[itschristorres8]

the piston rings have to expand and seal correctly as well as making sure the bearings seat correctly. that is why the motor must also be broken in just as long as the clutch should/would be

[Onemanzu]

Originally Posted by obdnanr uhh more like i dont want to destroy all the money im putting into it because i couldnt wait to properly break it in... fuck tv, tv is all lies

bah

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 the piston rings have to expand and seal correctly as well as making sure the bearings seat correctly. that is why the motor must also be broken in just as long as the clutch should/would be

yeah but if your just making a few quick passes you don't have to break it in... psh ...

have fun with it dude you take care of him chris

[itschristorres8]

finished the block today
this week it'll get sent out to get bored over .20 and acid bath





cam sprockets and timing chain



balance shaft





crank


camshaft


parts =)

[whitemustang02]

nice work, are you going to paint the block after it's bath.

i like this pic

[itschristorres8]

yup, i'll have it painted if B wants me to. im going to clean the oil pan and paint that too as well as the valve covers, he may need BBK though with the lift he'll have
might get pretty serious
most will get painted just so it looks clean
he wanted his upper and lower coated black with a special paint
i got him covered on that


oh and thats a candy apple red 65 351 in the back there ;-)

[GreenFaleen]

looks good I never realized the angle on the 3.8 was that extreme, that 65 is gorgeous

[whitemustang02]

ya it looks realy clean, and i like how it looks like it is held up by the crank.

[itschristorres8]

lol thank you


i never noticed that white....kinda does look like that

[wadepetersen]

Dam nice work
this summer i will have the money for you to do my engine or i may put it down on a rx7 not for such yet
Im leaning towards getin my engine done

[itschristorres8]

Originally Posted by wadepetersen Dam nice work this summer i will have the money for you to do my engine or i may put it down on a rx7 not for such yet Im leaning towards getin my engine done

cool just let me know
this motor is gonna be prepped for BIG power

his total came out $5700
thats with ARP main studs
ARP head bolt
pretty much best valve terrain our motors can get
CNC heads
forged rods and pistons
new 4.2L steel crank
.20 over bore
upper and lower intakes with the gaskets
brand new billet cam
and the motor assembled

the cheapest ive found a long block with his parts is $6100 and that doesnt include the ported upper and lower intake which is about a $600-700 value add on

in the end having a motor this strong will be worth it and tons of fun

i recommend him using his current s/c though and having fun with w/e he makes at 9psi then later upgrade to a bigger unit or bigger pulley.
or can just jump the gun to get his high power

but i like upgrading slowly
with 9psi and this motor he should jump to about 380rwhp area for sure

[ESG-642T]

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 cool just let me know this motor is gonna be prepped for BIG power his total came out $5700 thats with ARP main studs ARP head bolt pretty much best valve terrain our motors can get CNC heads forged rods and pistons new 4.2L steel crank .20 over bore upper and lower intakes with the gaskets brand new billet cam and the motor assembled the cheapest ive found a long block with his parts is $6100 and that doesnt include the ported upper and lower intake which is about a $600-700 value add on in the end having a motor this strong will be worth it and tons of fun i recommend him using his current s/c though and having fun with w/e he makes at 9psi then later upgrade to a bigger unit or bigger pulley. or can just jump the gun to get his high power but i like upgrading slowly with 9psi and this motor he should jump to about 380rwhp area for sure

You know he's gonna need a smaller pulley than what he has now to get 9psi again I'm sure.

[Onemanzu]

elliott... they are 90* blocks aren't they? thats what it looks like

chris... keep it up you have it half done in a week, not bad for having to work and everything on top of that...

[GreenFaleen]

Originally Posted by Onemanzu elliott... they are 90* blocks aren't they? thats what it looks like chris... keep it up you have it half done in a week, not bad for having to work and everything on top of that...

thats what I thought but it looks steeper than 90 degrees might just be the angle of the pic

[stephen]

That engine looks good. I notice that the main bearing saddles are uniform in color so it probably doesn't need an align hone.

Also the crank and rods look fine. I wondered what you were going to do with them?
I would have liked to have them, though shipping them from Florida to Calif. would be expensive. My engine needs the crank ground 10/10 and one rod will be replaced since it spun a bearing. Also the rod big ends will be honed out 0.002".

The block is going to be align honed, decked, and bored +0.020.

I'm just going with a stock rebuild using an engine kit from RPM machine;.

[obdnanr]

i already bought a 17# pulley . those pistons look gross. it would be nice if the army wasn't fucking me at the moment. but hopefully i'll get my money so i can get the smaller parts i need. throttle body, maf, LT's, clutch, 62# injectors (DOH), gt 40 fuel pump.

[graystang01]

dont forget the turbonator

[obdnanr]

turbonator???

[whitemustang02]

the pistons don't look all that bad, hard to tell from that pic. how many miles were there on that motor

[obdnanr]

i think it was like 75kish. they suppose to be rusted n shit??

im trying to think of a way to move the S/C inlet downward instead of like right infront of the motor. that location boggles my mind still. but theres these two lines that would be in the way if i pointed it downward. hmm...

[whitemustang02]

Originally Posted by obdnanr i think it was like 75kish. they suppose to be rusted n shit?? im trying to think of a way to move the S/C inlet downward instead of like right infront of the motor. that location boggles my mind still. but theres these two lines that would be in the way if i pointed it downward. hmm...

do you have a pic of your super charger set up, it is hard to visualize