About to go Bionic
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 05 12:04 am
The story so far....
The last couple of days I've had to make a few decisions, and they all sadly fly in the face of advice given on another thread. I acknowledge that you guys have forgotten more info than I will ever know on Mopars but all my decisions were made with a very tight budget in mind. So apologies to everyone who gave such sage advice with regards to 318's.
My engine let go, not just a part of it but all of it. Cam, Crank, Shells, Sump, Con Rods the lot. So I purchased another engine with a view to having that rebuilt using the external performance parts from my original.
Sadly only 7 of the cylinder bores were useable and the decision was made to out size and buy new pistons. No problem, except this block had already been taken to + 030. So out to + 060 we go with TRW flat top pistons, lumpy cam, a double roller cam chain and high volume oil pump.
One of my options was to buy from Geoff Hauser a new 360, fully dressed and dyno'ed motor with a guarantee that it would take my car straight into the 12's. But at 5 grand it was tempting, just for a fleeting moment (how do you explain that to the other half?) but sadly rational (!!!) thought prevailed and the offer declined.
So again apologies, but I am managing to keep within my budget, well ok just outside of it, and should hopefully make it to the Nats but it's going to be a close call.
We have the technology, we have the capability to make the world's first Bionic Redneck.
The last couple of days I've had to make a few decisions, and they all sadly fly in the face of advice given on another thread. I acknowledge that you guys have forgotten more info than I will ever know on Mopars but all my decisions were made with a very tight budget in mind. So apologies to everyone who gave such sage advice with regards to 318's.
My engine let go, not just a part of it but all of it. Cam, Crank, Shells, Sump, Con Rods the lot. So I purchased another engine with a view to having that rebuilt using the external performance parts from my original.
Sadly only 7 of the cylinder bores were useable and the decision was made to out size and buy new pistons. No problem, except this block had already been taken to + 030. So out to + 060 we go with TRW flat top pistons, lumpy cam, a double roller cam chain and high volume oil pump.
One of my options was to buy from Geoff Hauser a new 360, fully dressed and dyno'ed motor with a guarantee that it would take my car straight into the 12's. But at 5 grand it was tempting, just for a fleeting moment (how do you explain that to the other half?) but sadly rational (!!!) thought prevailed and the offer declined.
So again apologies, but I am managing to keep within my budget, well ok just outside of it, and should hopefully make it to the Nats but it's going to be a close call.
We have the technology, we have the capability to make the world's first Bionic Redneck.
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