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| falcor75 |
 Sep 8 2016, 12:59 AM
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Those of you running a 2276 egine, have you had to modify your engine tins in any way to accomodate the increased width of the engine?
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falcor75 Stroker motors and engine tins.... Sep 8 2016, 12:59 AM
Mark Henry
Those of you running a 2276 egine, have you had t... Sep 8 2016, 07:42 AM Jake Raby If the engine is configured correctly with interna... Sep 8 2016, 07:42 AM Krieger I didn't need to on mine. Sep 8 2016, 08:35 AM falcor75 Ummmm, measured between the head mating surfaces m... Sep 8 2016, 10:16 PM
cgnj My motor is wider by about 1/4 in. I built in the ... Sep 8 2016, 10:36 PM falcor75 At this stage doing anything means shipping the en... Sep 8 2016, 10:59 PM cgnj Well, I hope it was built with CrMo pushrods, beca... Sep 9 2016, 12:09 AM falcor75 Yes it was built with Cro-Mo pushrods so the valve... Sep 9 2016, 12:23 AM Mark Henry That .2 inch added 10.16mm to your width that wasn... Sep 9 2016, 06:36 AM falcor75 I might awell tell the tale from the beginning.
I... Sep 9 2016, 08:48 AM falcor75
The engine...
Cylinder spacers... Sep 9 2016, 11:02 AM DavidSweden That sucks, in my opinion you need to send it back... Sep 9 2016, 03:56 PM Mark Henry :blink:
Wow a vanagon case?
I won't use them ... Sep 9 2016, 04:06 PM G e o r g e :stromberg: Does your builder do a lot of 914 wo... Sep 9 2016, 04:34 PM cgnj
:blink:
Wow a vanagon case?
I won't use them... Sep 9 2016, 08:37 PM Krieger It sounds like he did not complete what you agreed... Sep 9 2016, 08:59 PM falcor75 Thanks guys for sharing your knowledge with me. I ... Sep 9 2016, 11:53 PM DavidSweden
Thanks guys for sharing your knowledge with me. I... Sep 10 2016, 01:51 AM veltror I am assuming this is getbackontrack.... Sep 10 2016, 07:33 AM r_towle Mats,
Bring it back. Sep 10 2016, 09:46 AM falcor75 I emailed the builder today about how I feel about... Sep 12 2016, 09:10 AM Jake Raby Wow...
Now, with that much spacer you have to cons... Sep 12 2016, 12:07 PM euro911 :WTF: That plain sucks. Sep 12 2016, 12:15 PM mepstein I'd be pissed he didn't use the case given... Sep 12 2016, 01:29 PM falcor75 So the engine thats built has 5,6" rods and a... Sep 14 2016, 11:22 AM falcor75 Anyone have any opinion on rod ratios? :bump: Sep 14 2016, 11:36 PM zig-n-zag Long rods reduce piston scuffing, short rods incre... Sep 15 2016, 04:24 AM jd74914 :agree:
IMHO Rod ratio is really a second order d... Sep 15 2016, 05:52 AM Jake Raby The longest rod I have found optimum for a 78 stro... Sep 15 2016, 07:26 AM falcor75
The longest rod I have found optimum for a 78 str... Sep 15 2016, 07:50 AM Frankvw Matt, too bad this happened !
A big issue to ... Sep 15 2016, 08:41 AM Mark Henry
Matt, too bad this happened !
A big issue to... Sep 15 2016, 11:16 AM Jake Raby The 1.7 case is the best that was cast. I prefer t... Sep 15 2016, 01:13 PM falcor75 Thank you for all your advice and comments.
The b... Sep 19 2016, 07:50 AM catsltd Hats off to the builder for doing the right thing.... Sep 19 2016, 08:14 AM KELTY360 Impressive. These situations don't turn out th... Sep 19 2016, 08:32 AM DavidSweden Glad it worked out for you Sep 19 2016, 09:48 AM rjames :beer1:
Glad to hear that the builder is making ... Sep 19 2016, 10:18 AM Frankvw Hey Matts, good to hear. too bad you will not be a... Sep 19 2016, 01:26 PM  |
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