Are there many 4 bolt main mopar small blocks?

Other than the 3rd gen hemis?

4/14/2015 5:13:21 AM

FFS man, it's CaymAn, not Caymen. It's man!



Mer-Man!

4/14/2015 9:42:47 AM

oops..
srry bro..

Caywoman if it's not an S

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4/14/2015 9:45:38 AM

Some 340 blocks had four-bolt mains; probably had to release a number of them in order to use them in the Trans Am series.

A lot of the new manufacture Mopar Performance blocks do too.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/dcc-5007552?seid=srese1&gclid=CMqUg-X79cQCFfRj7Aod-AsA5w

Not surprisingly they make aluminum too, but probably $8000 dollars.

4/14/2015 10:07:51 AM

^^^reminds me of craigslist FS ads ..."chevy camero"

4/14/2015 5:15:49 PM

My 255 LPH fuel pump stranded me once, almost twice. I replaced it with a 340 LPH Aeromotive. After I had already received the new pump, I found some terribly-rigged wires (myself to blame, years ago) and re-did all of it. Not sure if the 255 is quite dead, so it's laying around as a spare.

I haven't gotten and stayed on it lately, but I think there's a lot of fuel to pull back on my tune with the higher flow.

My Duralast alternator died. I replaced it with an Ultima (O'Reilly's) alternator for a Nissan Quest (80 amps upgraded to 110 amps). Alternator died on the day I was to go to Zmax test-n-tune

[Edited on April 14, 2015 at 7:56 PM. Reason : ]

4/14/2015 7:55:13 PM

eh, the mopar was swiss cheese.

so was the amc hornet i looked at yesterday (yes, im serious. that would have been awesome).

next candidate is a 1965 tempest. never done a pontiac before, but i actually have a 389 laying around i could bore and stroke to the magic 421.

it has a fresh automatic but im concerned the owner doesnt know if its a th350 or 400 -_-

blue on blue four door, nothing fancy. looks to be in good shape. i really hate replacing floor pans (OCD) and that was the big problem with the past two selections.

i also looked at a 1950 ford with a flathead, but its not going to be racing anything and it was rusted all to shit inside too. deceptive craigslist photo taking!

4/15/2015 10:27:28 AM

Please buy a Pontiac.

4/15/2015 10:55:36 AM

yeah i thought of that, but at the same time this car is representative of GM's golden years

another example would be mustangs, i hate them, but id love to have a 68

*shrug*

when you bought the G8 did you consider a new model GTO?

4/15/2015 11:23:52 AM

Nope I wanted a V8 coupe or sedan. I hate cars like the GTO/Camaro/Mustang that have a back seat that only a midget/small child can sit in. I can comfortably sit in the back seat behind myself in the G8 (Demonstrated this to a guy that was interested in buying one at the Autofair).

The GTO could have been an excellent car, but the styling/interior was off, bad suspension, heavy, and slow.

4/15/2015 12:26:54 PM

I could be wrong, but I was under the impression that the GTO had a pretty large back seat.

4/15/2015 12:29:36 PM

Skip ahead to 1:30.

4/15/2015 1:58:51 PM

I dumped 3 quarts of oil in it when the lifters started clattering. That was a week ago. I dumped in two more quarts yesterday.

I might clearcoat the roof and hood and sell it.

4/15/2015 2:35:06 PM

...where is the oil going?

4/15/2015 2:45:32 PM

It's being consumed. Either a crankcase breather issue or a shot turbo seal. And I'm too lazy/busy to fuck with it.

4/15/2015 11:15:04 PM

What’s remarkable about that video?

4/15/2015 11:38:28 PM

Need new brakes and pads. Scared to go to a dealer, who has some suggestions?

2008 vehicle, cross-over.

4/15/2015 11:44:59 PM

Youtube, a jack, tools, possibly rent the caliper tool, and a afternoon if you are mechanically inclined.

4/16/2015 9:21:57 AM

which I am not... haha

4/16/2015 5:22:10 PM

Got my SR back. Had it rebuilt by HP Engines in Norwood NC. Old block had detonation on #1 and #2 cyls, so I had to grab a spare block and get new pistons. Head, rods, etc were all fine.







[Edited on April 17, 2015 at 6:55 AM. Reason : .]

4/17/2015 6:54:55 AM

wait so you didn't drop the money on rods?

i mean even with a cheap set of eagles you'd be set for 4-5 hundred hp right?

I'd have had a hard time not spending that $ having the block out.

4/17/2015 7:26:08 AM

My engine already had Eagle H-beams in it. Reused them since they were fine.

4/17/2015 7:45:05 AM

Nice. Also how much did that run you?

How many sets of wheels and tires do you have?

[Edited on April 17, 2015 at 8:47 AM. Reason : .]

4/17/2015 8:41:38 AM

whoa.....are those old Conquest wheels?

4/17/2015 8:57:13 AM

^^ awesome.

What pistons were in it?

4/17/2015 9:18:40 AM

Quote :

"Nice. Also how much did that run you? How many sets of wheels and tires do you have?"

Complete tear down of the engine, tear down of other bottom end, cleaned everything, bore/hone, decked block (and decked head too? I don't remember), polished crank, all new bearings, new pistons/rings, new valve guides, all new gaskets, (maybe other stuff I'm forgetting), and complete reassembly came out to ~$1800 (labor + parts + tax).

Too many wheels. Off the top of my head... I think 6 sets? Plus the stock IS300 wheels over there. Tires come and go with drift/track events.

Quote :

"whoa.....are those old Conquest wheels?"

Ya, I have a bunch of Starion/Conquest wheels. Owned at least eight different sets over the years. Sold all the x7"s and x8"s, down to eight 16x9 SHP rears, the rare wide ones.

Quote :

"What pistons were in it?"

Don't even remember now. I bought the engine from a friend with all those goodies inside. Ran great for a while. The detonation thing was my doing

4/17/2015 9:50:39 AM

.. yep time for a bigger turbo and more fuel !!!

4/17/2015 10:16:48 AM

What was the cause of the detonation?

4/17/2015 10:49:27 AM

Quote :

".. yep time for a bigger turbo and more fuel !!!"

Nah, 2871 is already big enough for my needs and 740cc is big enough to handle the 2871. Time to turn it down to 15psi and still make plenty of power for any event around here.

Quote :

"What was the cause of the detonation?"

Don't know for sure, but likely a combo of a hot drift day plus a wastegate set to ~20psi spiking to ~22psi plus whatever else funky may have been going on

Also, since I bought the engine built/used, I can't say for certain that the pistons in there were stock compression? My ROM tune is for stock comp, soooooo possible other det source. But the new pistons are stock comp, so no worries there now.

Anyhow, it suspiciously started having a bunch of oil blow-by at Piedmont but otherwise ran fine. Enough detonation to damage two cyl sleeves and pinch the rings in those two pistons, but not bad enough to noticeably lose compression. I still drove it for another few weeks after that. In fact, I only took the engine out for a rebuild because I cracked the oil pan and figured I should have it checked during the downtime.

4/17/2015 12:03:16 PM

which is why you need a 3076 that would have been right in its efficiently island there.

4/17/2015 1:08:29 PM

More interested in quick spool than dyno numbers.

4/17/2015 1:15:22 PM

god damn fucking tire kickers. i want this tempest but the guy is the stereotypical old car wheeler dealer asshole.

he would probably sell it if i gave him 15 harmonicas or something.

4/17/2015 3:33:45 PM

uh..

I bought Assetto Corsa yesterday and picked up a Logitech G27 today

Quote :

"I haven't gotten and stayed on it lately, but I think there's a lot of fuel to pull back on my tune with the higher flow"

Tried it today on the way to get the G27. AFR down in the 9's but still consistent. Cuts out a little going to redline. What an enticing drive though I got to see an Audi S7, C6 corvette, WS6, and STi Keep in mind I commute through farm country and never get to see anything.


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4/17/2015 8:08:06 PM

Over the winter i pimped out the E36

Custom bolt in roll bar
Cobra Suzuka seats
Schroth harnesses
subframe and diff bushings
3.46 40% LSD
Maintenance (valve cover gasket, plugs, belts/pulleys, brake light switch, fluids)

Ready for street racing.

4/17/2015 10:04:33 PM

Took me three days to get a plain ol' Nissan clutch alignment tool. None of these stupid local parts stores have anything useful in stock. They had to order in a clutch slave too. And spark plugs.


Anyway, finally put on the manifolds, coolant stuff, oil stuff, and clutch. Dropped in the engine and got as far as two bellhousing bolts before realizing I had forgotten to put the dust plate between the engine and trans. Currently debating whether or not I should care.



pic b/c pics are more interesting

4/22/2015 8:44:22 AM

working on stage #4 weight reduction with the BlakLung

4/23/2015 9:56:50 PM

Tchenku I use the same setup with assetto corsa. It's pretty fun although the physics for drifting suck in that sim.

If anyone wants to experience something pretty awesome u should come by and try assetto corsa on the oculus rift dk2 and the g27

I've been in Denver for a glass show for the last week..I'm so happy to be getting home tonight. Get to feel boost again soon

[Edited on April 25, 2015 at 10:44 AM. Reason : Mmm]

4/25/2015 10:43:18 AM

Got the SR running this weekend and put a few miles on it to start breaking it in. Runs smooth as butter.

Next Piedmont Drift event is May 9th. You guys should come

4/27/2015 7:20:33 AM

Since my galaxie is now caught up in litigation yall are really making me want to build up a s13 to come play with.

4/27/2015 7:33:54 AM

How much would a clean body S13 cost?

4/27/2015 8:34:13 AM

Removed the Integra's inner door panel, so that I could pop out a big dent in the door. The dent being a result of a drunk driver hit and run on my car while it was parked in front of my house last summer Got most of the dent out, not all of it...still, it looks better than before.

Then, since the panel was off, tried to figure out why the window glass was loose. Failed at finding the problem there, and I didn't feel like "double downing" and removing the inner door panel to investigate further - for fear of fucking things up further

4/27/2015 8:50:46 AM

^^ clean s13 is going up in price

a slightly beat up one would be 500 bucks for the shell

you could find one swapped for around 4-5000

4/27/2015 9:58:51 AM

yeah e36 325.

4/27/2015 10:07:44 AM

Let the dealer flush my power steering at 130k.
Installed light weight, Underdrive, crank pulley.
New= 1.0lb, factory =4.32lb

4/27/2015 12:10:10 PM

gto has large back seats (easy for 6 foot passenger)

also, the seats inside are the most comfortable i've ever been in...

Stock i think the 05-06 gto isf aster than the g8 gt

4/28/2015 7:56:19 AM

Yes the ls2 GTO's are faster than a G8 GT stock vs stock because the GT's have a L76 (ls2 bottom end, ls3 top end and a tiny truck cam).

But the 5.7

4/28/2015 11:09:12 AM

Starting stage #8 weight reduction tonight on BlakLung.

@BlackJesus how much does that G8 weigh again?

4/28/2015 12:14:17 PM

4100ish + driver. It's gaining another 70lbs of aluminum under the hood this weekend.

If I'm not lazy again, I've been saying I'll put this stuff on for 3 weeks now.

[Edited on April 28, 2015 at 12:39 PM. Reason : ,]

4/28/2015 12:27:16 PM

Gonna do an inspection soon.

4/28/2015 12:32:32 PM

^^its never gonna happen..
until it does my car is faster

(that was to meant to motivate :vamp


i might add some more boost soon

4/28/2015 5:24:08 PM