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[Tiny]

I belive the pistons are already here.. And the price we got on them really made then the "only" way to go! They should be ok shoudlnt they? Ive heard some good and some bad about aries!

Ummm... to be honest i dont know what grind the cam is.. all i know is its a bit bigger than my old cam but not monsterous I didnt specify a NOS cam - Later later... LOL!

[Tiny]

*fingers crossed* about the pistons mate... i cant afford any bguckups! ( i cant even afford this build let alone a setback!)

I know your stirring about the NOS.. I guess we're building a bottom end that's capable of anything.. but the budget will NOT reach to any more power for a LONG time to come!

Cheers!

[Tiny]

Yeah that about sums it up Chop...

I blame no one but myself for this mess... and that really is what it came down to. "Ahh she'll be right... Besides.. I like the gear drive noise anyway..."


Pffft.. the noise from one of them isnt worth six and a half grand.... ( yep.. i wrote it that way to emphasise to myself what a dickhead i am....)

Anyway.. Onward and upward... if i dont see mid 11s now i'll be PISSED!

Cheers

[Tiny]

If you dont see mid 11's you'll be gassed!

ROFL Daryn.....


Liam: Hope so man! if not... See ^

Denis: We're going to check the pressures of the valve springs when we;ve finalised the cam to make sure they'll be 100%, but yeah if theyre dodgey then they'll get the flick.. ive gone this far.. what's another couple of hundred!

Cheers guys!

[Tiny]

Gday Hatchman,
Yeah.. If traction is my biggest concern i'll be a happy man.. cause i always know that more rubber.. better rubber and some suspension tweaks can fix that.. But yeah I'm relaly looking forward to cracking into those 11s.. I hope that it wont be too much of a handfull to drive on the road! I guess it all comes down to my right foot

Toddles: I hope so Only power readout i got previously was 331 Hp at the rear wheels on pump fuel... that was at a car show on their dyno with the old engine. And thanks! you guys will no doubt be the first to know how she goes!

Chopper: Agaain i hope that this combo will be packing more Horsies, Its just a shame that i never got to test the maximum potential of the last engine with the diff change!
I'm quietly confident that i'll break into those 11s with this new combo!

Cheers - Oh.. and laugh away Hatchman.. I know i'm not on my own in the
HMAS blown budget!

[tinkers]

HMAS blown budget <-- hehe like that.

Tiny, you are a life member of the Dust Collection club you dont have to keep making excuses to be a member you know

[Tiny]

LOL tinks..

If only it was excuses to BE a member.. I'm dying to get OUTTA that club!!
Quite honestly i just want it to be strong, tough and reliable...

(yeah ok.. I'm an optimist )

[Tiny]

Well!
It looks like my optimism has paid off.

I picked up the monaro from Eze-10s performance the week before last and i simply cannot say enough good about mark and terry, and the way that they conduct their business.

I went out there on the tuesday afternoon ( 1/2 day work due to weather!! YAY!). Mark and i spent 4 hours tuning the car using his lambda meter to get the fuel mixtures spot on and then did what we had to do with the dizzy to get it to stop pinging!

We didnt have the time to get the dizzy re-graphed, or to change convertor, so we had to pull ALOT of timing out of the engine to stop it from pinging, and we found that the convertor that i had is WAY too small for the new engine, causing the engine to bog down at low revs and stall!

So we're running extremely retarded ( nothing new for me ) and idling at around 1200 Rpm to keep her alive!

BUT! I picked the car up on thrusday night.. took simmo for a drive before she left for perth.. and then friday night drove it almost 3 hours south of sydney to Nowra ( culburra) to do my mates wedding that weekend!

THe car performed ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESSLY, starting first go, running without getting hot, idling fine etc etc. You could not ask for a better trip!

AND the best news is i believe that the engine is EASILY as powerful now.. as the old engine ever was!

So when we get home my to do list is as follows:

Replace shifter - Mr gasket is playing up so throwing in a B&M pro ratchet
Get dizzy re-graphed to suit the new engine combo
Price and order a new Convertor to suit the combo (Probably a TCE i think!).

Then get out there and RACE THE BASTARD!!!!

Soon after i'll be installing the new dash with the autometer guages and new stereo i bought LAST Xmas and then i'll be pretty happy for a while!

Theres no new pics.. nothing looks different ( appart from my bank balance) but hopefully there should be some video and stills from the wedding!

Cheers!

[Tiny]

Howdy mate, I'm sure we'll get to discuss it at length on wednesday ( Yes... i AM going to pick your brains!!)

Specs are as follows and as stolen from aussiev8.com site:
http://www.aussiev8....hp?do=view&g=42

Engine Specifications:

* 406 Chev Smallblock
* Kiwi Pro Lighting Cast Iron heads
* 4 Bolt Steel Maincaps,
* SCAT Forged H beam Conrods
* SCAT 4340 forged steel crank
* Aries Forged pistons : 10.6 :1 Compression.

Engine Misc.:

* Yella Terra Platinum shaft Roller Rockers
* Crower Solid cam (TBC)
* Edelbrock Victor Jr Manifold
* BG Demon 750 Carb
* Rollmaster Timing gear Set
* Moroso Road Race sump and pickup to suit.
* Moroso SBC oil pump

Turbocharger & Induction:

* I wish it was Blown!

Fuel & Tuning:

* Carter Black Electric Pump
* Brown Davis Alloy Drop Tank 120Lt -8 pickup and return lines
* -8 pushlock fuel system front to back including return line
* Mallory 3 port return regulator
* Current Engine build/carb rebuild/dyno Tune by Mark from EZE-10s Performance Sydney.

Exhaust:

* Pacemaker 1-5/8" Primaries 4-1s into 3" collector. Coated. Custom fabricated X pipe and twin 2.5" system with one muffler each side.

Drivetrain:

* Stage 3 shift Kit TH400 highly modified
* 2200Rpm Dominator Stall convertor
* 3" thick wall tailshaft
* 9" diff 3.7:1 Mini Spooled centre with 28 spline axles

Weight reduction & transfer:

* Yeah Right... 1608Kgs curb weight!

Suspension, wheels & tires:

* Std type HQ suspension with Nolathane front end bushes, Swaybar front and rear, Boxed trailing arms, Koni Adjustable Shocks.

Interior:

* WRX seats, Some autometer guages. Interior is yet to be completed... Anyone want to sponsor me!?

Exterior:

* Worlds worst paint job, Mini Tubs, Steel 1/2 Cage, pumped rear guards, pro stock style scoop.

Unfortunately i dont remember exactly what grind the cam is, but from my poor memory it's rev range was 3500 odd to 6800 Rpm.
The dizzy is an MSD pro billet dizzy with an MSD 6A control box, and the dizzy was re-graphed by fred dudek (sp?) years ago to suit the old engine combo.

Cheers!

[Tiny]

Heya Denis

Yeah mate you were right... and i knew you were right!

This cost me a bit more than i wanted to spend, but i certainly got a WHOOOOLE lot more than i had before!!

Thanks again mate, Will defintiely be taking some video of her when we get her to the track again!

Cheers!

[boomfunk]

Interior:

* WRX seats, Some autometer guages. Interior is yet to be completed... Anyone want to sponsor me!?



What is it exactly that you require ...TINY?

[Tiny]

boomfunk: The interior is a bitza.. It's got a sydney moulded car carpet, the standard rear seat ( red and black velour from when i bought the car), the WRX seats in their standard blue trim, and ive gotto redo my dash to fit the autometers in and also fit the new stereo! I got a quote from a reputable interiors man in sydney for a full house interior (serious work though), for almost 6 grand!! I'm not spending that much on the interior, but yeah.. we'll get there eventually!
My plans for it are: fit the dash/stereo myself and repair a rust hole in the plenunm to stop the water leaks.. Then get the new carpet/upholstery/door trims etc etc.

LXChev366: They're a heavy car, I think their kerb weight off the rego papers was about 1420Kgs.. I'm running a mild steel 1/2 cage, mammoth odessey battery ( nearly 30Kgs there!!) 120L drop tank ( 1/2 full at that weigh in), cast iron heads, 9" diff etc etc etc.
It's certainly built for comfort not speed
But no seriously, weight reduction has not been part of the agenda for the car.. it's just had to have what it's needed! I'm no lightweight either and the way i overcome this issue on the 1/4 mile is MORE GRUNT!

Cheers guys!