Ifitaintbroke Posted October 18, 2023 Author Posted October 18, 2023 He said the shortblock he built for me should be 360 - 375 HP and close to 500 lb-ft. Mine has good power, so yours should be even better. What heads do you have and are they ported?
85lebaront2 Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 Oh and BTW, it is *possible* to take down the oil pan with removing the transmission. If I ever have to do another rear main that's how I plan to do it. Sure sure how the gasket would work though. Or getting to the oil pump. It is on a 2WD, I've done it on Darth. Take the mounts loose and the exhaust pipe off. Jack the engine as high as it will go (till it stops against the floor pan). Support the engine by the exhaust manifolds, if you have headers find something other than the mounts as they have to come off (maybe the adapters with the bolts reinstalled). Remove the motor mounts so you can reach all the pan bolts. Remove the pan and lower it as far as possible. Reach over into the pan and take the oil pump and pickup off and set them in the pan. You may have to turn the crank to get the pan to go back and down but it will come out. Reassembly, the hardest part is getting the oil pump and it's drive back in. I removed the pickup so I wasn't dealing with it.
Gary Lewis Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 What heads do you have and are they ported? I have the last iteration of EFI heads, which I think are F3's. And they are not ported.
Ifitaintbroke Posted October 19, 2023 Author Posted October 19, 2023 I have the last iteration of EFI heads, which I think are F3's. And they are not ported. That's right, you're running sefi correct?
Gary Lewis Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 That's right, you're running sefi correct? Yep, EEC-V with MAF and SEFI.
Ifitaintbroke Posted October 20, 2023 Author Posted October 20, 2023 Yep, EEC-V with MAF and SEFI. Sounds nice.
Ifitaintbroke Posted October 26, 2023 Author Posted October 26, 2023 Hopefully will be putting it in tomorrow.
Gary Lewis Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 Hopefully will be putting it in tomorrow. Hope it goes well.
Ifitaintbroke Posted October 27, 2023 Author Posted October 27, 2023 Hope it goes well. All went well! Engine and transmission are in. One header is on. Shifter is next.
Gary Lewis Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 All went well! Engine and transmission are in. One header is on. Shifter is next. Excellent!
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