jakelandry
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- Oct 13, 2009
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Minden,
Louisiana
I wish someone would make a sticky of short block (101) and cylinder head (101) and have all the correct bolt sizes / torque values / etc listed. Along with, a complete, parts list. People don't understand how many parts and bolts there literally are doing work like that. They think, block / pistons / rods / crank and bam! blocks done... when really there is so much more. Just front case alone with a complete BSE setup takes some time. Castle plug and o ring, both oil pump gears and bolts, BSE spacer if you do it correctly, crank bolt, dampr and bolts, oil pick up / strainer and bolts, BS bearings spun to block off the holes, etc. It takes a good amount of time and patience to assemble a 4g.. Ring gaps your shooting for seem good for 25 - 35psi (under 700whp). Piston to wall sounds like a Wiseco 2816 forging. Guessing rod and main bearing clearances are in the .024 - .028" range?
I made an incredibly rough spreadsheet that calculated clearances to be used while blueprinting that had a list of bolt sizes/taps needed for all the basic stuff. I’d love to get back on cleaning it all up and adding some torque specs and whatnot but unfortunately I can either work on my car or spend time doing things like that and cars don’t build themselves.
Do you have a rigid hone? A good sunnen bore gauge and the setting fixture.
I’d venture to say the quantity of people on this forum who own those tools can be counted on one hand and that’s including the people who do this for a living.
After a few of us talked about it on the link forums, I feel like a Fowler .0001” gauge and 3 setting rings for less than 400 dollars total should be adequate for my needs. Not disagreeing with you at all, cause you’re right about the sunnen, just bringing up the topic for people who haven’t really researched gauges.