Hi all, long time no see. Long story short my car build went a little further than I was expecting and now have a goal of 700+ hp . I am going to be running a mechanical fuel pump and looking for advice!I planned on following this diagram of how the lines are ran below. I contacted the person...

I do have a adapter because of my other sanwich plate! Should be good to go then, thanks man! I appreciate it

I’ve read some people run without it . Just makes me nervous. I’ll be installing a temp gauge . I basically just drive the car around and will be going auto when I put my built motor in. I usually only take it out to beat on it… was just concerned it might need a cooler. Thanks for the input...

Okay so I have been doing a ton of reading and still am not coming up with the answers I’m looking for. I got a Mighty Max FFWD OFH and would like to figure out how to run a external oil cooler, since I cannot seem to get my hands on a 90 OFH (MD132912).The biggest problem I’ve seen is that...

Alright gurus I will be posting this with a little more info this time hoping for a answer with the Newley provided information, I tried posting on tuners but no hits. So I’m still trying to figure out the right headgasket size. My head is reading about 5.190” And my pistons sit about 5-7...

Hello, so today I have a question that I find really complicated and I’m sure you gurus won’t. so I’m trying to figure out what headgasket thickness I will need to keep from hitting valves and pistons here’s what I got going on . the car will be on GSC S3 cams , or kelford 288/280. If two cam...

So I messed up, basically have a brand new oem case and was turning the gears slow with a drill when I felt a small bind. Pulled it back apart and noticed I didn’t have the stub shaft tight so the gear had play in it . Causing it to score the housing. Should I be worried about this? I assume I...

Hello everyone sorry for the slow response I got no notifications that people commented. Yes it is extremely loud in person. Loud enough tk make the knock sensor freak out. Going to have to just dig into it and find out myself guys. Sorry the video isn’t the best, the phone has a hard time...

So I have this very strange noise that refuses to go away. It has been doing this since I rebuilt the motor 300 miles ago. It follows rpm and gets louder from rpm. It sounds like a very very fast rattle. Compression came back 1. 120 2. 120 3. 120 4. 120It’s so bad it’s causing terrible false...

did a leak down and comp test . If I had bent valves it would leak down / have a significant comp difference in one cylinder. Even checked it out with a bore scope. Even did a couple pulls. I think I’ve been touched by a angel. Crank jumped by like 2 teeth. I know I wasn’t supposed to rip on it...

Update. Compression came back 120psi on all cylinders and did not leak down very fast at all if any. I did the wrist pin knock check by undoing a plug wire while the car is running. Nothing changed. My next guess is a collapsed lifter or 16😂

Hi all. Started my new long block and it has been having a problem idling . It honestly runs like shit. So come to find out it skipped one or two teeth. But it ran decent enough so I didn’t think much of it I thought it was just in the tune. Drove it to get gas and everything . Come home and see...

Hi all. So I’ve been told time and time again that I should have went with a different piston and my manley platinum series pistons are too weak for my goals of 700ish. They’re 9:0.1 with the .210 wrist pin. Just posting this to see if anyone has made good power on these pistons? I called manley...

Yeah not sure what the problem with NPR was, but they refunded me so we’re good. No clue how they sent the wrong ones but hey I got it figured out so that’s all that matters

UPDATE: For anyone wondering the car is done. I believe this car is haunted as the last owner is deceased and there is some stuff that should not be happening here as in the rod bearings being DESTROYED but the crank being spotless, or the head trying to fight and getting stuck on its head...

Yes sir , on the bad cylinder I am going to just use my oem piston and rod from my last 6 bolt. If it held up to 27 psi on a 60 trim I’m hoping it’ll work on a stock rebuild haha! And good advice on the squirter. Thanks (:

Agreed ^ My only concern now is with the bad wrist pin comes piston slap. And I plan on just taking a hone to the cylinder and hopefully it stays within PTW clearances and all that jaz. I did rip on it a couple times the other night thinking it was lifters before I found out it was a pin...

you’ve always been willing to help ever since I bought my car and first started posting here , thanks for always having the right input man!

Update #2 So I was in such a rush because I had limited time to do it . It just so happens that a little bit of time cleared up . Enough for me to order rings and bearings . With that being said I am going to do it right and do new rings and hone the cylinders, and top it off with some king rod...

UPDATE: I finally decided it would be the least I could do to atleast de glaze the cylinder as stated above by @1990TSIAWDTALON . I couldn’t get my hands on a ball hone in time so I’m just going to give the cylinder a quick run with a stone hone, a couple ups and downs just to get some nice...

Good info, thanks! And honestly the motor in my awd car had bad blow by I had to make a spring so the dipstick wouldn’t fly out and they tested like 92psi across all four . But the car lived on 27 psi for a long time and only broke because I think I stretched a rod bolt . My point is, this car...

I’m hoping the motor will run and be decently healthy as long as it wants to be . For being such a old motor that things breathes man it seems like it’s really healthy just from seeing how much air comes from the spark plug hole when you hand crank the motor it seems like it actually is in okay...

I completely understand where you’re coming from, I would love to glaze the cyl I’m just scared to do it in the car with all the microscopic material falling down into the crank area, it just doesn’t sit right with me. I would love to rebuild the motor at a later time when I’m in the position to...

my biggest fear is actually getting the piston out without breaking the rings because as you and I both know the ridge can be kind of brutal, especially on a motor with that mileage . I wouldn’t mine using the exact rings that came out of that cylinder because that’s it’s home . That would be...

Please read the whole post before you get too crazy.So, I picked up a talon for $1,000. It was thought to have needed a head but I threw new plugs in it and it started right up. Sounded like a dead lifter. Put all new lifters in it and still makes the noise, have came to the positive...

from my understanding they are stock pickup. Also have to run a 2g pickup since I can’t get my hands on a 6 bolt one . But the 7 bolt pickup will clear the stock pan all day so I’m not too worried about it as long as Moroso follows the stock pan decently close . Only reason I’m so hesitant to...

thanks for your experience/ input . Will keep what you say in mind !

Hell all(; I have read the many post made in the past about the Moroso oil pan. I like the quality of Moroso stuff as my dad is a v8 guy and has a handful of Moroso objects on his car. My main concern is I have heard more bad things about this pan than good. With that being said I also...

thanks for the info, you’re right I have what I have and I’m gonna just have to see how it does! If I have to I’ll leave it turned down and only make 600 I would really like to see 700-750. The 800 was just me shooting for something I knew I couldn’t hit (; . Hopefully all goes decent and it’ll...

yes sir, I have the .210 same as you . I even just called Manley again to double check since I mentioned that the 21mm pins don’t have many options. He said it’s good for over 1000 on the .210. I think the setup might do alright . If not I’ll live off of what the tuner suggest! Like I say I’ll...

Gotta love Colorado , down in Florida there’s a 6266 car making 750. I hate the air up here lol ! I figured the turbo wouldn’t wake up until 55-6100 up here on a .83 t4. If that’s the case I might look into a s372 . I couldn’t find any bigger wrist pin as the turbo tuff wrist pins aren’t made...

Please move this thread if it is in the wrong forum . Thanks !So I’ve been reading everywhere from the ls1tech to the Honda forums since I cannot find much info on how high people have revved their car that has arp 2000 rod bolts . I know weight is a huge part of it . With that being said...

I could care less about being on YouTube I was just saying that would be a cool plus! And I have actually heard really good things about Icrave boost. My buddy sent his evo x off to them . I would love to tune my car as I did before but when it comes to as much money as I have into the bottom...

I plan on going to Brent because he has tuned some quick dsms on link and he’s just a down to earth dude ! Just wanted to see if there was any shops that specialize in dsm! Most likely Brent is going to The Who I go to . Plus it might make it on to YouTube! :D

Hi all, I know post have been made like this in the past but they seem to be very out dated. I was wondering if anyone knew of any places in Colorado Springs / Denver area that are good at tuning the car as far as squeezing power out of it safely and good drivability. At the end of the day I can...

Hi all! So I have looked at the already existing forums on this topic but quite a few of them are out dated, out dated enough to where v3 didn’t have a speed density option yet. From what I read anyway.. so I just wanted to know when ecm link v3 starts to “hold you back” . And if a full Aem...

Hello all, Please move this thread if it is in the wrong forums . My apologies .SO! I plan on going to a RMR throttle body as recommended by a lot of big name dsm’ers. Link:https://dpraceparts.com/products/copy-of-ross-machine-90mm-throttle-body?variant=31763170656318 When I buy my Jmf...

I promise you I am just turned 18 and spending all my money on this motor and I just want it to be healthy because if it’s not I’ll have to wait a while before I can afford to re try the whole process!

Good info thank y’all, I did plan on spinning the oil pump with a drill . And I don’t have balance shafts , so I plan on spinning the pump but by the time it takes me to re assemble everything I might just pop in the 1/8npt and pump oil into the motor .. depending if the oil pressure I built by...

still not sure if I’m gonna use the same lifters I pulled out of brand new ones.. I plan on reviving the car kinda high so I don’t think the stock 1gs will do it . And I honestly have never played with lifters I just pulled them out of the head and threw them in a container of brand new oil and...

Hello fellow dsm’ers. I have had yet another amazing idea of everything that can go wrong cross my mind. SOOOOO! As it’s my first time building a motor (machinist will be installing rotating assembly) when it comes to after my first start up and my lifters are knocking at my door like a jehovas...

yeah everything cleaned up good enough for me to feel comfortable running it , head still needs a deck though. With that being said when the machinist calls me and tells me my block is done I will take him this head and tell him to check over the cam caps and see if they’re within spec and all...

While I was at it I took some head measurements following this link. https://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/how-to-measure-a-4g63-for-cylinder-head-for-thickness.413757/

I can defintley confirm the motor ran in its current state for two years. And all the numbers on the caps lined up .. I’m pretty sure they were all in the right spot and something happened probably when the bottom end blew...

So this is probably a big cringe for a lot of you but I figured hey if they’re trashed mine as well try it anyway(; so this was all done BY HAND no electric tools or anything just my whole 110 pounds of pure muscle (; . I decided to take a scotch bright pad and clean them up a little and they...

Here you go, thanks!

Hi guys, I was just wondering when is a cam cap considered “bad”. I know obviously you don’t want your cam cap to look mangled. But my cam caps look like they have normal wear.. I can hear my finger nail scraping against if I scratch it fast enough. But they feel smooth when you run your finger...

so if I follow the second link, do you think I could chop those wires and wire in the in line fuses and then apply them to the busbar? That was my plan it would basically be just like the factory setup I believe .

Hello my Gurus and GuretsThis is probably going to be the dumbest question I have ever asked. So I’ve been doing a lot of reading on the endless write ups there is on this topic . I am not worried about being “NHRA” legal , this is because it’s a full time street car and the tech people...

Good information , thank you