mr 409 guy
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Very nice!
Thanks,
http://www.348-409.com/forum/attachments/photo-5-55-chevy-jpg.40549/
That Chevelle behind the 55 is looking kind of neglected. I happen to run a home for wayward bowties so if you would get me your address I would be more than happy to come and get her and arrange a nice family garage where she would be loved and nurtured.
That Chevelle behind the 55 is looking kind of neglected. I happen to run a home for wayward bowties so if you would get me your address I would be more than happy to come and get her and arrange a nice family garage where she would be loved and nurtured.
Sounds like most of my deals!
How is the engine now?
mr409guy
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The engine is at pete's automotive, will probably be there all winter. The crank has to be cut and is bent .009 Needs another set of new rods too. This is not going to be cheap ! this is a high dollar motor with the best of everything. Just needed 9 quarts of oil instead of 3.5....
Sorry to hear it.
OUCH!!
mr409guy
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I would like to clarify something I wrote earlier about the purchase of the wildfire car. I DID NOT buy this car from Ronnie evans or the evans family !!! Instead I bought the car from someone that owned the car after Ronnie past away. And by no means did the evans family have anything to do with what happened !!! I'm sorry for the miscommunication and confusion and did not mean to offend anyone.
John,
This was the last pass on my engine banging gears at 7700 in August, split a cylinder wall so I feel your pain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fa0fdBvl9Pc#t=4
This was the last pass on my engine banging gears at 7700 in August, split a cylinder wall so I feel your pain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fa0fdBvl9Pc#t=4
I'm guessing the engine starved for oil.
As you probably know, Stefs makes an aluminum pan for these engines but their catalog doesn't show any options for things like a kick out or an extra deep sump.
I just thought I'd mention that it appears that they will do some changes. The Stefs pan that we got with the 348 stroker built by Joe Sherman had a kickout on it. It's a little hard to see but it's there.
Anyway, I'm guessing they could probably build a pan that was an inch deeper if you wanted.
I think the regular Stefs pan holds the same amount as the factory pan but it's not as deep. I think if you could have it made an inch deeper, it would still have the same road clearance as the factory pan.
mr409guy
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Pete's automotive uses this pan on his engines and is the pan that was on my motor. the problem is the previous owner only had 3.5 qts of oil in the engine and it starved at the end of the track. It just sucks I never got to run the motor at all, I don't even know what it sounds like. All I can do is move forward and look forward to racing next year with a great group of guys.
You will have lots to look forward to! Having heard the car run when Ronnie was racing it (and having lined up next to him!), it is quite an awesome car. Trust in Pete, he will give you a great engine, he does ours as well. We are up in Kutztown if you ever need anything. Carl (my father-in-law) has been racing these things a long time, and I have been involved with him racing them since '91 as well.