Thanks 4X4HIGH

[Ryan B.]

Just wanted to say thanks to Scott, 4X4HIGH for helping me out.
After breaking a rocker arm on one of my heads that messed up the valve, and then finding a crack on the other head.... It was time to bulid up some new heads.
I brought Scott some good old '69 041 casting 350 heads I had laying around for a valve job. New hardened seats and valve guides. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif (I got those 041 heads from NoSmog73, who got them from RockinK5) /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
Scott's helped me a ton over the last month or two: Rebuilding my heads, beadblasting an intake manifold making it look brand new, hot tanking my D60 front housing /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif
Its awsome to meet such smart and helpful people through CK5. Thats what its all about.
Thanks dude. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif


No more puff of smoke when i start up the engine, runs awsome... and maybe i'm crazy but it feels like its got more power now... both down low and on the top end. /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif 76cc to 64cc heads change it from 8.5:1 to 9.5:1! /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

 

[Greg72]

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Just wanted to say thanks to Scott, 4X4HIGH for helping me out....Scott's helped me a ton over the last month or two...

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Sounds about right! /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif I figure I owe Scott about 100 favors myself... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif


ps. Glad to hear you're still running a SBC motor in your K5....... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Ryan B.]

Now a question...

I'll need to retorque the head bolts in like 500 miles? So i should back off each bolt and then retorque to 65 or 70 ft/lbs? Considering if you don't back off the bolt a little, the breakaway torque it will take to get that bolt moving will be more than the actual torque?

 

[bigmack]

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No more puff of smoke when i start up the engine, runs awsome... and maybe i'm crazy but it feels like its got more power now... both down low and on the top end. /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif 76cc to 64cc heads change it from 8.5:1 to 9.5:1! /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

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I went from stock 76cc to 64cc double humps, mild cam, and aluminum intake on the 350 that was in my truck and it made a hell of a difference /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif. It had alot more power all the way around.

 

[4X4HIGH]

Ryan, whatever you do, DO NOT retorque the heads. The gaskets used today DO NOT require them to be retorqued, doing so may actually create problems.

 

[4X4HIGH]

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Sounds about right! I figure I owe Scott about 100 favors myself...



[/ QUOTE ] So Greg, does this mean you will take care of me on my cage before you leave for good? /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

 

[zakk]

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[Ryan B.]

Cool deal, one less thing to hassle with. Thanks again dude.

 

[rockink5]

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I got those 041 heads from NoSmog73, who got them from RockinK5

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Ya know I thought about it, and I think I want them back now. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Greg72]

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Sounds about right! I figure I owe Scott about 100 favors myself...



[/ QUOTE ] So Greg, does this mean you will take care of me on my cage before you leave for good? /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

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YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!!! /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

You won't believe the latest developments "job wise" anyway...I don't want to jinx anything, but there may be more time for that cagework, than I had previously thought!!

Stay Tuned!

 

[4X4HIGH]

Ok, spill the beans. Now you're probably going to tell me that you may have a job that is home based in New Hampshire but that it's here locally or something and you won't have to move after all?