 235 Intake Ports w/Vane |
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| Just add boost! |
| 80cc Fully CNC'd Chamber, 2.125"/1.60" Valves |
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| The exhaust valve is Inconel for high boost, sustained use. |
| Valve sweep witness marks |
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| Trying for perfection at mid-lift |
| NEW: Valvetrain fully installed and under pressure |
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| The T&D Shaft Rocker kit has 1.7 Intake ratio and 1.8 Exhaust, for net lifts of .704"/.702" |
| Changed to a PACALLOY Spring |
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| For better behavior under boost on the 256/268@.050, .700" net lift solid roller |
| Modified Hamburger Valvecovers |
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| Added a -10AN fitting above the baffles, added filler caps. Will coat everything. |
| New Anodizing: Hard grey on covers, black on caps |
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| This is a tough coating that also matches my wheels and is not chrome! |
| New: Laser Graphics on Valve Covers |
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| I designed the flame font, adapted the Ghost-with-Bag graphic, then etched on the EPILOG @ TechShop |
| NEW: Oil Cap Logo Etching |
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| I did this on the TechShop's EPILOG Laser and created the graphics from scratch |
| NEW: Oil Cap Etching - Disinformation :O |
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| I did two of these caps for Saturday night fun and confusion! |
| NEW: 421 Graphics Complete |
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| Doing the graphics and learning the laser was a lot of fun! |
| Modified Motown Single Plane w/embedded NOS |
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| I cut up a NOS Big Shot Plate and embedded it because I needed the space to retain the stock hood. |
| Closeup of Embedded NOS Spraybar |
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| 2-Stage NOS setup attaches - fuel in the rear, nitrous in the front. Tape still on bar here. |
| Ported Motown Manifold for 421" |
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| Shown without the embedded nitrous spraybar |
| New: Intake manifold masked and plugged |
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| Ready to powdercoat a low-gloss, ultra-durable clear |
| New: Me shooting the powdercoat |
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| Clear goes on as white powder so you can see what you are spraying and the coverage |
| New: After baking 15 min at 380 degrees, cooling |
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| Just like a paint job, 95% of the results are in the prep work |
| New: Before removal of the plugs and masking |
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| The silicon plugs and special tape can survive the baking with being damaged |
| NEW: Porting station to finish manifold roofs |
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| Dr. J's fully ported/flow balanced manifold but I requested room to finish port |
| Custom JE Pistons, Tuff-Skirt & Ceramic Coat |
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| For the new, high-boost 421" motor |
| Howards Cam Forged Billet Rod |
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| Will handle well over 1000HP |
| Dart Little M: Masked for Paint |
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| 421" Painted Silver & Clear |
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| I decided on Aluminum color so I could see any oil or rubber dust. |
| 421" after painting |
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| With some creative coatings on parts, this should come out sano |
| Dart Little M Billet Steel Main Caps |
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| The inner main bolts will be replaced by ARP studs. |
| Piston Oil Jet Installation Fixture in Place |
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| Oil jets will be positioned at the base of each cylinder to spray across the piston crown and pin. |
| The BLP Bit through the hole feeding Cyl. #3 |
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| Holes for Cyl #1-#7 drilled and marked |
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| Next step, cutting the channels |
| Cyl. #1 Oil Feed Channel Cut |
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| Next steps, finish all cuts, then tap for jets |
| BLP Drill Tap, Tap and Jets |
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| Piston Oil Squirter Jets Installed |
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| After drill/tap/channel cutting, washed block then installed the jets w/blue Loctite |
| 3.875" Stroke 4340 Howards Cam Crank |
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| Forged and machined in the U.S., with a big block snout & double keys to handle the blower. |
| 421" Crank meets Block! |
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| So far the Howards Cam Crank is measuring up perfect - this thing is a work of art... |
| 421" Checking Crank Runout |
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| Runout at center was ~.0005, at front seal it was undetectable, rear seal was ~.0002. |
| Ring seating fixture made by Tom for 4.155" bore |
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| 2" cutoff of 5" Aluminum stock for $30 at the local metal shop, brought it to Tom. Done by 5PM! |
| Checking the ring gap during the filing process |
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| I took notes that let me speed up the process by counting the # of turns... |
| My ring filing fixture and area |
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| I finally have the space to have an actual shop! |
| Keeping notes makes the process go faster |
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| The hand grinding wheels are notorious for chewing rings, so I go slowly and measure often... |
| Custom JE Piston assembly with 2 snaprings/side |
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| I spec'd the snaprings as I find them reliable and easy to use. |
| All pistons installed for 1st time |
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| File fitting the rings took me 16 hours total. The rod/piston/ring setup only took 6 hours. |
| Shortblock getting close! |
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| I have parts at the plating shop being anodized, including the front timing cover. |
| NEW: Just need to finish manifold end rail mods |
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| I am uncomfortable with the 3/16" gap so I am making aluminum end rails to .125" |
| NEW: Canton Oil Adapter |
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| This is used instead of the GM Bypass Filter Mount to ensure all oil must go through the filter. |
| Canton pan internals, 8qt. plus two 1/2" bungs |
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| The bung on the pass. side is the blower drainback and the other side is the main crankcase vent. |
| 9.5" Vigilante 5-disc Lockup Converter, 2800stall |
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| Jack at Precision Industries says the cover for this started as a 98lb. steel billet. |
| NEW: Vortech YSi Supercharger |
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| Will post a better picture ASAP. |
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