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mmmmmmmmmm... do i see some alum. rods? berry nice Joe!

-Joe

 

Yes sir you do.

 

looking sweet Joe, thats awesome

 

nice joe. what are the specs?

 

DTM built 2.0
o- ringed
20% block fill
sleeved
custom pistons

DTM ported head
ferrera 1mm oversize valves
ferrera springs and retainers
brass guides
either DTM 300 cams or Tomei 270's will be trying both to see what it likes better. lift or duration.

 

congrats joe! can't wait to see her run! how about another ride? the first one was nuts, can't imagine how fast she'll be now.

 

Anytime. Just don't mess my seat up.

 

so Joe is this still a 2.0???

 

yep. still 2.0. Will be reving to 9.5k.

 

i'm looking forward to hearing this thing hit 9.5k on a Dyno sometime!

 

Some questions:

What does "block fill" mean? I'm assuming it means oil or coolant passages in the block are "filled in" to fortify the block?

Why sleeve an iron block?

Won't AL rods require replacing more frequently? I thought they weren't intended for durability (this is assuming you'll be using this as a DD on top of racing duties).

 

1) yep. Had the block filled 20% last year. At the time I was running 35r. No cooling issues and I wasn't even using a fan. Well only the one for the ac.

2) Machine shop saw something they thought might have been a flaw. I didn't want to take any chances.

3) You're right, but it's not my dd. Got a prius for that. I don't drive the car very much. Bought new in 04 and has like 22k.

I'm going to use this motor for drag racing this year then over the winter get another for street and road course for next year. Just have to swap back and forth when I want to go big at the drag strip.

 

WOW Joe, that's the same head Nick said was going in my Car...Proport S/N 624, I am sure he'll have another one just like it for me since we are still waiting on my custom pistons...Setup looks really good!

 

They have some more...lol