well my motor is being assembled now. but the cam bucket's that i have are to tight. is there a table anywere that i can just measure were the clearance's are at now and it will tell me what size bucket i need to be at the right spec? this is basicly that only thing that's holding me up from finishing my motor.

 

...why would u waste time building a head, honest question leave it wit stock valvetrain and raise revs to 7k and call it a day car does just fine with stock redline

 

if ur looking to make 300 hp thats fine. when ur going for 600+ then u build the head with 8k redline 6262 turbo & bc cams dual springs and titanium valves. now anyone else?

 

oh cool

 

ya im not going for a regular 450 build lol. i got the right setup. je pistons pauter rods acl coated race bearings block is sleeved. fully built.. descendent intake mani yaddaa etcc

 

in the tech section bro..but if i recall you will need an undersize bucket. pretty much measure the gap, measure the bucket, refer to the chart for proper size.

 

just an idea..

maybe try a telescoping bore gauge...http://www.amazon.com/Telescoping-Bo.../dp/B001RJS280

without the bucket in but cam inplace measure from end of valve stem to cam, take that measurement and do the proper deduct (thats listed in the manuel). then take that measurement and look up the proper bucket.


you can test this idea using other buckets that are the correct size.

id test it for you but i dont have telescoping bore gauges.

 

mike is gonna measure it all up this weekend gonna order them monday hopefully should get the buckets next day then can finish the motor

 

 

looks good...sandblast?
whats that in the water pump location, paint?

 

no, no paint just looked like it from that angle lol motor was basicly fully rebuilt only thing that was reused was the rods. block and valves same head also

 

lol..yeah that angle looks like someone sprayed it with black paint.
engine looks clean though.
I just got finished building Kyle's engine. its in the car bolted down, just needs loose ends tied. then i get to do mine.
what gap did you set your rings at? we went with .021 top .025 second and the oil rings we didnt need to do anything to (they all measured out over the min .015

 

16 top and 18 bottum

 

we didint even have 2 file 1 ring they were perfect! je ftw

 

if we stuck to cp recomendation for n/a street setup we would have been within spec but we set it up to cp recomendation for turbo apps. except the top ring I ran it a tad tighter by only .001.

 

wish ya the best bro..oh and merry christmas!

 

u 2 bro this was gonna be my xmas gift was gonna be putting it in today lol.. hopfully this coming week im dieing for it its been about 6 months now

 

bee a long time comeing bro

 

X2. Search online, find the repair manual, download it, and in it you will see how to measure and get the correct bucket size needed. Down load the correct manual. 05-06 and 07+ have some differences in some of the componets, I am not sure if the precedure is the same on the 05-06 vs the 07+. I would think it is but just make sure to look at the right year manual to be positive.

 

From manual:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=h...eadremoval.pdf