Project Black Stallion

[no mufflers]

the tagged number plate looks to be the same on mine as mikes. I looked at some other numbers on the exhaust flange but none matched.

does anyone know what size heath got?

 

[riotwarrior]

Enough of the turbo chatty kathys

Lets get back to th important stuff...like ... valve clearances and whats up w those...cause no clearance means no turbo...stop puttin cart before horse lol.

 

[tjsea]

Haha! Well I ended up going with a stock cam to get enough valve to piston clearance. I'm not sure what exactly was causing my clearance issues, but I gotta keep rolling to have this puppy ready to roll for the rally. It's already getting a little closer than I'd like. I was hoping to get a bunch of miles on before running halfway across the country with it.

 

[88 Ford]

You could retard the Typ4 cam to create clearance.

 

[no mufflers]

You could retard the Typ4 cam to create clearance.

that's what I was told to try but didn't want to take the gamble. I think Alex tried that but wasn't comfortable.

 

[tjsea]

Actually retarding it made it worse and actually caused the valves to fully hit the pistons. My friend Jon was able to retard his to get the clearance needed. I was really hoping the .010in decompressed pistons would give me enough, but it wasn't enough to make me feel good about it.

 

[laserjock]

Haha! Well I ended up going with a stock cam to get enough valve to piston clearance. I'm not sure what exactly was causing my clearance issues, but I gotta keep rolling to have this puppy ready to roll for the rally. It's already getting a little closer than I'd like. I was hoping to get a bunch of miles on before running halfway across the country with it.

You and me both.

 

[88 Ford]

You and me both.

What cam are you running?

 

[laserjock]

Typ4. Promar put my engine together (long block). I hope they checked clearances. [emoji15]

 

[tjsea]

Well I'm now running a stock cam. I really wanted to use the typ4 cam, but I couldn't get a clearance I was comfortable with. That being said I am a little gun shy after putting alot of money in this bottom end, haha! On a positive side at least I was able to get the front of the engine back together last night.

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[F350camper]

Nice progress!

 

[riotwarrior]

Ya but what about the damn clearances...you never gave up the mystery data ...***?

Its all about the data...not oh runnin stock cam better clearances....*** ....how much difference was ther bwahaha ha ha...no really I am quite curious to what you discovered.

 

[no mufflers]

cant hide nothing now Alex, riots after ya.

 

[tjsea]

Well first I checked it with playdough and the exhaust side was smashed so thin it was difficult to measure. The intake side was plenty (i don't remember exactly what it was, but it was quite a bit). So then I tried checking it with a dial indicator and could only get the exhaust valve to move ever so slightly somewhere between. 001-.003in. I tried retarding it and it made it worse to the point the valve would actually hit the piston. I didn't try to advance it, but it was a long day of on and off with the head and double and triple checking everything so I just went back to a stock cam.

 

[tjsea]

Well I know it wasn't much tonight, but progress is progress. Tonight I got the oil cooler cleaned up, reassembled with new o-rings and bolted back on the side of the engine. Not gonna lie I'm really iching to get her back together and in the truck again. I feel like the clock is ticking way too fast.

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