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- Sun Apr 11, 2021 5:00 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Tom 88 440 rebuild
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5956
Re: Tom 88 440 rebuild
Figures
- Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:58 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Tom 88 440 rebuild
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5956
Re: Tom 88 440 rebuild
Top of graph torque drops of at about 3700rpm,
Where lower of graph HP increases
Where lower of graph HP increases
- Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:30 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Tom 88 440 rebuild
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5956
Re: Tom 88 440 rebuild
Tom88 ,s 440 engine on the dyno
- Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:08 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Tom 88 440 rebuild
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5956
Re: Tom 88 440 rebuild
Set off on Friday morning with tom88’s 440 engine to the dyno testing. Engine was then unhitched on arrival and craned into the dyno room where before being bolted to the test frame. The engine had the correct fly wheel and bell housing attached. Engine then in position things have to be checked eg ...
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 3:21 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Tom 88 440 rebuild
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5956
Re: Tom 88 440 rebuild
A recent picture of toms engine during the build usual cam and flat top pistons with 440 source rocker gear as upto date still no issues using this valve train.
- Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:26 am
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Tom 88 440 rebuild
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5956
Re: Tom 88 440 rebuild
More photos added
- Mon Oct 19, 2020 8:50 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Tom 88 440 rebuild
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5956
Re: Tom 88 440 rebuild
Yes Grant bore the block to the OD of the liner then press in. And you can buy liners to suit most applications. Depending on how bad the damage is to the bore depends on how much material has to be took out increasing the wall thickness of the liner. The bore which had the worst damage had to have ...
- Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:45 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Tom 88 440 rebuild
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5956
Tom 88 440 rebuild
Here is Tom 88s block, had to have 4 cylinder sleeves not just the 1.It is now prepped for building eg cam turns nice in the block and crank and main housings have been checked for alignment and all is good.
- Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:54 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Inlet/exhaust port matching - worth it?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11206
Re: Inlet/exhaust port matching - worth it?
All Andrew asked was is it worth gasket matching. The only answer he needed was no!
- Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:22 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Tom 88 440 rebuild
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6146
Tom 88 440 rebuild
Heres tom 88s 440 engine dropt off earlier this week for rebuild.
- Sun Nov 03, 2019 11:39 am
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Valley Pan
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17453
Re: Valley Pan
FEL-1215 is the gasket that blocks the heat crossover ,Do not block the cavity above it
- Fri May 31, 2019 7:11 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: 383 Vacuum advance leaking
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10630
Re: 383 Vacuum advance leaking
Andy at appleyards sells the vacuum canister
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- Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:47 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Valve stem seals
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2845
Re: Valve stem seals
Centre seal fits intake, right seal exhaust, left seal not needed
- Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:42 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Push rod fitting
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1611
Re: Push rod fitting
Small tapered end sits in the lifter
- Fri Nov 02, 2018 8:05 pm
- Forum: V-8 Engine Tech
- Topic: Inetrceptor III 440 rebuild at Dave Gilliver's
- Replies: 39
- Views: 15285
Re: Inetrceptor III 440 rebuild at Dave Gilliver's
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