Pop N Wood

So is the slop in the joint from a worn out cross piece or worn out bearings?

Good work. Thanks for posting back with a follow up. Always good to see the solution.

Someone once posted a set of rings are over $500 for those motors. The swap has been discussed frequently in the past.

My car never had the strap. Best solution is to replace the strap with either a Ron Tyle type diff mount, or do any one of the low buck solutions to run a catch underneath the cross member. Look for stickies (I think) in the drivetrain section. The stock isolator is a poor design and can be readily improved.

You are right, but what I think he is saying is a 383 has a bigger push. More power trumps more friction. I would think the piston friction will be small compared to the energy that must be pumped into the heavier rotating mass. And when in gear, the engine that revs the fastest is the the one in the car that accelerates the fastest. Once again, power rules. In that case the 383 will almost certainly win.

I have had one in the dash of my car for the last year or so. It stays out winter and summer. It definintely didn't like the temp extremes. for a while I had to reset it pretty much every other day. But after a few months it stopped doing that and now it works fine all the time.

Yep. Lots of tards on the roadways these days. Sucks to be one.

This has been one of the better threads on 302's! BTW, an LS1/2 will easily turn 6500 RPM. It is typically valve float, and not engine stroke, that limits RPM. Valve float and airflow, like Grumpyvette explained.

That won't work. Twist the engine and the dot will hit the tail shaft, but now your angles are screwed. Besides, the engine is typically offset to one side of the car. Thus the diff shouldn’t be pointing directly at the trans. You want the two lines parallel to each other. Just go a head and hook it up. If it vibrates then I am sure it will be less work to remount the engine a second time.

How do you know he was racing and not just in a hurry to get somewhere?

It would be interesting to see if the amount of energy you save in aerodynamics is anywhere near what can be saved with a good electronics controls of the motor. You will be at a decided disadvantage compared to the car companies in that regard. And of course the batteries are what will make or break your project. The car manufactures are effectively subsidizing the cost of the batteries when they sell their hybrids. That will be a huge cost disadvantage you will have to overcome. If you are doing this to try and save money, then I would wait for the plug in electric hybrids to show up. See if Chevy produces the Volt. That is electric drive only, with the small generator on board and not in a trailer. My guess any car you build in your garage will be a very expensive car to run. Especially when you think about the tax advantages and low profit margins that will be throw toward the early plug in hybrids. Have you check the price of electricity in your area? Florida has a rep for high electric prices. It may be cheaper to stay with gas.

I have had gas sit for much longer than 9 months without a problem. People in the military frequently leave their cars for 6 month to a year or more. Dump in some fuel stabilizer, then everytime you fill up your daily driver add a gallon or so of the old gas.

I have that same harbor freight leveler. I allows me to swap the complete engine and trans in by myself, but the hand crank is a bit of a pain. I wish I had with a nut on one end so I could use air tools to turn the crank. The hand crank can get hard to turn near maximum tilt.

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What changed between the day when it didn't vibrate till now? Diff swap? Engine swap? Tires? Wheels? Wheel spacers? Does it vibrate while coasting or does it get worse when under power?

Maybe she could give you pointers or share favorite techniques....

The only legal way to do it is to call an electricial and write him a check. The only thing you really need to know is how large of a check to write.

Some of us make hard core porn....

There sure are a lot of little two seaters being made these days. Will be interesting to see if Dodge really produces this car as saturated as that market seems to be getting.

Did the joint slip or did the boot just get rotated? Mabe it got hung up on something.

A number of guys have put in steering knuckles. Try searching on that term or borgeson http://www.borgeson.com/ Summit and Jegs sell steering knuckles

Meritocracy? Whew. I had to do a google search on that one. Yeah, the thread is getting old. This conversation is going the same way of the 47 others like it. People come in thinking they have some sense of ownership of this site. Best attitude one can have toward Hybridz is you are only quests here at the owners discretion. Once you accept that fact life here can proceed without unnecessary drama. If you do a search you will see what I mean. The end is always the same.

You might ask around. Not sure about where you live but certain tickets, like wreckless driving, insurance companies interpret as drunk driving. That one might be worth doing what ever you have to do to get it reduced.

You obviously don't use the search function much. It is not so much answering the same question over again. It is sifting through the thousands of nonsense threads to get to the good ones. I agree with treating the new people with respect. Telling someone to search should not be done in a condescending manner. but a lot of times telling someone to search is doing them a favor. If the people haven't read the FAQ's then they are simply not going to get a complete answer.

aziza a the only reason a cop will pull over a car as prettty as that is because he is another car nut wanting to talk. I would cover those fuel lines better just for safety's sake