Hustler's new engine: help him pick parts, ya'll ( a thread for power tops)
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The problem is $800, I'm just not that baller.
I like MBT, it makes me happy in terms of reliability and ease of tuning. When tuning with a det ceiling, you never know how close you are to det on track because although we can get close on a dyno, it's not close enough for me to sleep at night. I know you know this, but others may not. I'm really starting to lean toward 10.5 CR for my 93 octane car, that sees a lot of 91 in Oklahoma. I can bring 10-gallons of 93 with me to richen-up the 91 at Hallett. Wiseco 10.3s seem like the best option for me, but I want a little more dome height, just a touch...maybe I can weld some quarters. The other great part about those Wisecos is the awesome finish on them. I'll want to hand finish anything else I buy because that mechanical octane is valuable to me. I just broke down my 8.6:1 engine to sell the bottom end and there is zero det, I want to get back there, the enchanted land of MBT.
How bad do those 2618 pistons clanking and bang-up cylinder walls?
Is there any chance you have a Wiseco piston in house you can take some photos of for me? The more I obsess over this, the more I realize I need to compromise on compression ratio to build the reliability that I want. I'd like to see no less than 5-years out of the next engine running 10-15 weekends at the track per year. Now that I have a taste of W2W with RHarris, that number may be reduced.
#124
trey don't you still have the turbo engine and all the gear sitting there only needing a welded manifold?
I'm still not sure you will be happy with simply beating the SM record after spending turbo time beating the crap out of everyone. I say that because I wouldn't be happy going slower than I am now. then, maybe you are all about the wheel to wheel at this point and are aiming for a specific class.
I'm still not sure you will be happy with simply beating the SM record after spending turbo time beating the crap out of everyone. I say that because I wouldn't be happy going slower than I am now. then, maybe you are all about the wheel to wheel at this point and are aiming for a specific class.
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trey don't you still have the turbo engine and all the gear sitting there only needing a welded manifold?
I'm still not sure you will be happy with simply beating the SM record after spending turbo time beating the crap out of everyone. I say that because I wouldn't be happy going slower than I am now. then, maybe you are all about the wheel to wheel at this point and are aiming for a specific class.
I'm still not sure you will be happy with simply beating the SM record after spending turbo time beating the crap out of everyone. I say that because I wouldn't be happy going slower than I am now. then, maybe you are all about the wheel to wheel at this point and are aiming for a specific class.
I think that when I get this car back together, I won't be going slower than you. Pretty much everyone in Texas drives like they've never tapped a cervix in their lives anyway so you don't know what competition is like yet...I didn't.
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That doesn't look horrible. Remember a piston rocks back and forth on the rod, so you expect to see a difference in the wall honing from the piston skirts. #1 and #2 look ok, my very limited experience on the subject tell me #3 and #4 look a little high in wear. It's hard to say after only 4 miles.
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I'd say that was pretty excessive for only a few miles. I'd expect to see that much scuffing after many thousands of miles. It's worn all the honing marks off, so it's more than just a little.
It's also uneven, which suggests the bore is not completely round.
It's also uneven, which suggests the bore is not completely round.
#135
When I get this car running again I'll let you go out for a ride with me so you can see how a man drives when his ***** require a special harness/girdle so they don't tear his vas deferns when braking.
I think that when I get this car back together, I won't be going slower than you. Pretty much everyone in Texas drives like they've never tapped a cervix in their lives anyway so you don't know what competition is like yet...I didn't.
I think that when I get this car back together, I won't be going slower than you. Pretty much everyone in Texas drives like they've never tapped a cervix in their lives anyway so you don't know what competition is like yet...I didn't.
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Subscribed both for general knowledge gain, and endless entertainment. I can't wait to see the bottom end that gets built that withstands 150 hours of pounding by Hustler's special piston(s).
#138
That amount of scratching on the walls is horrible for a low mile motor. I just pulled my turbo motor for a refresh. About 7 yrs of autox and occasion track abuse and there were only a few vertical lines that you couldnt even catch your nail on. And at 15psi on a stock bottom end, this wasnt exactly babied.
My piston skirt coating had more wear than the cylinder walls showed.
My piston skirt coating had more wear than the cylinder walls showed.
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That amount of scratching on the walls is horrible for a low mile motor. I just pulled my turbo motor for a refresh. About 7 yrs of autox and occasion track abuse and there were only a few vertical lines that you couldnt even catch your nail on. And at 15psi on a stock bottom end, this wasnt exactly babied.
My piston skirt coating had more wear than the cylinder walls showed.
My piston skirt coating had more wear than the cylinder walls showed.