Author: pishta
110 lph pump support 400 hp?
Suppose you turbo a 2.2 to a 400hp level. Will a 110lph pump support that, how about in a NA V8? What if you put a Holley red pump before the inline pump and feed it 6psi? Kicking it around as to what pump I need for a 400hp build. and I dont want to go balls out and get a 255lph Walbro. I already…
Performer-plus cam and lifters
LA 273-360 hydraulic. not roller
Camshaft #2177 270/.420 lift, great low and mid idle-5500 camshaft with matching lifters in order. Slight choppy idle, but no driveablilty issues.
$70 plus shipping from So. Cal 68pishta@gmail.com
From web:
Edelbrock Performer-Plus Camshaft Kit are designed…
97 Ram 2500 A/C vent selector broken
Of all days to break, 105 and rising in so. Cal. My A/C only blows out the defroster vent (and only blows on high but thats the motor control..by the way, where is that?) so I get cold air on my front window and it doesnt really trickle back that good. Can I manually pull a lever under the dash or…
SB Air-Gap and Crosswind
Crosswind is polished, Airgap is as cast, both look almost new. Super clean, airgap still has machine pattern on gasket surface. Both include matching waternecks.
$150 each plus shipping from 92780
68pishta at gmail.com
DIY piston hanging
Well, I was at it again….If the shop cant do it (they couldnt) then do it yourself. Looking back at the published specs in Shepards “How to rebuild the Mopar small block” and determining the proof reader wasn’t a Mopar guy, I found out the specs were wrong for the press pin rod end size. If all…
DIY cam bearing install
Was trying to figure out how to do this at home because of the PITA getting a block to the machine shop by myself. Anyway, after trying to use a home made bolt draw-in style installer for the rear #5 bearing that didnt work, I had an ah-HA moment. Why not use a old camshaft to press the rear…
small displacement blown V8
Did I say small, how about 5 CID! Here is what you can do with a Bridgeport, a lathe, and no wife! Tiny OHC V8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8TXMUaC9Os&NR=1)
Image: http://www.weberprecision.com/weberprecision1001006.jpg
And this is not even the smallest, there is another on you tube but lacks…