Boy have I got a story to tell...

[HEMI-ITIS]

Real sorry to read about this adventure knowing what I know.........
Hope you have a winning fast season!!

 

[Budnicks]

Real sorry to read about this adventure knowing what I know.........
Hope you have a winning fast season!!

x2 Ditto

 

[3sloppydogs]

My question is. Why do you have all that lighter fluid by the grinder?
Sorry I couldn't help myself

 

[bobtile]

My question is. Why do you have all that lighter fluid by the grinder?
Sorry I couldn't help myself

I was about to light the car on fire before I pulled the motor...

 

[bobtile]

Mostly together now.
I'll order pushrods tomorrow.
I'll probably install engine and trans next week sometime while I wait for pushrods...

 

[bobtile]

Well it's not next week yet, but I'm anxious.
Pushrods will be here Tuesday.

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Well it's not next week yet, but I'm anxious.
Pushrods will be here Tuesday.

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Looks good nestled in there. Engine setback looks to be very beneficial. That thing should hum.

 

[PRHeads]

I’m curious about what was changed that necessitated the need for new pushrods?

Is the cam position locked out now?
If it’s not top secret, what’s the lsa and installed position?

 

[bobtile]

I’m curious about what was changed that necessitated the need for new pushrods?

Is the cam position locked out now?
If it’s not top secret, what’s the lsa and installed position?

Deck was cut .005. Pistons were .009 above deck so I went with .054 head gasket. It had .040 previously. Johnson lifters want .035 preload.
Cam is 110 lsa.
Blackbird Performance came out with a billet timing set without the phaser in it so essentially locked out.