Recent content by BaldMenace

Yeah I definitely took it in the shorts on this one

Yeah unfortunately with everything I've seen inside this "almost new" engine I'm going to have to completely go through everything to verify fit and clearances.

Crank end play was .009. main bearings didn't look bad. Cylinder bores looked awful.

The engine I purchased in November needs fixing and I haven't even installed it yet. I've been researching what bearing clearances I should shoot for and I've seen everything from .001 to .003. this engine has a 4340 stroker crankshaft and billet center main caps. 4340 rods most likely eagle or...

I have no fear of boost. I just don't see the point in making more power than I need. With my cam and ported heads and intake as well as compression it's not a stretch to think that it will make 240-250 HP without boost. Then add 15-17 psi and probably close to 500 HP. Boost is just a measure...

Ok, but I'll take the 600@17 psi over the 600@25-30 every day of the week.

Up to 600 HP and fairly quick spool up. Car has no roll bar and never will so more HP is a waist.

I'll take that

My transmission a th400 variable pitch. It has a dual stall converter. Low stall is about 1500-1700 and high stall is 2500-2700. I realize a higher stall is desirable for launching but I'm not so worried about that.

I'm pretty sure even 15 psi on this engine will make more than 350 HP....lol

I don't have any desire to make as much power as this engine is capable of handling. It's a street car and won't even have a roll bar. 17 PSI will probably be plenty. I feel like a smaller turbocharger than what I have now with ball bearings would be more responsive.

109 block JE pistons (3.830) RPM 3.625 forged crank Molnar 6.350 rods billet center caps Ported iron heads by Duttwiler Ported intake w/ egr blocked Roller cam 210/212 T&D 1.65 roller rockers Cruz headers T4 style 80 lb injectors. 350 lph pump MS3Pro -evo ECU Th400 w/2500 stall 3.42 rear Car...

I want to get turbocharger better suited for my goals and combination. Unfortunately I know just enough to get myself in trouble about Turbo chargers. I'm interested in quick spooling and still want to be able to not run out of breath before the end of the 1/4 mile. Tell me what info I need to...

I take that last post back. I'm not gonna cut that bumper. Hopefully I can get a stretched SLIC to fit instead.

It looks like I'm going to be trimming the bottom of my freshly rechromed front bumper for intercooler piping clearance. At least it for a quality made in USA intercooler instead of one made by Hung Chang Wee in China