Progress Thread Project Copper Can

MikeH686 · Jan 18, 2017

So pulled the piston out and good god I lifted a ring bad. Cylinder walls are not in terrible shape I have another piston on order should be here in a couple of weeks. Gonna run a home down the cylinder before I put the new piston in just to be safe. @TOOLOW91 @84Ttop @93TRANSAM

Chuckman · Jan 18, 2017

so wait, i thought the crank/rods you have now were going in the dart?

are/did you also get a new rotating assembly with the dart?

Chuckman · Jan 18, 2017

thats some mighty fine carnage btw

MikeH686 · Jan 18, 2017

@Chuckman the plan is to repair this short block sell it to offset the cost for a new rotating assembly for the dart going possibly 363 neutral balance

Chuckman · Jan 18, 2017

gotcha.

RangerJoe · Jan 19, 2017

Looks like a lot of scuffing on the skirt. Have a pic of the cylinder wall?

What do you think caused this? I have read nitrous guys talking about too much fuel doing this, but I have no real 1st hand experience with it.

Joe

MikeH686 · Jan 20, 2017

There is some contact on the cylinder wall i drug my fingernail across it but nothing was deep enough to get my nail caught

JoeDaddy · Jan 20, 2017

MikeH686 said:
I'm trying to get a epoxy coating down on the floor.

Not sure if you've done this yet, but I used something from Home Depot called "RockSolid" It was about a third of the cost of paying someone to come do epoxy on the floor. (Note - I didn't put it on thick enough alone the back wall)

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Ole...ine-2-5-Car-Garage-Floor-Kit-308637/207141905

I used 2 kits, and should have used 3.

MikeH686 · Jan 21, 2017

@JoeDaddy i did that to my parents garage it doesn't hold up well at all. This is what I'm going with just waiting on tax time. Buddy just got done doing it to his garage and it's really nice.

http://www.armorgarage.com/garage-epoxy-floor-chip-kit.html

JoeDaddy · Jan 21, 2017

Well bummer. That's my second garage / shop (that I'm fixing up now), so it won't see daily use. Hopefully it will last for a bit!

MikeH686 · Jan 21, 2017

Mostly where it flaked up was where the tires sit at. When your on top of the surface try not to turn the wheel too much

RangerJoe · Jan 26, 2017

I just looked back at your piston pic. Looks like the valve reliefs on those are huge! I would be that with the reliefs going all the way to the edge of the pistons made it much weaker then one that had the reliefs stopping well before the ring land.

What brand pistons are you going with next?

Joe

MikeH686 · Jan 26, 2017

I am not sure what pistons I'm going with but I'm bumping compression up a bit. Going to go 363 neutral balance and put the screws to it

TOOLOW91 · Jan 26, 2017

MikeH686 said:
I am not sure what pistons I'm going with but I'm bumping compression up a bit. Going to go 363 neutral balance and put the screws to it

I have racetec in my motor . Old owner of JE Pistons .

MikeH686 · Jan 27, 2017

I had auto tecs and the guy said they aren't good for a lot of boost

TOOLOW91 · Jan 30, 2017

MikeH686 said:
I had auto tecs and the guy said they aren't good for a lot of boost

Not sure what the diff is between the autotec and racetec . I know they are both made by racetec. I had a friend who had a blower motor built with autotecs in it and never had an issue.

MikeH686 · Jan 31, 2017

From what I was told by the guys at racetec is that the autotecs are made from a lower quality alloy I think autotecs are 4032 alloy. He said that autotecs are really a good piston for boost anything more then 10psi. Mine is definitely melted from lack of fuel though for sure.

TOOLOW91 · Jan 31, 2017

MikeH686 said:
From what I was told by the guys at racetec is that the autotecs are made from a lower quality alloy I think autotecs are 4032 alloy. He said that autotecs are really a good piston for boost anything more then 10psi. Mine is definitely melted from lack of fuel though for sure.

Ahhh ok I got ya . Yeah you definitely were trying to make all of it and that cyl was not happy.

MikeH686 · Jan 31, 2017

Hah go big or go home right? Just like what @84Ttop always said they make new pistons everyday

TOOLOW91 · Jan 31, 2017

MikeH686 said:
Hah go big or go home right? Just like what @84Ttop always said they make new pistons everyday

Hellll yeah

Progress Thread Project Copper Can

Mine is only two inches though.

GTFO you fat, heavy bastard

GTFO you fat, heavy bastard

Mine is only two inches though.

GTFO you fat, heavy bastard

I leave the horn on while driving

Mine is only two inches though.

Honey, I need a check for $30k to pay the hooker

Mine is only two inches though.

Honey, I need a check for $30k to pay the hooker

Mine is only two inches though.

I leave the horn on while driving

Mine is only two inches though.

If you're the village idiot what's that make me?

Mine is only two inches though.

If you're the village idiot what's that make me?

Mine is only two inches though.

If you're the village idiot what's that make me?

Mine is only two inches though.

If you're the village idiot what's that make me?

Similar threads

Privacy & Transparency

Privacy & Transparency