Just got the pics back from Greg at MD ...

Project Pics

I am DROOLING, I am so anxious ... I hope I don't blow it up driving back from Cincy ...

Hopefully it will be Monday or Tuesday on the Dyno ...

Cliff

PS ... Great timing since the SCMC On-Track at Gingerman is Sept 14-16 !!!
I need some Lightning Road Racing friends to beat up on !!!

 

Keep us posted! I am looking at having MD tune mine.

 

Thats guna be fuuun.! good luck.

 

Looks good. Who's heads are those?

 

look at picture number 4. Is that a crack in the block casting?

What excatly is being done?

Didn't you have a belt eat through the timing cover?

 

Why are you using Romeo heads?

 

Wow, that sure does look like a crack!

 

+1

 

is that your old block cliff or is that one they came up with?

 

That's what they recommended?

The block was totally looked over, so I hope that isn't a crack ...

 

i thought the romeo heads were more desirable due to the cam tower "girdles" (not that really turn enough rpm's to really matter)

 

In theory, the cam girdles would make that area stronger, but that brings up the question of is it even needed. I've never heard of any issues in that area, especially on a motor that doesn't spin over 5600 rpms.

There's nothing wrong with using the Romeos, but he'll need different valve covers. Might be hard to add oil with the fill cap on the driver's side under the power steering bracket .

 

Sal, it was magnaflux'ed and everything checked out. They call that a "casting mark" and there are several of them on the block. Scared the sheat outta me, though ... You guys got GREAT eyes !!!

I am not trying to second guess Ken on any of this stuff, and that was not the idea behind me posting the pics. I have total faith in Modular Depot and they have always done a great job according to Beefcake and every other person I talked to. Sal, I know you're not slinging arrows either, but I wanted to get that on record. Remember we are building to a "roundy-roundy" car and not just a "straight-line" beast that only has to last 10 seconds at a time being beat on hard. So that's the design criteria that I gave Ken and Greg. They run AI cars so they know exactly what I want to end up with ... Reliable, long running iron.

Everyone's comments are appreciated. I can't wait ...

Cliff

 

glad to hear this cliff. i am first in line for a ride.

 

Yeah, I am not slinging anything. Just making observations. Ken knows what he's doing.