Archive for September, 2009

The DVD is Out!

What are you waiting for?  Go buy it!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002QWJ1DM

I guarantee you that you will learn a lot about engine building and tuning from watching this DVD.

Block at Standard Machine

Today I dropped the block off at Standard Machine in Glendale.  They have a good reputation around here.  I am having them clean, magnaflux, and sonic check the block.  When I dropped it off, the guy immediately noticed that this block has been magnafluxed before and showed me where they found a crack.  Here is a picture of it.  He said that this is in a non-stress area so it may be possible to tube it and use this block as long as they don’t find any serious cracks elsewhere on the block.

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EngineTuningDVD

Secret Project Update

The secret project is done!  Now I can tell all about it!

For more than the past Month I have been working on a DVD Video.  The video is about super tuning your engines.  It covers a lot of topics like blueprinting, degreeing cams, firing a motor for the first time, Demon Carburetors (with a special appearance by Barry Grant), and more.  Check it out here!

EngineTuningDVD

W5 Heads Test Fit

For giggles I put one of the bare and unported W5 heads I have on the 340 block I just got.  It is a perfect fit!

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New 340 Block!

I found a guy selling a couple of 340 blocks on Craigslist about a 2 hour drive from my place. So I called him up yesterday and after work headed out to meet him. After haggling with him a little bit I ended up taking the block home for $160, but it has no main caps. I measured the bores and they seemed to be around 4.07 (bored 30 over). The block looked fairly clean and there weren’t any obvious gouges or anything like that. Someone had taken the time to trim out all the flashing in the lifter valley area. Here are some pictures of it!

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The VIN number on the block shows that it came out of a 1969 2 door Dodge Dart GTS Coupe built in Los Angeles.