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You just can't leave it alone eh
You just can't leave it alone eh
mattw
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A well built engine was always part of the plan. If its going to look like a Ty it needs to move like a Ty. Or way faster..
You just can't leave it alone eh
A well built engine was always part of the plan. If its going to look like a Ty it needs to move like a Ty. Or way faster..
mattw
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Pics and progress with the new engine:
Here is the block that I started with. Its a 1997 Vortec 350 4-bolt 1 piece rear main roller block:
Forged Crank:
Forged Coated 9.1:1(with my 64cc Vortec heads)Pistons:
Forged H beam connecting Rods with ARP bolts throughout:
Nice cross hatch pattern on cylinder bores(30 over):
Block was clearanced for the forged 383 stroker crank:
SFI approved flex plate:
1.6 Roller Rockers:
I haven't had much time to work on getting this in but so far I have:
Had to relocate the knock sensor and notch the motor mount to clear the sensor:
I ordered a plate to cover this.. Apparently the Vortec block is setup to accept some sort of sensor here.
The stroker crank caused my rod bolts to scrape the oil pan. After a bit of hammering I now have a goofy looking pan with 3 humps in it..
Pics and progress with the new engine:
Here is the block that I started with. Its a 1997 Vortec 350 4-bolt 1 piece rear main roller block:
Forged Crank:
Forged Coated 9.1:1(with my 64cc Vortec heads)Pistons:
Forged H beam connecting Rods with ARP bolts throughout:
Nice cross hatch pattern on cylinder bores(30 over):
Block was clearanced for the forged 383 stroker crank:
SFI approved flex plate:
1.6 Roller Rockers:
I haven't had much time to work on getting this in but so far I have:
Had to relocate the knock sensor and notch the motor mount to clear the sensor:
I ordered a plate to cover this.. Apparently the Vortec block is setup to accept some sort of sensor here.
The stroker crank caused my rod bolts to scrape the oil pan. After a bit of hammering I now have a goofy looking pan with 3 humps in it..
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mattw
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So my $9.99 block off plate come in and I got that installed:
I also cleaned the block and head surfaces really well and got the heads installed and torqued down:
Unfortunately when I installed the pushrods and rockers I noticed the the 1.6 ratio puts the pushrods off-center and now I need to elongate these holes.. I got one side done.. Hoping to finish up the other side tomorrow..
So my $9.99 block off plate come in and I got that installed:
I also cleaned the block and head surfaces really well and got the heads installed and torqued down:
Unfortunately when I installed the pushrods and rockers I noticed the the 1.6 ratio puts the pushrods off-center and now I need to elongate these holes.. I got one side done.. Hoping to finish up the other side tomorrow..
9194 Tornado
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Any updates on your project Matt?
Any updates on your project Matt?
mattw
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Life has been keeping my VERY busy but I have had a little time to play with the new engine. I'm only pushing 6-7 lbs of boost and I'm still shifting low(~4500) RPM... Video here:
I'm going to start slowly increasing those(boost & RPM) now that I have some miles on it. I'm hoping to get away with ~15lbs of boost on 93 octane and I think it should make power up to 5500-6000 RPM so I'll start upping my shift points too..
I suspect this engine will really come alive when I get up over 10lbs...
Bad news is I have an oil leak.. It looks like the rear main but it seems unlikely since its a brand new crank and a new 1 piece seal. It may be the oil pan but I didn't modify anything on the back side and it sealed up on the old motor...
Life has been keeping my VERY busy but I have had a little time to play with the new engine. I'm only pushing 6-7 lbs of boost and I'm still shifting low(~4500) RPM... Video here:
I'm going to start slowly increasing those(boost & RPM) now that I have some miles on it. I'm hoping to get away with ~15lbs of boost on 93 octane and I think it should make power up to 5500-6000 RPM so I'll start upping my shift points too..
I suspect this engine will really come alive when I get up over 10lbs...
Bad news is I have an oil leak.. It looks like the rear main but it seems unlikely since its a brand new crank and a new 1 piece seal. It may be the oil pan but I didn't modify anything on the back side and it sealed up on the old motor...
mattw
Active member
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Well I've worked my way up to 10PSI and 5200 RPM and things are looking promising. My 0-60 time is 2.86 seconds and my datalog software is showing 1/8 mile times of 7.1 at 91 MPH. The Wallace calculator says that will put me around 11.2 at 113..
If all goes well I should be able to push around 15 PSI and make good power up to 6200 RPM so there is still a lot left in it.. Here is a graph of my datalog where I did 0-60 in 2.86:
The orange line is the speed. The run starts at 5:36:651 and I hit 60 at 5:39:514....
Well I've worked my way up to 10PSI and 5200 RPM and things are looking promising. My 0-60 time is 2.86 seconds and my datalog software is showing 1/8 mile times of 7.1 at 91 MPH. The Wallace calculator says that will put me around 11.2 at 113..
If all goes well I should be able to push around 15 PSI and make good power up to 6200 RPM so there is still a lot left in it.. Here is a graph of my datalog where I did 0-60 in 2.86:
The orange line is the speed. The run starts at 5:36:651 and I hit 60 at 5:39:514....