The sump really isn't visible unless you're looking. And at 900hp, hearing the pump at startup is good thing imo, and I have a feeling you'll have other items making more noise than the pumps when it's cranked up.
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The sump really isn't visible unless you're looking. And at 900hp, hearing the pump at startup is good thing imo, and I have a feeling you'll have other items making more noise than the pumps when it's cranked up.
My last car that had tripple 450s in tank, you can hear it at startup. I just am not a fan of sumped tanks, you can still see the lines coming out of the tank unless you put a fuel cell in the trunk.
Has any one ever cut the hole out and welded another fuel hat to it?
I think you could weld in a second hanger or a bigger hole but other than a Rick's tank I wasn't able to find a big fuel solution for the stock tank location.
I was trying to accomplish the same thing but I gave up and will stagger the 4303 to come on in boost with the ecu. I like a sleepy sound.
Ive been tearing apart the B motor today and swapping valve springs to the 317 heads.
Prior to a good wash down in the driveway.
Its almost tolerable when washed. This thing has a lot of shmeg stuck to it. I pulled the rockers and went to town with the pressure washer.
Springs installed. This was the first side.
I flipped it over to swap the oil pan and found this beautiful sight.
Ok, not so bad. Could be worse. At least I know its never been messed with.
Until I find this. #1 is spun. Now I know why it had no oil pressure.
So I kept ripping until I got to the rods.
She is all gen 3.
That pretty much ruins plan A and B....
Prior to a good wash down in the driveway.
Its almost tolerable when washed. This thing has a lot of shmeg stuck to it. I pulled the rockers and went to town with the pressure washer.
Springs installed. This was the first side.
I flipped it over to swap the oil pan and found this beautiful sight.
Ok, not so bad. Could be worse. At least I know its never been messed with.
Until I find this. #1 is spun. Now I know why it had no oil pressure.
So I kept ripping until I got to the rods.
She is all gen 3.
That pretty much ruins plan A and B....
man that’s truly unfortunate! I have 6 good gen 4 rods and pistons if you need some!
I know everyone likes a budget build. I get it. But for peace of mind don't you think it would be better to bite the bullet and get some forged H beams and pistons ? Maybe less than a grand total?
Just my humble opinion 😌
Just my humble opinion 😌
I was going to mention you ought to be going on the hunt for a use rod or two (or all you can get lol).
I was going to mention earlier, but I don’t want to p on anyone’s party ever. The 6.0 is hands down a better plan for maximum go, but ...... the tuning window is sooooo much smaller than a 4.8 or 5.3 because of the better stroke to rod ratio - much more forgiving. And of course, the E makes many a mistake go away. I had my 4.8 at 13:1 on 12 degrees at 21 psi.......without any unwanted windows in the block or bent rods.
Your 6.0 at that much boost would be another 150-200hp higher, but like, a, wtf, I can’t keep it in the road at the 800 or so it’s making with the 4.8. I think a 6.0 will kill me lol 😂 👍
I have access to a couple pistons and rods as well - let me know.
You guys are awesome. Truly. Thank you.
I think I am going to sleep on it. Do some research and maybe try some local LS swap groups first, and make a decision from there.
And you are right, a 4.8 or 5.3 is a much better choice for what I am doing. However as we have seen recently, I don't often make the best decisions. lol
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