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.

 

[bobtile]

Got a little shout out from Geoff Turk at Blackbird Performance.
Finally got the car up and running again.
2 attempts at racing this weekend were rained out.
Try again next weekend.



My mention is about 7.30 minutes in if you just can't wait to hear...

 

[oldbee]

I’m a little late, love the blimp!

 

[bobtile]

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!

 

[HardcoreB]

Finally an answer to me fighting this gen3 hemi the last 2 years.

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Nice find and it'll be nice to see it run new bests.

 

[bobtile]

Finally got out to the track on Sunday. Not a single test pass since everything that went on.
Not going to lie, the nerves were plentiful.
First pass, took it easy. Went 9.96 @132.
Verified actual timing with the computer and found that I had 15° actual timing when I had set computer for 22.
I bumped it up a couple degrees for next pass and went 9.85@ 133.
Left it alone after that to see if there was finally consistency.
Yup, finally after chasing ghosts for 2 years, I got a 9.84 and 9.83 after that.
Went for round 3 and wouldn't start.
No big deal, wire burnt on headers. Bad routing on my part.
Packed it up, had a beer and went home happy.
I think I have a bracket car again...

 

[bobtile]

 

[MarPar]

**** n Git right there!

The Unknown Racer is proud

 

[bobtile]

**** n Git right there!

The Unknown Racer is proud

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[bobtile]

Oh yeah,
One more thing...
Had an annoying tick from when I first put the engine back in the car.
Pulled valve covers when I went to race in Florida in March and didn't find anything.
All header bolts were tight.
Lying under the car over the weekend rewiring starter, I see carbon on front of the head.
Evidently , the builder got wrong header gaskets.
I think they're for a 5.7 with egr.
When I redid the motor, the gaskets stuck to the headers and I just reused them.
Never thought to look at that when I put it back together.
Anyway, new gaskets are in.
Hopefully weather is good on Saturday so we can finally get to racing here...

 

[MarPar]

Oh yeah,
One more thing...
Had an annoying tick from when I first put the engine back in the car.
Pulled valve covers when I went to race in Florida in March and didn't find anything.
All header bolts were tight.
Lying under the car over the weekend rewiring starter, I see carbon on front of the head.
Evidently , the builder got wrong header gaskets.
I think they're for a 5.7 with egr.
When I redid the motor, the gaskets stuck to the headers and I just reused them.
Never thought to look at that when I put it back together.
Anyway, new gaskets are in.
Hopefully weather is good on Saturday so we can finally get to racing here...

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Remflex Gaskets?