ECUtune Camshafts

[longassname]

yes I did. I'm probably going to go with leaving the open deck and taking 1 or 2 thousands off the outer parts of the deck to increase the pressure on the head gasket around the cyllinders.

Originally Posted by cdigerlando

Pressed in inserts are not the way to go. They are prestressed, and when everything starts heating up the cyliders can neck down at the top. Welding is the only way to go. Yes it's probably overkill. Isn't that the idea?

Mike did you get my piston payment OK?

[cdigerlando]

Originally Posted by longassname

yes I did. I'm probably going to go with leaving the open deck and taking 1 or 2 thousands off the outer parts of the deck to increase the pressure on the head gasket around the cyllinders.

Great. Thanks. Who are you sourcing the pistons from?

Have you ever considered o-ringing?

[longassname]

cp

no, i don't want to go to copper head gaskets.

Originally Posted by cdigerlando

Great. Thanks. Who are you sourcing the pistons from?

Have you ever considered o-ringing?

[TomsSVX]

Mike, along the lines of the pistons... Do we know the specs we are gonna have to bore the block to yet??

Tom

[longassname]

97mm
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Originally Posted by TomsSVX

Mike, along the lines of the pistons... Do we know the specs we are gonna have to bore the block to yet??

Tom

[TomsSVX]

So when I bring my block to the machine shop, I will just tell em to surface the face and hone it out to 97mm exactly?? Just wanna be clear on this

Tom

[cdigerlando]

Originally Posted by TomsSVX

So when I bring my block to the machine shop, I will just tell em to surface the face and hone it out to 97mm exactly?? Just wanna be clear on this

Tom

Dang. Good point. I thought these would be stock specs. 97 is pretty close though.

[cdigerlando]

Tom/Mike:

Do you have any idea how we secure the piston rod pins? Are we expected to use the stock circlips or are we getting teflon buttons. What type of assembly procedure are you planning?

Thanks

Chuck D.

[longassname]

ya that's an easy hone..between 3 and 4 thousands...the standard step up when honing a 96.9 bore.

Originally Posted by cdigerlando

Dang. Good point. I thought these would be stock specs. 97 is pretty close though.

[TomsSVX]

Chuck, as far as I know we are getting the pistons with rings, pins, and they SHOULD utylize the same circlip design

Tom

[cdigerlando]

Check this out. I may do this instead of the copper gaskets. I have not heard back from them since I sent the gasket picture. Only problem is horsepowerfreaks are difficult to deal with.



http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com/perf...e/Head_Gaskets

[longassname]

Chuck, the pistons are being specifically machined to use the factory circlips. I don't know if you've taken an engine apart yet or not but it's impossible to install the pistons with any other circlip.

Originally Posted by cdigerlando

Tom/Mike:

Do you have any idea how we secure the piston rod pins? Are we expected to use the stock circlips or are we getting teflon buttons. What type of assembly procedure are you planning?

Thanks

Chuck D.

[TomsSVX]

Mike, wadya think of those gaskets... I think they will be better than stockers

Tom

[longassname]

I can't say that I know really.

Asside from not knowing if they are better or not I would ask cometic a bit more. .065" compressed or uncompressed? Why a 98mm bore? I know I measured my used gasket bore to be 98.75. Might want to measure the diameter of the chamfer on your cyllinders and compare to the gasket bore.

Originally Posted by TomsSVX

Mike, wadya think of those gaskets... I think they will be better than stockers

Tom

[longassname]

wasn't this thread about camshafts?

and as it just so happens

looks like we will be able to take the cam orders next week