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Will
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NOV 02, 09:16 PM
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Saving $40...  GM cautions to not reuse the head bolts because they have a sealant on them that keeps the coolant out of the thread interface. This extends the life of the aluminum head bolt threads in the block. However, my block has time-serts in all 20 head bolt holes. There are no longer aluminum threads to worry about.
Is the sealant still necessary? From a fatigue standpoint, the head bolts are reuseable. The reason GM says to not reuse them is only a function of the thread sealant. Or maybe I'll just not worry about it an spend an extra $200 on ARP head studs... ------------------
Turn the key and feel the engine shake the whole car with its lope; Plant the gas pedal and feel in your chest neither a shriek nor a wail but a bellowing roar; Lift and be pushed into the harness by compression braking that only comes from the biggest cylinders while listening to music of pops and gurgles. Know that you are driving an American V8. There are finer engines made, but none of them are this cool.Luck, Fate and Destiny are words used by those who lack the courage to define their own future [This message has been edited by Will (edited 11-02-2004).]
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Will
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NOV 04, 10:04 AM
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Got the engine apart last night. I've heard that you should be able to feel a good hone pattern by running your fingernail over it, more so in the way up than down. I didn't feel much of anything, but I still have oil on my cylinder walls. Should be able to get ahold of the profilometer in the next couple of days. Anyone know of a GOOD machine shop anywhere in VA or even MD or southern PA that would be willing to work with me extensively to get my block honed correctly? I'd supply the stones I'd want them to use, and I'd double check their work directly with a profilometer.
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Kohburn
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NOV 04, 10:16 AM
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didn't realize you were so close to home..
i can't really recommend a machine shop - it usually depends on the specific employee of the shop for the service.. on a side note - you gonna make it to MIR sunday? "baltimore area fieros"
trying to get a good showing of fiero people - lildevil and soulcrusher will be there.
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Will
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NOV 04, 03:19 PM
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Had no plans to go. Going to a Fiero event without a Fiero is just going to give me Fiero jones in addition to my current V8 jones and stick-shift jones. Got a "maybe"... Talked to a guy who does two ring Miata engines with TS rings... he said that 4.6 Ford mod-motors will exhibit oil consumption similar to mine if the engine is not honed with a torque plate. Since we can make a torque plate here, there's no real reason not to try that. I'll talk to AJ about it...
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Nashco
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NOV 04, 03:40 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by Will: Since we can make a torque plate here, there's no real reason not to try that. |
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Profilometers...and torque plates...and hone stones, oh my! It's pretty obvious you're not screwing around.  I'll be interested to see what comes out of all this, thanks for documenting so much of your leg work, it'll come in handy to many of us in the future. Bryce
88 GT
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m0sh_man
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NOV 04, 03:44 PM
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damn will your looking in PA, MD, or VA, i thought you were over on the west coast.... what part of the country are you from? i can ask a friend who works at a local machine shop, but not sure if your that close to charleston WV. matthew
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Will
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NOV 04, 07:36 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Nashco:
Profilometers...and torque plates...and hone stones, oh my! It's pretty obvious you're not screwing around. |
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I don't F#$% around when my S@!# doesn't work...
| quote | | Originally posted by m0sh_man: damn will your looking in PA, MD, or VA, i thought you were over on the west coast.... what part of the country are you from? i can ask a friend who works at a local machine shop, but not sure if your that close to charleston WV. matthew |
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I'm in NW VA. 1/2 hour from Harrisonburg/JMU
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Bill Strong
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NOV 08, 02:28 AM
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Company:
HP Works
Location:
Colonial Beach, VA USA
Phone: (804) 214-9063
Fax: (804) 224-6144
Email: hpworks@netstar-usa.comThese guys are top notch... They have been building high HP race engines for years. He even lets me use some of the machines... ------------------
Bill Strong
Racing Strong Motorsports
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Bill Strong
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NOV 08, 02:30 AM
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Will
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NOV 08, 08:09 AM
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Thanks. I'll see if they want to take it on...
I talked to Alan Johnson and he said that the torque plate wasn't necessary, but that it couldn't hurt. The first shop he had hone his blocks used a torque plate, but had a tendency of stripping head bolt threads and not telling him about it. The next shop he got to hone things doesn't use a torque plate and he hasn't had problems.
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