09-09-2010, 07:27 PM
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I Have ONE NUT
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Been a while since I've looked at this but the Wisco piston's with the cometic boost gasket will put our motor @ 8.5:1 right?
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09-09-2010, 09:28 PM
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636 whp
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Originally Posted by alerored04
I wish I had your patience Chris, I am nearing the stopping point with mine. Want a carbon fiber hood for cheap?
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Yeah, I've run into a lot of very difficult to pinpoint issues throughout my modding of this car, and it's taken a lot of effort to make it what it is, but I'll always have the keep on trucking attitude, because the car only gets more enjoyable and more fun to drive for me as time goes on.
How cheap?
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Originally Posted by NoSweat83
Been a while since I've looked at this but the Wisco piston's with the cometic boost gasket will put our motor @ 8.5:1 right?
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When you say "boost gasket" do you mean the one with .074" thickness? The compression ratio doesn't change that significantly with the head gasket thickness options. With the stock gasket I have a 9:1 compression ratio (stock gasket thickness: .047") and now with the Cometic .030" gasket my CR will likely be something like 9.05:1 or something very minimally larger.
Also, stuck this on today. The unamused face for when I drive by:
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09-09-2010, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by [ion] C2
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oh my god i love this decal  . where the hell can i get one
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[ion] C2 - I ran her hard, on nothing but the bare ground. After easing into it and progressively pushing down harder I could feel the pressure building and once it peaked I let off and she gave a loud cry from the blow off valve.
Ttop191 - ^ because your car is the only thing that will suck and blow that you can actually successfully get within 25 feet of
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09-10-2010, 09:56 AM
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Gone
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only you Ion.
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09-10-2010, 12:44 PM
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09-10-2010, 01:54 PM
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Aleromod part owner
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GL with the build.
You'll get it right, but IDK why you though of using a GM gasket on a bossted app. I understand you were in a rush, but still.
Tuner kid: please stop posting. You clearly have no clue 
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09-10-2010, 05:08 PM
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When I have the cash together for a new car this one will be parted, say under a year. I'm not sure how much right now. Whats it worth?
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09-10-2010, 06:23 PM
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I'm no expert on it, but I've never heard of forged aluminum rods. Pistons, yes, but not rods. The pushrods are going to be made of either chromemoly or steel, depending on what kind of money you want to spend, and they might be cast iron in a stock engine.
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09-10-2010, 06:26 PM
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i'm talking about connecting rods. i heard they are aluminum.i know pushrods aren't they'd be trashed in seconds
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09-10-2010, 06:29 PM
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Well same story as push rods, I've never seen aluminum connecting rods, it just wouldn't work with the kind of strain they take. Most likely is chromemoly or steel.
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2003 Alero GL2 LA1: pacesetter cat back, Energy Speed WAI, Magnaflow downpipe/cat, tinted tail lights, and polished letters on intake manifold.
1987 Honda Rebel 450
1967 Buick Riviera 430 Wildcat: roadworthy but needs restoration.
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09-10-2010, 07:05 PM
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A-mod Pirate
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me neither, eagle rods are forged steel
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09-10-2010, 07:27 PM
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636 whp
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Originally Posted by Redog
IDK why you though of using a GM gasket on a bossted app. I understand you were in a rush, but still.
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With ARP studs, it should've held up; however, I went too easy on the shorter studs near where the leak originated. If everything was torqued to 90 lb-ft, it likely would have lasted longer. Either way, the MLS will endure anything that my setup will ever throw at it.
Last edited by Redog : 09-11-2010 at 03:50 AM.
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09-10-2010, 09:10 PM
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636 whp
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Got the head back today. Ordered the new gasket direct from Cometic, should be here Thursday, and then everything can go back together.
Ballin'
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09-10-2010, 09:18 PM
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That looks nice! Give the machinist a thumbs up from me!
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09-10-2010, 09:20 PM
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636 whp
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All they do, all day, is build fancy engines and do machining and fabrication. Most of them are very familiar with the LD9 and previous versions. As soon as I walked in the door carrying the head one of the guys was like "Alright, a Quad 4!" just by glancing at the head.  |
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09-10-2010, 09:29 PM
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noice!!!
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09-10-2010, 09:46 PM
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Nice, so u just had it resurfaced?
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09-10-2010, 09:54 PM
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636 whp
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Yeah it was machined to the proper spec for the Cometic gasket and then jet cleaned. I dropped it off to them super dirty.
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09-11-2010, 01:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tunerkid
i'm talking about connecting rods. i heard they are aluminum.i know pushrods aren't they'd be trashed in seconds
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Originally Posted by Lucalare
Well same story as push rods, I've never seen aluminum connecting rods, it just wouldn't work with the kind of strain they take. Most likely is chromemoly or steel.
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Originally Posted by heineck
me neither, eagle rods are forged steel
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There are plenty of rods out there that are made from aluminum... either forged or billet... Less mass=more HP.
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