MONTE CARLO "COPO" Monte Carlo SS - Turbosaurus Build (Swinging Dick Racing's c*ck got bent... she bounced a little too high & hard, & came down awkwardly)

[motorheadmike]

Chopped the windage tray, Holley's instructions were "adequate". I don't envy the average dude/dudette trying to transpose the dimensions or chop this thing down with any degree of accuracy.

 

[TURNA]

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Victory over the windage tray !!!!!

 

[Northernregal]

I got to learn something new today. Thanks man!

 

[motorheadmike]

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Victory over the windage tray !!!!!

Better than V is for vendetta against said windage tray.

 

[motorheadmike]

Popped the pick up tube and windage tray on tonight. Ported the oil pan at the filter inlet/outlet; the Holley came out of the box nicer than an OEM pan, but still needed some improvement. Next up is making a baffle to control oil slosh under hard acceleration.

 

[Griffin84ss]

Couple of things I like to do when reworking a stock oil pump:
1. Port it for better flow and less restriction;
2. Lap the faces of the housing, plate, and inner and outer rotors - 1000 grit;
3. Shim the relief spring (used .125") this time; and
4. Pack that b*tch with Vaseline and break-in lube.

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When you install these things you don't need to go through an extensive shimming procedure to centre the rotor/housing. I just jam this tool on there and she is right as rain.

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Oh and blue Loctite on the bolts.

Hey Mike is the first pic is it ported already and then jammed packed with vasalean?

 

[motorheadmike]

Hey Mike is the first pic is it ported already and then jammed packed with vasalean?

Yup.

 

[motorheadmike]

Built the baffle, and by my well trained eye it will keep 75% of the volume forward under load. Given that is only about 4L, it really isn't great - the dip stick shows how close the oil line will be to the windage tray. Long and short of it is Holley is giving up a lot of oil capacity for ground clearance. Their recommended fill is 6.1L with a standard filter, I have a K&N HP-2011 on there (same as my TBSS) which is a long filter - I'd guess this is good for a 6.5 to 6.75L fill without putting the crank in an oil bath.

Added the pics of the port work on the filter housing.

Oh and I converted the none-magnetic oil plug Holley supplied into a more useful one (yes, that is a press-fit).

And just like that we have a completed shortblock... let's port some heads.

 

[fleming442]

Looks good, Holmes! Maybe I'm a little dense, but which way do the doors flap and why? Is it to keep oil at the pickup during acceleration?

 

[motorheadmike]

Looks good, Holmes! Maybe I'm a little dense, but which way do the doors flap and why? Is it to keep oil at the pickup during acceleration?

They close under acceleration, and open toward the pick-up when level or under braking. I used two to allow a faster return forward - I don't normally slam on the brakes at the top end.