Hi Darrin, I posted the yaris power steering (EPAS) controller to you today, it went by airmail, so you should have it soon. Of course I could have told you by email and miss out on the publicity. K
Hi Darrin,
Luckily i'm a short Ass at only 5.5" so I have acres of room in the footwell area. I've even brought my Pedal Box forward a bit. ;-)
Hope all's well.
Nick.
Hi Guys
I have made 6 different torque plates for an engine re-conditioner and the guys tell me that the difference with torque plate to without is about a thou and a half.
I must admit I didn't think that a block would move much at all.
Sorry for the thread drift Darrin
Cheers Craig
Well, after about a year of going back and forth between the Aluminator NA, the Aluminator XS, a custom built Coyote and even a brief fling with a 427 (Ford has a great deal on a 427 that makes about 535 HP), I've decided on a custom Boss engine.
It's going to take 4 to 7 weeks to build (7 most likely he said) but the result will be a bit stronger than the Aluminator XS both in terms of structural integrity and on the dyno. It will have:
- New 5.0 block that has been bored and honed with torque plates (I recall an old Smokey Yunick book that said that was a necessity as at least back in the day, he never saw one block that was "right" without it),
- Forged BOSS 302 crankshaft
- Forged Manley H beam rods with ARP bolts
- Forged Manley pistons (same static compression as stock)
- Billet oil pump gears
- Billet chain "tensioner" arms
- ARP head studs, main studs, etc.
- BOSS 302 heads
- BOSS 302 cams, springs, etc.
- Additional full port/polish on those heads
- Hi rev (8100 RPM) pulse ring as fitted on the Cobra Jets
- Digitally balanced, yada yada
I'll add the Cobra Jet intake, dual 65mm throttle body and 47lb fuel injectors I already have. Look for the update on this to happen early March.
Sounds like a nice motor and the way forward. 8000rpm will be sweet.
Nice! Sammy and I are hoping to have our CAV GT40s picked up this weekend out east and bought to Texas next week maybe here by New Years. Like to come see your car sometime.
Darrin I purchased that 5.0L TI-VCT HIGH RPM COMPETITION PULSE RING and side by side with the one on the engine I could not see a difference. Mine was an aluminator engine. Anyone know what the difference is?