Tom Kochtanek
03-25-2005, 11:17 PM
A step closer today!
After a long hiatus ("A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity generally attirbuted to lack of focus, laziness, or some combination of the above :)) I got back on track with the 409 stroker build. The engine has been assembled for some time and was installed about a month ago, but I am working on all those details associated with the install that aren't going all that well...
My problem is rooted in the fact that I made a deal with myself not to fire the engine up until I had the rest of the drive train in order. We slipped in a posi unit, bolted up the four speed, rebuilt the drive shaft, welded on the fourth link, put in new dual master cylinder setup with all new lines, installed a new gas tank and sending unit with all new lines, you name it. The idea is that once it gets broken in the first 20 minutes, I want to be able to drive it down the street one time (OK, maybe twice!) even though it doesn't even have the front clip on yet :). It's a driver, not a museum car :).
One thing holding me back was exhaust, and today I solved that problem. I am going with stock 2.5 inch cast manifolds, and today we connected the Dynaflow mufflers up with 2.5 inch aluminized pieces, dumping the exhaust out a bit differently than the stock setup (more of a 45 degree angle and a bit farther towards the rear). I was a big deal to me since we had to trailer it over 30 miles to get it to the guy who we trust the most to make a quality performance system at a fair price (and a guy who would work with us on doing that our way).
Here are a few pics of the results. Still a week or two away from getting the time to solve the other problems so we can do the intial break in...
Enjoy!
TomK
After a long hiatus ("A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity generally attirbuted to lack of focus, laziness, or some combination of the above :)) I got back on track with the 409 stroker build. The engine has been assembled for some time and was installed about a month ago, but I am working on all those details associated with the install that aren't going all that well...
My problem is rooted in the fact that I made a deal with myself not to fire the engine up until I had the rest of the drive train in order. We slipped in a posi unit, bolted up the four speed, rebuilt the drive shaft, welded on the fourth link, put in new dual master cylinder setup with all new lines, installed a new gas tank and sending unit with all new lines, you name it. The idea is that once it gets broken in the first 20 minutes, I want to be able to drive it down the street one time (OK, maybe twice!) even though it doesn't even have the front clip on yet :). It's a driver, not a museum car :).
One thing holding me back was exhaust, and today I solved that problem. I am going with stock 2.5 inch cast manifolds, and today we connected the Dynaflow mufflers up with 2.5 inch aluminized pieces, dumping the exhaust out a bit differently than the stock setup (more of a 45 degree angle and a bit farther towards the rear). I was a big deal to me since we had to trailer it over 30 miles to get it to the guy who we trust the most to make a quality performance system at a fair price (and a guy who would work with us on doing that our way).
Here are a few pics of the results. Still a week or two away from getting the time to solve the other problems so we can do the intial break in...
Enjoy!
TomK