Yah really goin' 9+cr? Blower motor? Got a Sunoco 260 dealer nearby?

Patience, grasshopper........ don't forget that extra fuel can provide the same benefit as higher octane..... to a point. Let's see what the rod length and deck height are once everything's installed. I do want a crisp throttle, but not a crispy engine.

Maybe if I add enough fuel and delay spark lead, I can get those neat flames out of the exhaust on full throttle. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

I'm hoping this block had a long deck height and the align honing didn't reduce it at all...... and I hope I don't need head shims..... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

We'll soon see.

Frank

That's what little ole uneducated me was wondering... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cyclops.gif" alt="" />

Eric W.

holy crap batman! this is one loonnnggggg thread! hell's bells, i think i'll just hook up my old NOS bottle to mine and call it good. jack b :-)

Let us know how that turns out...<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

I think the whole point of this thread has been missed by interstellar distances in this case <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

That's what I was drivin at Reuben <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Absolutely. I was just agreeing with you <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

I forgot to tell the machinist to remove the front oil gallery plug that rounded off when I was tearing down the block. It's fairly common for this to happen, so some may find this trick useful. Instead of drilling and using an EZ-out, get a #6 screw extractor (sized for 3/8" NPT) and hammer it into the plug as far as you can. It'll bite as it's driven into the allen recess, leaving you with enough purchase to remove the plug:


An 8 pt 1/2" socket works best on the extractor. Just support the extractor with your off-hand as you put pressure on the ratchet handle so it doesn't twist and strip the bite:


The block has now had an initial thread tapping, then was washed, brushed, dried and painted:



After the paint hardens a few days, I'll retap all of the threads and start the build.

Frank

You kept the 8 point sockets that came with the set? Good call on the extractor fit. I either like to tap the extractor end as I torque it, or use the 1/4"hex impact driver, usually the former.

I used to have a collection of extractors with gallery plugos or broken bolts appartently permanently attached...

I wish you would hurry so I could go ahead and break it again...