yeah the trick flow upgraded kit is $199 so i'm guessing Ed's will be 400? I will call him tommorow if i remember.
what will be different about his springs in relation to my car and it not being a race, non track car, or better yet what would be the advantages of paying double?
I do plan on when I need to, rebuilding to possibly a 331 and might at that time let him port my heads or sell them and get another set, not sure. I'm more likely to work with what I have
i actually borrowed the tool from advance. I wanted to paint the entire bracket though and when i go back outside i will see about the possibility of painting it as it stands in engine bay without having to remove the hose and therefore refill the system and bleed it. I might try and use a thick metal brush on paint as i think its less likely to get on things but i will see.Crane has good customer service.
I wouldn't remove the pulley to paint it. It requires a special tool, and everytime you remove it it wears the shaft a little more. I would mask it all off, and paint it right where it is.
Kurt
well i am not changing the cam if you think i was because i was going to call Ed. Instead I was going to call him about their upgraded springs and tell them what all i have. Truth be told though, I won't spend double upwards of 20o bucks on a set of springs so the TF ones from summit for 200 will do. I want to call Ed to see what he says about why his spring will be better than the TF upgraded ones and thats if he say any he has will even work with my setup.You need to call someone who does cams and stuff for a living (comp, bullet, fti, etc) and tell them what you have, how you drive it, and ask them to recommend something. Actually, I just saw that you have a crane cam listed in your sig - Call them. The worst thing in the world is mis-matched parts and that applies to valve springs too.
what about the hose that's connected to the power steering pump if I want to remove the whole power steering bracket to paint the pulley that hose would need to be removed but I don't want to open the system so do I have to just remove the pulley itself
I mean I know I have to remove the bracket any way to remove the head but I still want to paint that pulley
there are 2 long bolts that i took off today, took one off and the other i noticed it seemed as if it would allow the bracket to come off but i thought someone said it was actually 3 bolts for the bracket but i guess its 2. Yeah i will probably do just that so i can spray paint the pulley and bracket easily. If i dont take the pulley off i will just brush paint itleave the hose connected. You do not need to disconnect either PS hose to remove the bracket or the pulley. The bracket comes off with 1 long bolt through, and the pulley needs a special puller/installer which you can rent from most auto store.Then you can remove the bracket from the pump as the bots are behind the pulley. Measure the distance from the pulley to the pump for when you resintall to achieve proper alignment.
I believe my heads have the O ring machined in them so I would need this Head gasket?Crane has good customer service.
I wouldn't remove the pulley to paint it. It requires a special tool, and everytime you remove it it wears the shaft a little more. I would mask it all off, and paint it right where it is.
Kurt
Everyone has told me to get the upgraded TF springs and were saying that's why maybe TF offers the upgraded springs as an option because maybe they are better off????????Spending extra on valve springs when not needed is like towing a jet ski with an f550. It'll work, but it's overkill. Save your money for better parts elsewhere
I will talk to the machine guy wen I take them and see about cost associated with thatand such. I wonder y TF made some without the O rings n some with anyway? Same headsIf you have a receiver groove, you do need those gaskets. However, if the heads are going to the machine shop, then you can get that fixed. That locwire gasket setup is a rip off. The machine shop should be able to insert a permanent lock wire into the head, so that you don't have to keep spending $140 on head gaskets every time you take them off. With a permanent lock wire in the head every one will tell you that you can't use a standard head gasket any more. I can assure you that is not true. I've been setting up engines like this since before they offered those Locwire gaskets.
There is a special procedure for installing those lockwire gaskets. I am not familiar with it since I ne
ver use them.
Kurt
i called the machie shop and Don said that he can Mil the surface and it would probably take about .35 if I'm quoting corrrectly. He said it would cost about 100 bucks and that would take the heads down to 59 or 58 cc.If you have a receiver groove, you do need those gaskets. However, if the heads are going to the machine shop, then you can get that fixed. That locwire gasket setup is a rip off. The machine shop should be able to insert a permanent lock wire into the head, so that you don't have to keep spending $140 on head gaskets every time you take them off. With a permanent lock wire in the head every one will tell you that you can't use a standard head gasket any more. I can assure you that is not true. I've been setting up engines like this since before they offered those Locwire gaskets.
There is a special procedure for installing those lockwire gaskets. I am not familiar with it since I never use them.
Kurt
ok Kurt. I guess since i didnt buy the heads first and matched the cam since i am in this situation now that would be the best thing to do? I will call crane this morning and see what they say and what they say about options to get the springs and numbers to give the folks whereever I m going to get them from.Valve springs are matched to the cam. Different grinds are going to require different springs. You are better off calling the cam grinder instead of TF.
Kurt
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