Help me with my goals

[Therian]

I've been doing a lot of thinking and researching lately and I'm trying to figure out what to do to my engine and when.

goals:

331 Forged Lightweight Rotating assembly
Dart Sportsman block
AFR or Edelbrock heads with one expensive ass valve job
Custom turbo setup

600rwhp
operating range of 2500-8000 rpm


Now most of this is completely out of the picture for me until I graduate (a year and a half) but I have a bit of a blowby problem and I would like to address it over this coming winter/spring. I was thinking of doing a rebuild without stroking the engine, but maybe go to a 306?

In any case, I have about 1000-1500 to spend on the rebuild and I was wondering what I could buy to both rebuild the engine and put me a bit closer to my goals.

 

[95strokerPSU]

$14 including shipping

Save your money till you graduate and do it right the first time.

 

[Therian]

Where did you get the seperator from for 14 bucks? I've been looking into one and I heard home depot has cheap ones

 

[95strokerPSU]

The seperator
http://www.campbellhausfeld.net/web...ctId=59493&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10542

The fittings
http://www.campbellhausfeld.net/web...ctId=54357&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10544

I bought it directly from them.

 

[drakesdad]

The seperator
http://www.campbellhausfeld.net/web...ctId=59493&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10542

The fittings
http://www.campbellhausfeld.net/web...ctId=54357&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10544

I bought it directly from them.

Dave,....educate me brother.....exactly what funtion and result does that seperator perform......
Will

 

[Therian]

will, the seperator collects oil that would otherwise be pumped into the upper intake

There's been quite a few threads on it and many on the boards are using them

 

[blksn955.o]

I was just thinking yesterday about the oil sep. things

Now that some time has passed, what are the peeps who put on on seeing?

Are they noticing oil collecing, any engine symptoms good and bad?

basicily a progress report on the time effects of the seperator.

 

[SeventyMach1]

I'm dumping mine out once about every 10 days. It accumulates about 3/4" to 1" of oil in that time frame.


BTW, I have that same seperator .... and removed the filter element. If you run synthetic oil, and do not remove it, it will partially clog.

 

[HISSIN50]

For me, I found that the separator filter media would clog and stop allowing oil to be deposited in the trap. I removed the filter and it works like a champ.

As said, the separator helps keep that crap out of the intake, which helps combustion, lack of detonation, etc. Something to do if your bored is how I see it.

Therian, check out some info from Jason (Vristang, a member here). He had some oil control issues on his 408 and has taken care of it. Here's an article by him that might shed some ideas/alternatives.

Good luck.

 

[95strokerPSU]

I'm dumping mine out once about every 10 days. It accumulates about 3/4" to 1" of oil in that time frame.


BTW, I have that same seperator .... and removed the filter element. If you run synthetic oil, and do not remove it, it will partially clog.

Thanks for the heads up...I'll remove it today.

 

[Therian]

Thanks for the link JT, I'll be taking a read shortly

Another Q...

What are the best heads that I could buy that would allow high RPM and be smog legal. AFR 185s say they work best til about 6500 rpm, but would an excellent valve train and good port and polish move this over 7000rpm? And would this head still be sufficient for a blown 331?

Trying to figure out if I can get new heads now and not have to buy a different set when I move to the 331.

 

[Therian]

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