Engine runs like crap........

[Big John]

[quote="Big John":isjn3d4i][quote="Hoosier Bird":isjn3d4i]Got the hardened seats in. I'm going to pick the heads up in the morning. I have a set of the mopar performance porting tools. I'm going to measure them up and draw a solid model of the finished product and run them on my cnc mill before he finishes the valve job. I may screw them up but we shall see. If it works out though it will work with any cast iron big block wedge head..........

Hmmmm....[/quote:isjn3d4i]


Okay...I'll bite... What are you Hmmmming about...??? Your heads about to make a trip over to Indiana...???

:jester:[/quote:isjn3d4i]

Well... I still can't decide what way I want to go with my engine... but the heads are part of the equation.

There's no one around here that I would have do any port work.

 

[Hoosier Bird]

I'll take pics this week and keep you posted........

 

[Hoosier Bird]

Still needing pistons.......... :brickwall: :brickwall:

 

[69hemibeep]

Still needing pistons.......... :brickwall: :brickwall:

Stop that, you will hurt the wall :jester:

 

[Hoosier Bird]

383 Piston selection really sucks........

 

[Hoosier Bird]

Still needing pistons.......... :brickwall: :brickwall:

Stop that, you will hurt the wall :jester:

rly: :ack:

 

[ACME A12]

383 Piston selection really sucks........

Summit has the KB hypers for about $325... Speed Pro forged units run $400... Both of those for flat tops...

A custom set of Wisecos usually run about $600...they'll make whatever you want...

Just depends on what you want to spend...

:jester:
Ray

 

[69hemibeep]

[quote="Hoosier Bird":36uqkff4]383 Piston selection really sucks........

Summit has the KB hypers for about $325... Speed Pro forged units run $400... Both of those for flat tops...

A custom set of Wisecos usually run about $600...they'll make whatever you want...

Just depends on what you want to spend...

:jester:
Ray[/quote:36uqkff4]
Ray when was the last time you priced custom pistons? I bet its closer to $1200 thats why I whent KB in my AMC

 

[Hoosier Bird]

[quote="Hoosier Bird":1c2vc48a]383 Piston selection really sucks........

Summit has the KB hypers for about $325... Speed Pro forged units run $400... Both of those for flat tops...

A custom set of Wisecos usually run about $600...they'll make whatever you want...

Just depends on what you want to spend...

:jester:
Ray[/quote:1c2vc48a]
I found those pistons. I may have to buy a set of the flat tops and change my cam to around 250 duration to keep my dynamic compression at about 8. Or I could go with the -6cc dome with about 270 duration. I guess I'll get my heads done first and see where that leads me. I hate to give up any compression.

 

[ACME A12]

[quote="Hoosier Bird":1jccre27]383 Piston selection really sucks........

Summit has the KB hypers for about $325... Speed Pro forged units run $400... Both of those for flat tops...

A custom set of Wisecos usually run about $600...they'll make whatever you want...

Just depends on what you want to spend...

:jester:
Ray

Ray when was the last time you priced custom pistons? I bet its closer to $1200 thats why I whent KB in my AMC [/quote:1jccre27]

If I had to I would get them through my buddy Jack - who probably gets some kind of volume discount - but the last set of TRULY CUSTOM WISECOS that I bought was probably about 8 years ago. God, time flies... My aluminum-headed 340 that is just sitting on the stand waiting for me to shove it in the green Duster is .045" over. I told him to overbore it just enough to clean up the walls...hence the custom size...maybe the price has gone up a bit...don't know...but I doubt that it doubled...

You were probably getting the "AMC Volume Discount" too... :lmao:

:jester:

 

[69hemibeep]

Summit has the KB hypers for about $325... Speed Pro forged units run $400... Both of those for flat tops...

A custom set of Wisecos usually run about $600...they'll make whatever you want...

Just depends on what you want to spend...

:jester:
Ray[/quote]
Ray when was the last time you priced custom pistons? I bet its closer to $1200 thats why I whent KB in my AMC [/quote]

If I had to I would get them through my buddy Jack - who probably gets some kind of volume discount - but the last set of TRULY CUSTOM WISECOS that I bought was probably about 8 years ago. God, time flies... My aluminum-headed 340 that is just sitting on the stand waiting for me to shove it in the green Duster is .045" over. I told him to overbore it just enough to clean up the walls...hence the custom size...maybe the price has gone up a bit...don't know...but I doubt that it doubled...

You were probably getting the "AMC Volume Discount" too... :lmao:

:jester:[/quote]
A year ago when I was doing the sand jeep build I priced 12.5:1 Wisecos at $600, and in August when I went to order they had doubled. Now thats when materials had gone through the roof, but I havent seen prices of any other goods come down since!

 

[ACME A12]

Gary:

Just got off of the phone with my buddy Jack. I found out one more piece to the puzzle so to speak... He is a stocking distributor for Wiseco... :yesnod: I did not know this...

If you need a custom set of slugs once everything else is said and done, he can get you a custom set of Wisecos made for $80 - $85 per piston. <$700 a set...

So there you go... Just keep me posted...and don't ever threaten to shoot Bambi with a bow & arrow again...

:jester:
Ray

 

[69hemibeep]

Gary:

Just got off of the phone with my buddy Jack. I found out one more piece to the puzzle so to speak... He is a stocking distributor for Wiseco... :yesnod: I did not know this...

If you need a custom set of slugs once everything else is said and done, he can get you a custom set of Wisecos made for $80 - $85 per piston. <$700 a set...

So there you go... Just keep me posted...and don't ever threaten to shoot Bambi with a bow & arrow again...

:jester:
Ray

Just got off the phone with my guy and those same AMC slugs have plummeted down to $900

 

[ACME A12]

Just got off the phone with my guy and those same AMC slugs have plummeted down to $900

I can get you a set for $895... It's the "Special Blues Brothers' Pricing"...:lmao:

:jester:

 

[Hoosier Bird]

I'll keep you posted.

 

[69hemibeep]

Just got off the phone with my guy and those same AMC slugs have plummeted down to $900

I can get you a set for $895... It's the "Special Blues Brothers' Pricing"...:lmao:

:jester:

Your so good to me

 

[ACME A12]

Just got off the phone with my guy and those same AMC slugs have plummeted down to $900

I can get you a set for $895... It's the "Special Blues Brothers' Pricing"...:lmao:

:jester:

Your so good to me

Anything for my B5 Brother...

Okay. I'll hook you up when you start building the 422" stroker small block for your Duster...

:banana: :banana: :banana:

 

[69hemibeep]

:jester:[/quote]
Your so good to me [/quote]

Anything for my B5 Brother...

Okay. I'll hook you up when you start building the 422" stroker small block for your Duster...

:banana: :banana: :banana:[/quote]
I talked to the guy and said to get in line but its not for sale anyway

 

[Hoosier Bird]

My buddy is going to sell his Duster....... :loco:

 

[Hoosier Bird]

Doesn't run like crap now....... :banana: arty: :banana: arty: :banana: arty: :banana: arty: :banana: arty: :banana: arty: :banana: arty: :banana: arty: ...