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The oil pump drive shaft is about the only thing I'm worried about on my build. (Other than the piston slap issues.. and the fact that I'm still futzing around with my car in the garage.. :)) I agree, for long term reliability, the longer valve stems would be a better deal. :) After I cut...

Stock rods are forged, and peened.. But I doubt they are stronger than the Eagle ones. I like my Pauter rods, but they are not on a budget. (But they are most likely the last thing to fail on my motor.)

Dang... I took my HKS knock off from China apart, and thermal coated everything, polished the shaft on the valve, and then lubed it up with high temp anti-sieze compound that has bronze in it. That rusty one from the link was a mess. (My spring, and all the other bare metal parts, are coated...

In Europe, all the years had the "Pre-89" tail lights.. Even as the newer wing might have found it's way onto the intro there.. And yes, I remember when these cars were new in 86.. Very nice car, and then with turbo power, it was even nicer in 87+ You can make them nice again.. Just takes...

Dang nice driving.. And this car is on a stock engine, stock brakes? Holy cow. Imagine what this guy driving a MK3 with big brakes, a motor built for this type of stuff, and another 150+ hp at the wheels.. (or more.) It would be interesting to say the least.. I'd wager he'd pass most...

Can this be run near stock height? (I actually don't want to lower my car as much as it is now on Tokico TEMS struts, and B&G Springs.) Too bad there is not a way to fit the Tems actuators on these type struts.

I can vouch for the temps, and the mileage.. I've also thought this out, but never made anything... (Yet.) Fiberglass is nice, but not very flexable, and you WILL hit this on something.. So, a material with some resistance to cracking is needed if you want it to hold up over time. The...

OK, something to think about.. The stock crank is not light. The stock harmonic balancer is not light. The stock flywheel is not light. Sure it makes it harder to "Stall" but then again, the lighter flywheel allows the engine to acclerate faster. The best option for a "road course"...

bfr1992t, did you have to replace the valve seats? Or have you ported them out for more flow, or just cut the valve angles, and left it at that? (Most of the valve cutters/grinders I've seen, leave sharp edges, or don't cut the ID of the valve seat at all. (They only grind the angles.. not open...

Sorry Budda, but the PSI argument reared up, and mass/flow/volume needed to be defended! :) Now, as a practical matter, I have really enjoyed the 9:1CR 7M stroker engine. It has plenty of low end power around town, and still seems to take very well to high boost levels with no detonation or...

Swain does their own coatings, they do not buy from Techline from what I know.. However, they do have some coatings they have developed that are pretty interesting based on their claims. (The Ti based skirt coating for example.) Swain also can spray molten metal on parts, and restore them to...

It will be slightly lazy down low, but you can run more boost with the lower static CR. I would not tear into a good running motor just to find a few points of static CR on a turbo engine. Seriously, just run higher boost when you want more power, and enjoy the low loads on the engine the...

Here is how mine turned out. Masterpower T-70, with the .63 hot side, V-band/T4 flange. Bought the V-band adapter and clamp off eBay as well, Welded it up to a 3" ID pipe, and adapted that to my exising custom 3" ID downpipe.. Everything is coated and wrapped, so it's not easy to see the...

The 7M rods are forged, and they are shot peened stock. The weak link on the stock ones is the cheap ass bolts, and then the oil squirter hole at the shoulder of the rod... I've seen stock ones fail there, and at the bolts.. HP wise, if your going to spend the money on the motor, why...

If you want to try and coat you own exhaust manifolds, and hot sides... Go here, and get the right stuff from the start. Techlinecoatings.com Here is the exhaust coatings page.. Read up on this stuff, apply like they tell you, and enjoy. :) http://techlinecoatings.com/Exhaust.htm The...

Poll.. Fist bump, or slap? Which do you like best.. (Ok how the hell do you post a poll... LOL) First, you must learn about the Fist bump.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzngAPML2zI Then you must laugh till your sides hurt.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vUHlHLZsrE&NR=1...

Generally get what you pay for in this world.. That being said, if these are Katskinz.. Then they are high quality.. (Or if they are who supplies those guys...) Where is this seller located? If it's South America, it's a good chance the leather is excellent stuff. Also the Orient has...

Have not done much with the car in awhile.. But the engine is pretty much custom everything. Stroker custom crank, adds 6.5mm stroke, on 327SBC 6" Pauter rods with 2" journals, ROSS pistons and everything is coated. Oil system is custom, has AN10 sized fitting from the pump, to the main...

If you think about it, the way the Ebay manifold positions the wastegate.. The spring is the last thing to get hot.. That being said, I tore mine down, cleaned it up with the die grinder, and thermal coated the cast iron housing, also polished the shaft, and re-assembled with high temp anti...

LOL, I was thinking more for power in the 650rwhp range out of a 3.0L motor.. v/s a 1.5L motor that makes 230ish, but has 40mpg or better results in todays sized cars. For my motorcycle however, I'd love to see a simple NA design of 1.0L that makes 200+ hp at the wheel.. :) With GDI, it's...