Recent content by wile2k

Is the block std bore?

Not to bust your balls but the Ninja 650 isn't really a sportbike and barely has enough power to get out of its own way. I had one from '06 until this year (my wife had been riding it since I got my 'Busa in '08). The 650R is a great beginner bike but I'm not suprised that your 11 sec GN...

Blew my drivers side RJC gasket into the intake manifold. This was caused by a major knock event when the intake tube came loose after the MAF and before the Turbo (thus sucking a ton of unmetered air and running me way way lean). Of couse that happened at the top end of a 1/4 mile run. I was...

Do you know which Precision model number it is?

Speedo cable is the same, and fwiw, my stock cross member and driveshaft are working fine with my 400. From what I hear, YMMV on those two though.

I have one that I'm going to sell this spring, but not under $20k. I know that there are C5Zs to be had for under 20k though (mostly 2001 model year). I'm sure that if you keep watching corvetteforum that you'll find one. Just take your time, it would be easy to get screwed at that price...

Buick Old's Pontiac (BOP) bolt pattern for how the trans bolts up to the block. I'm not sure what it would have to do with the rear main but the bolt pattern for a Chev. 350 is going to be different I think.

I wiped 2 lobes and blew a head gasket at the same time. Antifreeze was in the motor so I pulled it apart and went for new bearings throughout. Maybe I got lucky but the crank wasn't scored up so I just went for the new bearings, cleaned and reassembled. Since you are going to have the...

I think do one or the other. I'm chosing girdle, but I think you would be ok with just billet caps into the 10s. My thinking is that I really don't like the idea of just 2 bolt mains, even with the billet caps. I do like how a girdle ties everything together. I don't know if one or...

Similar goals to what I have. This spring, I'm planning on a girdle and roller rockers to go with what I have. On top of those, maybe a couple more psi of boost and a better 60' and I'll have some solid 10s (could hit 10s with just a better 60 I guess). I think your setup would be pretty...

A friend of mine just had a good thought. Sticky lifter or other lifter issue that goes away when the oil pressure comes up. That would be a tick sound I'd think (would cause that valve to be "loose" until the lifter pumps up). Seems more resonable.

I don't *think* that rod knock would sound like pinging. More a thunk or clunk sound. Maybe piston slap? Forged pistons? Tell more about the build...

Well, I don't think that a head gasket is that bad to fix but I've done that sort of work several times. It all depends on how comfortable you are with working on your car. It should be done right, that is for sure, otherwise you will end up pulling it apart again before you really should have...

Well, good news on the oil and coolant, keep an eye on both of them. If you can get to your spark plugs pretty easily, you could pull the plugs and take a look at them. If you find one cyl different than the others, then it might help diagnose. For shaft play: Pull the intake piping...

Well, there have been more than a few break, and I'd rather not have that happen. The stockers just don't feel all that sturdy to me. Add in the extra duty requirements with a largish roller and associated springs... it just doesn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling. Maybe it is mostly in my head...