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02-01-03, 07:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hermosa Beach, CA
Posts: 18,942
My Corvette(s):
1987 Z51 Silver Coupe |  FINALLY!!!
 I FINALLY GOT IT BACK IN THE SHOP!
Work begins on it Monday; I've got two weeks before the next WCCC event, but I don't know if I want to push it to try and get it capable of making horsepower and achieving low ETs by then, or take my time and dyno it first to sort it out.
The bad thing about "testing an tuning" at the dragstrip, is that I have to do it by myself, and believe me, I need help. Lots of help! 
I'd kinda like to get it on an engine dyno (as opposed to a chassis dyno) before we reinstall it, but that may be stretching it some. We'll see, after all, I always "play it by ear." 
Wish me luck this time. 
_ken  Note: I split this thread on March 30, 2003. The initial thread was split at the end of last year; to see Part I, click My Engine Project... | |
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02-01-03, 07:11 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Auburndale, Florida
Posts: 6,231
My Corvette(s):
1969 Killer Shark |
Great news my friend. Soon, very soon, I will be listening for the crackle across the sky when that moster lites back off again!
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02-01-03, 07:23 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eaton Rapids, Mich
Posts: 890
My Corvette(s):
!985 ,blue coupe, 4+3 Z51 |
Cool deal Ken, I think the engine dyno is the way to go. Its the best way to find out how she runs and get it right before you stuff it back in.
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02-01-03, 07:31 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hermosa Beach, CA
Posts: 18,942
My Corvette(s):
1987 Z51 Silver Coupe |
I still find it hard to believe it's been over a year for this ongoing project to get to where it is, and it is still pretty far from completion. Of course we all know that it is never really done, is it? )
The curious thing is that I'm not overly upset by it taking so long. Might have something to do with the fact that I have another vehicle to fall back on this time.
That's not to say that some of the delays and mistakes were rather annoying and costly, it's just that I'm getting a little more kicked back about these things in my old age I guess.
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02-01-03, 07:39 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eaton Rapids, Mich
Posts: 890
My Corvette(s):
!985 ,blue coupe, 4+3 Z51 |
LOL...I think old age does help in the patience arena....Mine is tucked away for the winter , my project will continue in the spring.
Will your car be streetable or just mainly for the strip?
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02-01-03, 08:06 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hermosa Beach, CA
Posts: 18,942
My Corvette(s):
1987 Z51 Silver Coupe |
It'll be streetable alright, but I don't know if I'd want to travel cross-country in it again; it was bad enough doing that in a stock Corvette, let alone one that is HOT! 
Definitely gotta be takin' it to some local SoCal cruises though! 
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02-02-03, 11:38 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Edgerton, OH USA
Posts: 7,987
My Corvette(s):
1959 black 270hp (9/2/69) 1981 Beige L81(10/20/80) |
Sounds like you did well on the laptop. Should make dialing in that monster a lot easier. Can't waite to hear the results.
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02-03-03, 02:31 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Steve's Driveway in Manassas
Posts: 514
My Corvette(s):
1996 CE LT4 Power Effects with stock resonator. |
I know a guy who is using the 385 heads in his fiero. Check it out. You may find some info here. http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/025173.html | |
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02-03-03, 06:29 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicago, Il
Posts: 709
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what happened to the first 400?
Sorry for being late on this topic!!!
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as of 7/28/07 Corvetteless, soon to change!
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02-03-03, 09:37 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hermosa Beach, CA
Posts: 18,942
My Corvette(s):
1987 Z51 Silver Coupe |
Quote: Originally posted by tntcorvette
what happened to the first 400? | 
_ken
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02-04-03, 12:36 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicago, Il
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well I noticed you are reinstalling your engine and I thought your previous motor was a 400?
Im just too lazy to read 40+ pages of post regarding this to see what happened.
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02-04-03, 12:48 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hermosa Beach, CA
Posts: 18,942
My Corvette(s):
1987 Z51 Silver Coupe |
The engine metamorphosis went through a lot of changes before we even got off the ground. The engine we finally built is a 417ci (416.5) small block. You can read all about it on my personal web site, simply click my "Homepage" link at the bottom of this post. Go to "The Garage: Project Engine".
_ken By the way, the engine is about ready to be yanked again. It'll probably come back out tomorrow or the next. Hot rodders are never done.  | |
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02-04-03, 10:48 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hermosa Beach, CA
Posts: 18,942
My Corvette(s):
1987 Z51 Silver Coupe |
I've got my own little corner of the shop. 
Ain't a whole lot more room than I've got at home, but the equipment I need is here in this shop. 
I've gotta remember to get a picture of the turbo'ed small block on the other side of my car. 
The exhaust system, by Cars Mufflers: 
The engine should be out tomorrow, then I can start making headway.
_ken
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02-05-03, 08:51 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eaton Rapids, Mich
Posts: 890
My Corvette(s):
!985 ,blue coupe, 4+3 Z51 |
EXCITING!!!........let the fun begin.  | |
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02-05-03, 10:30 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hermosa Beach, CA
Posts: 18,942
My Corvette(s):
1987 Z51 Silver Coupe | This makes me so very happy...
...to finally have it out. Now the real work can begin; stuff that should have been done last year.
Here is where I am sorely disappointed! 
The wiring installation leaves just a little to be desired. Damn, that irritates me! Don't ask who it was to install this harness, but it doesn't take a Sherlock Holmes to figure it out if you read this complete thread.  
I also encountered bolts of varying tightness; the easy ones to reach were tight as a drum, but the ones that were harder to access were barely more than wrench-tight. Certainly there was no torque of any kind applied to them. I had three different size bolts holding the dust shield to the bellhousing, and there are only three required!
The wiring. Oh, the horror!
_ken I'm so sore and tired!  | |
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