Picked up my GT40P's (pics)

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red95gtconvert

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Feb 24, 2008

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My family and I drove down to Dallas this weekend to pick up the heads and have a family vacation. We had a great weekend and the heads look like they are new so everything turned out well on that end. I started tearing the engine down this afternoon so hopefully I will have it running again in a few days. I am taking my time so I won't have to redo anything and taking the time to clean everything up. Just thought I would share, I cant wait to feel the new power

http://s59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/mmanns69/?action=view&current=DCP01747.jpg

http://s59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/mmanns69/?action=view&current=DCP01746.jpg

http://s59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/mmanns69/?action=view&current=DCP01745.jpg

 

RIO5.0

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Sweet...def look fresh... You adding a cam while its open???

 

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Feb 25, 2008

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Nah, I am sticking with the stock cam until I replace the whole lower end in a couple of years.

 

Jackie Chan

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Feb 25, 2008

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stock cam, some 1.7s, and his intake will make pretty decent power.

 

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Feb 25, 2008

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I've read this should be a pretty decent street engine combo, the stock E7's are almost off of the engine and it looks very clean under the valve covers.

 

rio95

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Feb 26, 2008

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I'd at least fork out another $100 on a used cam personally. Even if you didn't plan on using it it two years, I think it would still be worth it until then.

 

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Feb 26, 2008

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I finshed the install today, the car runs and sounds great. It definately picked up alot of power at all RPM's

 

Black95GTS

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Have you thought about degreeing your camshaft? Specifically retarding it 2 or 4 degrees. Its a little trick I learned reading some of Ed Curtis's exploits on Hardcore5.0 and I managed to eek out a couple hundred more useable RPM by doing it.

Nice work on the trouble free install! Make sure to let your car idle for a while to learn the new air flow... might want to to think about stepping up to 24 lb injectors.

Adam

 

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slap some 1.7 rockers on that thing and you will get some nice gains.

 

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Feb 27, 2008

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I set the fuel pressure @38 psi and the timing to 13* and it is running like a beast now, the exhaust is much deeper and it picked up a ton of power. I am real happy with the way it turned out:SNSign:

Here is a pic of the finished project.

http://s59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/mmanns69/?action=view&current=DCP01751.jpg

 

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congrats on the install! I just got my gt40p's back from the machine shop (Mill/5 angle valve job) and reading this is encouraging since we have pretty much the same setup. Do you feel like you gained 30 or so hp/tq? I also noticed the BBK headers..........how was the fitment with those? Any special tricks to make them work? Congrats again!!

-James
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I feel like it gained every bit of 30 hp, for the wires I had to use a 90* boot on #7 sparkplug. All of the other wires went right on. A couple of the sparkplugs had to be installed using the spark plug socket and an open end wrench on the end of it, not bad at all. Very worthwhile mod.