[SS2017_MJB]

Originally Posted by hitmix300

I will be going with a 258mm diameter converter from them. I don't know by looking at those serial numbers what stall speed those converters are or their diameter.

I will be consulting Chris @ circle D to narrow in on the specific stall speed. i'm guessing somewhere in the 3200 to 3800 range would be groovy.

For street-ability I personally would not get a converter that's super loose or you may not like how the car drives. Consult Circle D about your plans and they will help you choose the correct stall speed. If you don't like it, you always get a free re-stall!

Appreciate the pragmatic advice regarding converters. My car is not going to be a track or strip only car so drivability does enter into the upgrade equation. The 258mm sized converter is the Circle D #6-24-13-35 offering (which also happens to be the variant used by Lethal Camaro) per advert at https://www.phastekperformance.com/C...6-24-13-05.htm

I will just make it easy on myself as you suggest and talk to the experts at Circle D and feed them the necessary parameters they need to make a recommendation. I will probably also ask the senior techs at JPC what they think. Who knows maybe they will agree.....which would give me a solid warm-fuzzy feeling.

[hitmix300]

Well apparently my car is a magnet for bad drivers. Someone hit my car on the way home from work in rush hour in the left rear quarter panel. I just got the car back 1 week before after getting all of the body work repaired from the last snafu..

on a positive note; I took advantage of the circle d black friday sale and ordered a 258mm stall for the car. I will install it as soon as it arrives!

[hitmix300]

So i've been pretty busy on procuring parts. as of now the plans are adding port fuel injection with a built motor. the engine build will be studs, pistons & rods and a healthy camshaft. i'll have the cylinder heads cnc ported by a friend for some flow improvements.

i have the main studs torqued and will drop the block off to have the mains lined honed, quick hone & cleaned

[hitmix300]

So like every project; made some changes to the plans. I decided to gauge and do most of the cylinder block work myself. I bought a nice .0005 bore indicator along with a ball hone tool.

I got the heads back and the cnc port job looks terrific. After i lap the valves i should have them put back together in a day.

the cylinder block gets washed tomorrow and i will start gapping the rings and checking the crankshaft clearance in the block

as for the fuel supply, i'll be using an A1000 drawing from a 10 micron filter which will connect to a sump style feed/return block.

the intake manifold and injectors was straight duplicated from our friend Parish8's pioneering.

grab a napkin to catch the drewl from the pix below:

[hitmix300]

rotating assembly is installed in the block and all the clearances/tolerances look pretty good. I installed some of the oil/water plugs into the block and now have to wait for the lifter trays & camshaft to continue.

While waiting for the parts, i will continue to finish the fuel system plumbing and test for leaks.

[hitmix300]

just waiting for the camshaft to arrive on wednesday to finish putting this new motor together. in other news; the motor was picked this morning.

I also ordered bmr engine mounts so the turbo oil drainback hoses have more clearance. Before they were touching the right hand exhaust downpipe.

[parish8]

looking good. better hurry up, spring is right around the corner!

[Bayles76]

So happy I found this thread. Can't wait for the next update. Good luck man!

[GooseSS]

Same, keep grinding!

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[hitmix300]

Soooo.... Like every project... I have ran into a little problem. The camshaft wouldn't slide into the block like it should have. The bearing on journal #1 is too tight on the camshaft. i removed it and ordered another from the local stealership. Hopefully tomorrow it will slide in with no issues. According to the dealer and brian tooley racing; I have the correct bearing parts numbers and they are installed in the correct journals. phew..

After I removed the #1 bearing; the camshaft slid into the rest of them without any trouble. I am crossing my fingers that bearing I had just happened to be a dud.

I am taking my sweet old time and finding missing parts in the process anyways.. the cylinder head alignment dowels are missing and various bolts for the front/rear covers are missing too.. slowly but surely the motor will come together lol

Here's a little pic for you folks. I wouldn't normally do this kind of picture but since the bearing was so tight, I had to snap a pic. Also never-mind that I didn't put the engine assm. lube on the camshaft yet

[hitmix300]

obtained the new bearing and checked the size. looks good. i guess we will never know if i got a over-sized bearing or if i damaged it installing it. nevertheless full steam ahead

[hitmix300]

I got the converter installed yesterday and the head bolt threads chased today. I think I'm making pretty good progress. Now i'm just waiting for the push-rods.

Also got the oil pan cleaned and checked the pickup tube screen. there was 1 large aluminum chunk from when i drilled and tapped the pan for the oil return lines; other than that; looked beautiful.

[Exodus]

This thing ought to fly! Awesome build!
What kind of increase do you think you will see with the new engine over the stock one?

[laynlo15]

Looking good. Was just there doing that last fall. Didn't have the cam bearing journal issue you did. Good luck and maybe you'll have it ready for spring.