TacoBill

If caring is a crime, then I'm guilty.

Believe me, I don't want you, Tom, or Jed to be wrong.

If you feel good about your plan, then stick with it. I just wanted to get across all the options to you when the heart is opened for upgrade, and mainly to keep an open mind and not trust the opinion of just one shop.

Heck, if 4 out of 5 builders recommend to stick with the stock crank, I'll just shut my mouth.






I'm still looking for an extra $2.5k for wheels and tires.




Congrats! You're 10k ahead of me!




Above reply to Brian applies to you as well on the crank issue. To add, depending on your mileage at the time, you may want to consider a valve job too.

And everyone here please remember the words in BOLD so we can later say, "But Tom, didn't you say...".

tom281

hahahaha, you can mark my words on that. Believe me, with this new clutch and the current power level, getting squirrely going into 4th gear is a tad scary on the Nittos.

TacoBill

What the heck took out this Mustang? A Geo Metro or something?

The guy video taping is pretty annoying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yt4GFXjqlc

NYNY53

Something faster then that Mustang. Probably a V6 Stang, who knows, who cares really, there is ALWAYS somebody faster right Bill?

TacoBill

Very true, but I was just curious what that little car was. It did look kinda funny taking out that Stang.

2k7gtcs

Maybe it was a Dodge/Shelby GLHS?

GrnT

Was that a VW Rabit?

LEO_06GT

KB BAP came in yesterday. It was a nice unexpected surprise.

Ray Man

http://www.wwrexpo.net/

TacoBill

Jed and I went to this as spectators last year... there were no babes on the base.

.. except for this one..

2k7gtcs

Awful nice of him to pose with you.

tom281

$2k, complete with forged crank, pistons, rods, and ARP fasteners.....

http://www.livernoismotorsports.com/...ing+Assemblies

TacoBill

Only $100 more for a stroker kit!

tom281

Sure, plus machining costs and probably a three week backlog at the machine shop.

Substitute for additional engine displacement??????






BOOST.

TacoBill

Misery loves company.

habu

don't know how accurate this is but I understand that when you bore it out you loose the knock sensors. That is one of the reasons I'd prefer to keep the stock block and displacement.

Then again until I hand over the cash, nuthin' set in stone.

TacoBill

You got me on that one.

On the stock block, the sensors are just bolted onto the bosses below the intake manifold, so not sure how boring the cylinders has anything to do with them.

habu

from what I've read and heard going to a larger motor, 298, 302, 331... etc or 0.020 over you loose the stock sensors. Maybe you can get that with just stroke. My guess is that at some point you have to bore it, there lies my easy-out with the accuracy part. I know it has something to do with it but what exactly

Let's just say, whatever I can do to keep the stock sensors, that's the road I want to go down.

OH... BTW.... let's hop you don't get a '09 manifold. on S197 someone has a 09 intake and it looks like the Charge motion plates are built into the manifold and are part of the plastic. When I get home I'll shoot you the link. The pics went up w/o description and just looking at them that's what it looks like..... there could have been additional posts to the contrary since.

http://s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9046

StangMahn

looks like a VW that beat the stang

what's the point of the knock sensors? sorry for the noob questions, but I know alot more about older carbbed engines than new one's with sensors everwhere

Robbieg

JonCo, you still in for MOSI tomorrow?