Mid/low 13sec 5.0 project (new video and pics 7/11)

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Mid/low 13sec 5.0 project (new video and pics 7/11)

Reply #675 – June 05, 2009, 01:13:58 PM

And get rid of the pistons I already spent $500 on? Haha...I'm taking donations!

Mid/low 13sec 5.0 project (new video and pics 7/11)

Reply #676 – June 05, 2009, 01:25:33 PM

did the oil pickup screen look clogged?

Mid/low 13sec 5.0 project (new video and pics 7/11)

Reply #677 – June 05, 2009, 01:27:05 PM

No, it looks fine. The only real strange thing we noticed is that there was very little oil in the oil filter when we took it out.

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Reply #678 – June 05, 2009, 07:12:06 PM

ask how much more it would cost to go to a zero balance. The more vibrations there are at higher rpm's, the more power you will lose and the more the block will wear and the crank will bend.

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Reply #679 – June 06, 2009, 02:11:36 AM

I hate this thread. It reminds me of my own trials with my first motor that had a bad block due to the ignorant machine shop. Remember the mention of checking EVERYTHING before putting it together and starting it? :p I wish I had spent more in the beginning to come out ahead with better parts and lower cost in the end.

I'm not sure which is worse, having to machine a different block or having to start over with a new crank. Both cases, you're starting from scratch. Bearings and gaskets add up fast.

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Reply #680 – June 06, 2009, 03:15:27 AM

Well, we plastiguaged the clearances during assembly and everything was dead on spec, so who the heck knows. Could have been a blockage in an oil passage somewhere also, we won't know for sure just yet. But yeah...all that small stuff adds up. Not looking forward to it. Luckily, I had gotten the reusable blue rubber valve cover and oil pan gaskets, so at least I wont have to get those again.

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Reply #681 – June 06, 2009, 09:53:50 AM

Ok so I looked through the 3g alt thread/sticky out of curiosity and and final drafts are gone...can anyone point me to them?

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Reply #682 – June 06, 2009, 10:19:42 AM

Quote from: kingcars;276158

Ok so I looked through the 3g alt thread/sticky out of curiosity and and final drafts are gone...can anyone point me to them?

only thing I found is this..

Quote from: jcassity;179687

post forwarded to public link

not sure what that means or where the public link is??!! I might have it saved at home, I'll check for you when I'm done at work

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Reply #683 – June 06, 2009, 11:20:53 AM

annnnd. anthony. you dont need to change your .030 over pistons to make a 347 or 331.

thats alllllll in the crank. different stroke.

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Reply #684 – June 06, 2009, 11:52:17 AM

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annnnd. anthony. you dont need to change your .030 over pistons to make a 347 or 331.

thats alllllll in the crank. different stroke.

I believe you do, the piston is shorter in height to allow for more strokage LOL... just a guess double check that with your engine builder/machinist

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Reply #685 – June 06, 2009, 01:35:40 PM

Quote from: 87thunderbirdBlackJack;276166

annnnd. anthony. you dont need to change your .030 over pistons to make a 347 or 331.

thats alllllll in the crank. different stroke.

ummm, yes you do. crnk, rods, and pistons will need to be changed.

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Reply #686 – June 06, 2009, 04:51:53 PM

Yeah so...going 331/347 is 100% not an option, unless I happen to win the lottery very soon haha. The bottom end has already cost me more than what the car cost :hick: . And yeah, thats all I found in that thread as well...hence why I can't find it :( .

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Reply #687 – July 05, 2009, 05:27:53 PM

Ok, so nothing major to report at the moment. Scored a Mark VIII efan and a 130amp alternator...gonna grab some UD pulleys soon as well. As far as the engine, even the machinist is stumped. The oil filter is the only think we can really point at...even though it was clean when opened up. Who knows. Either way, I hope to have the parts back in my hands within the next few weeks and ready to go back together...maybe with a couple of surprises in store. :) Let's just say that I think she'll be back with a vengeance.

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Reply #688 – July 05, 2009, 05:30:53 PM

I bet you are ready to get it back on the road. So is the machinist going to make it right with you?

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Reply #689 – July 05, 2009, 05:33:04 PM

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I bet you are ready to get it back on the road.

Saying that the past 2 months have been miserable is an understatement :(

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So is the machinist going to make it right with you?

Not sure...looks like my choice of oil filter may have caused it (stupid 99.9% efficiency Purolator...aint touchin those ever again).