it's comin' together! February 22, 2005, 02:59:31 AM lower intake's installed+heads are torqued down. I'm contemplating whether or not to bolt down the valve covers or not, dunno if I'm going to get roller rockers or not. I probably will, only ~$100 for a used set. I'm also going to get a spacer for the upper/lower intake. goes between the two, and will 1) increase runner length and thus improve torque and 2) will help the throttle linkage clear the oil filler. the valve covers are for a carbed engine, but they're just too beautiful to not use :D I'm outta money now cuz on my way up north to pick up the cobra intake, my alternator took a **** on me, thus killing my battery. so I had to get towed to a kragen, get a battery ($70), and when I finally got back home, a new alt ($130) so I'm kinda broke now.oh yeah, here's the cobra upper. I painted the intake and I was going to buy another sticker plate for the top so I just pried this one off, that's why it's all f'd up Quote Selected
Re: it's comin' together! Reply #1 – February 22, 2005, 02:59:43 AM here's how the lower intake+head ports matched up. some are pretty much perfect, others are a bit off.^way off Quote Selected
Re: it's comin' together! Reply #2 – February 22, 2005, 03:00:02 AM ^that thing stickin out on the top left is the air temp sensor, fyi. you can only see a tiny little corner of the port Quote Selected
Re: it's comin' together! Reply #3 – February 22, 2005, 03:01:45 AM ^port work on exhaust^port work on intake^polished combustion chamberI did the porting/polishing myself. unfortunately, I left one of the heads outside after painting it and it rained, thoroughly ****ing up all the work I did. so I had to polish it up again Quote Selected
Re: it's comin' together! Reply #4 – February 22, 2005, 11:17:54 AM Nice, you should leave the beat up sticker to make people think there is a beater engine in there Quote Selected
Re: it's comin' together! Reply #6 – February 22, 2005, 12:20:14 PM Very nice.Can I have the heads and intake?C'mon,you KNOW you really want to restore the car back to factory. Quote Selected
Re: it's comin' together! Reply #7 – February 22, 2005, 01:50:40 PM yeah, I'm just DYIN' to stay slow :p I didn't put tons of hours into the heads for nothin Quote Selected
Re: it's comin' together! Reply #8 – February 22, 2005, 02:00:25 PM Yes,I understand,BUT,if you restore it,it'll be worth a fortune in 30 or 40 years.LOL. Quote Selected
Re: it's comin' together! Reply #9 – February 22, 2005, 05:33:04 PM well by then I'll have my mid-life crisis and buy a 2040 Tbird, complete with hyper-drive, voice recognition...oh, and some f'n CUPHOLDERS!! :p I still don't understand why a "luxury" car doesn't have cupholders... Quote Selected
Re: it's comin' together! Reply #10 – February 22, 2005, 07:09:51 PM Quote from: zpyrowell by then I'll have my mid-life crisis and buy a 2040 Tbird, complete with hyper-drive, voice recognition...oh, and some f'n CUPHOLDERS!! :p I still don't understand why a "luxury" car doesn't have cupholders...:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: Silly Wabbit.... don't you know cups were not even invented when our cars were built???BTW... That engine is gonna be sweet !!!! What cam are you using??? Quote Selected
Re: it's comin' together! Reply #12 – February 22, 2005, 07:27:20 PM Quote from: zpyrob-303You will need a 2400-3000 stall or its gonna be soft on the bottom end.. Quote Selected
Re: it's comin' together! Reply #13 – February 22, 2005, 11:22:38 PM already ahead of ya...got a 3k stall I've had for about 9 months :D and I'm definitely going to get a TC rear, I just have to get a job where my car isn't necessary (I'm trying to get a job @ VatoZone or maybe Napa, rather than Dominos) Quote Selected
Re: it's comin' together! Reply #14 – February 23, 2005, 10:56:52 AM the zone has funded many a projects involving birds.... i can testify to a pimpin bird in Wilmington Oh... it's a TC. Quote Selected
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