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Originally Posted by Jerry Clayton
Yep===I'm one of the guys who don't like accu sumps--
I don't think you had any oil problems---- By my count the rod bolts would have been torqued 5 times and I would have replaced them probably on the 2nd build--
It does sound as tho you have a good runner and have been enjoying it--good luck down the road |
Yes, I had a good running engine (and hopefully will have another in a month or two) and have had a lot of fun with it...The car is a lot better than the driver
,a couple of years ago when I switched from bias to radial tires I was having handling issues and had another driver take my car out for a few laps and his first "hot" lap, he matched my best lap time and the next two laps, knocked a full second off that time each lap!!!!!!!!!
The rod bolts were torqued down 5 times and I never really gave any thought about changing them, I just thought the ARP bolts would last..... I'll be checking with ARP and see what they recommend as for as installation and replacement/service life, that was my fault for not doing that from day one.
It's not that I don't like accu sumps,I would have installed one from day one if I had been advised to do so. After seeing the top vintage race car's set-up, I copied it with my build with the road race pan/
oil pump/
oil cooler/oil filter and lines.
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Try the ARP 2000 Bolt upgrade
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will do..........
Rick L.;I'm gonna use the BOSS block since I have it, it's going to a machine shop for a thorough going over.The machine work on it looks superb,my issue was the rear main seal leaking,at one point pouring.. Ford Racing tech was NO help, in fact it was a waste of time to call them. Unless your a NASCAR or NHRA team/builder, don't bother calling them, cause they ain't gonna tell you anything.Hindsight being 20/20, I wish I had bought the Dart block instead of the Ford block.
The shop I spoke with wants me to bring in the block/new crank and bearing and we'll install it in the block and they'll take measurements and check a few other things, machinest says whatever the problem is,he can fix it, he's confident of that. This shop has built 5 or 6 engines on the BOSS block and he told me they had no problems with them....
Looks like I need a rod bolt stretch gauge now, and a call to ARP for their recommeneded procedures,service life. I have an hour meter on my car and I like to try to get 40 hours of running before freshening the motor, I know that's a lot, but the motor is not that wild/radical that it won't do it,it has..... Most of the more radical,high hp motors are freshened every 25 hours, but these guys make at least 150hp (if not more) more than me and turn their motors 8,500rpms when I'm turning mine 6,500 rpms...
Either way, I'm out there doing what I can just having a ball at it.If I could afford it, I'd make a call or two have a professionally built engine built and delivered, but in the meantime, I just keep plugging away.....
All the advise on the rod bolts and stuff is great and now I have some more research to do on that before building the new engine......
Thanks
David