Forged Iron 370 / AFR 225's / Truck Manifolds / PT88 by 98Z28CobraKiller

By diyauto
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1-15-2011

It's an off-the-shelf Livernois Stage 2 cam. 231/231 595/595 113 IIRC. It's all towards the beginning of the thread.

Longblocks together. Also, a buddy came over with the plasma cutter to notch out my frame so I can build a cold air intake and put a big filter on it. I was limited to a very small filter picking up hot air directly behind the radiator.

I'm in no rush at this point as I ran into a small delay. The Holley EFI harness does not support the stock oil pressure sending unit and, of course, the hole is a crazy thread size (16mm X 1.25) that needs adapted to a regular 1/8 npt pressure sending unit. Hopefully Murray's will have the fitting Monday for me.


1-16-2011

Yeah. Race Parts Solutions is local to me and they have all the silicone couplers, clamps and tubing that you could imagine. I think that I will step it up from 4" at the turbo inlet to 4.5 or 5" tube if I can fit it and see what kind of filter options I have. I'll take some pictures of the notch in the frame in the next few days. My welder friend has to come out and box it in still. Then I'll see what I can squeeze in there.


I'll see if I can find something. It'll be at the track with the cutout open, more than likely.
Yes, stock main bolts. Next go around it'll get ARPs and I may have my engine builder pin the mains.

If you go to 1:30 in this video, that's about the best idle sound I can find. That's with the cutout open (thru one muffler) and idling about 900-950 RPMs. It's not loud or lumpy. I like to creep up on my pray. With the cutout closed it goes thru a second muffler and reduces to 3" so it's VERY quiet. Like bone stock or quieter.



1-18-2011

The new computer and harness should be here tomorrow. Almost done putting it together.


1-19-2011

Steve did a little surgery on my harness today and cleaned it up for me.


Got the bung for the steam ports welded in and welded lower rad core support in. I think I'll pick up a little clearance despite the radiator having a thicker core. The stocker was wider and taller. Because of the width, I was hung up on the humps up top.


Went to replace the slip yoke today on the drive shaft and both u joints were toast. I only had one so just need one more and I can get the drivetrain back together.

Should have it back in the car tomorrow night. I need to get a cap made to hold the top of the radiator. Then I just gotta come up with a cold air system, cap the notch in the frame and get the wiring finished up for the Holley. Should be ready to fire it up by Saturday or Sunday unless there are any unexpected setbacks.



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