Nestled in place,we had to order a 4 bolt neutral harmonic balancer, the 3 bolt we had wouldn't work with my pulley system so we're gonna run it with an electric water pump for testing and tuning. Needless to say the anticipation is killin me.
Rick, so I guess this motor is internally balanced with heavy metal slugs pressed into the crank? How much did that cost if you don't mind me asking? They want an arm and a leg to internally balance a motor around here, something like $400-$500 depending on how much mallory metal is used.......
Stephen you right, it is internally balanced, just the mallory slugs cost 50.00 a piece. I believe there were 8 of them. The short block and parts is pushing 3 grand. Just the crank and the mallory cost is around $1200.00 not counting labor. I think by the time all is done from the balancer to the stall and the longblock not counting the carb its gonna be pushing 6 grand Sorry Matt, by neutral I meant internally balanced...I should have said internal.
You mentioned "high volume pick-up". Pardon my ignorance, is there a different pick-up for high-volume pumps? Also, if using a high-voume pump, and knowing your expertise in the quest to achieve hp's, I assume you heard all the 'bad' things that can happen with a high-volume pump (vs. high pressure) and chose to go with it afterall? -sLoW lEaRnEr hErE
Another terminology goof..I meant high volume pump...deep pickup...the purpose behind the 8 qt. pan so as not to run the pan dry before recirc occurs. This is a learn as you go process for me Rick. I've never been involved with such an extensive build before but fortunately for me the guy actually doing the hard part has been involved with many. So if the only GOOF I make is in terminology. I'm a happy camper
hey rip, i see your into big hp but i have a question, i'm trying to find some information about the taillights on my son's mav. he has a nice 70 mav which has a taillight that is about twice as long as all others i have seen. who could a send a pic to see if anyone could identify them??? thanks for any help
Post a pic of them on the main board. I can almost guarentee that someone here will know what they are. Preston Oh, and Riporter, Once again, I am amazed at the amount of progress that you have made in such a short time. Wonders never cease. Great Job and Good Luck!!! Preston
They sound like tailights from a Mercury Bobcat...do a search for tailight conversions...Franks (71gold) car comes to mind immediately.
Hmmmm...Dennis? You Got Game? Stephen said any Saturday...just let him know a week in advance..I'm open anytime after mid October. Sure would like to see Seth their and his "New" Comet.
We could start an entire thread where members could argue the advantages and disadvantages on the use of high volume oil pums. The main disadvantage argumeent would be that the HV pump puts too much oil to the top of the heads. The return holes are too restrictive to keep the pan at a level where it is actually picking up oil. Like you, I depend on others in-the-know. Unless I run a controlled test on each claim, I really wouldn't know for sure though.
