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It's ok, we still like you!

You forgot the price.

Ditch it and get a real converter!

other than that no there isn't.

Well we could go into the math, relatively simple, but aluminum rads are more efficient. This may be the same link but the new radiators are copper/brass. http://www.copper.org/applications/images/header_applications_05.jpg Supposed to have lower air pressure drop than aluminum but are still heavier than aluminum and are not claiming to be more efficient than aluminum. I read an SAE paper on aluminum radiators and according to that paper they are more efficient than copper or copper/brass. It can be purchased here if you really want to get to the nitty gritty of the why and how. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/770830

Not exactly, the aluminum radiators have larger tube size then the copper/brass ones do, which slows the velocity of the water down for more residence time in the rad for more heat transfer and provides larger surface area for heat transfer. Copper/brass radiator cores are not available with large tube size as far as I know, instead they use smaller tube size which inhibits airflow throught the radiator, which is one of the advantages to the aluminum rads. At least that is the school of thought anyway.

In that order, yes definately! AFR also offers custom cnc porting that outflows what they have published, just ask them.

There is already someone doing that now and it's in a s30. It fits with mods. Banks kit is all quality, mine has Stainless Steel manifolds and is the race kit with 16psi wastegate springs. I'm running a Profec E-01 electronic boost controller. I have yet to run it much.

looking good!

:lmao: How much for a decent engine? Well, depends on what you want. I've got a 509" BBC 13:1's roller motor with 345cc merlin heads for $4500. Of course that'd probably put the z into the 8's, maybe too much for you right now. Or is it ever "Too much"????

Direct from moser actually

I have a moser 9 inch in the Monte. Complete with disc brakes and detroit locker it was about $2100. I have 2 narrowed 9 inch rear ends for z cars. One came with the z and the other I bought complete for $450. Shop around and you'll find a deal.

I''m not sure what you've heard, but ours passes and it's leaned back for a tall guy. I haven't seen anything that states that it can't be leaned back.

I was there at the race as well. I saw the helicopter and it had landed some 100 yards from me to refuel at small town south of Ensenada. Later it took off as we were awaiting the arrival of the trophy trucks. Soon, over the radio it was announced that a helicopter had crashed. They were following a team from Ensanada, a mexican team and were sponsors of that team is what we were told by other team members. Given that the trophy trucks cost anywhere from 500K to 1M and the pre-runners around 200K, it is no suprise that somehow drug related activity was involved.

I posted the 509 for sale in the classifieds if anyone is interested. Decided to go 434 for the z and the '33 dodge.

IMHO heat is related to HP output of the engine, airflow across the rad, rad efficiency, water flow and system pressure. Water temp is directly proportional to engine HP, the higher the hp the higher the water temp given a certain size rad with a given efficiency. Water temp is directly proportional to airflow through the rad. Typically at speeds above 30mph, the fan is worthless. Water temp is directly proportional to rad efficiency. Aluminum aftermarket rads are far superior to any stock rad. Water flow is significant, too much or not enough. Too much flow and the resident time in the radiator isn't sufficient to shed heat. Too little and there isn't enough mass flow to transfer heat out of the engine. System pressure keeps bubbles in check. If you have bubbles at 210, the the system pressure is too low. Always but always run the highest pressure rad cap you can find.

I dont' know off hand, but my 9 inch at that distance weighs 152 lbs. The dana 60 will be more than that.

I ended up plumbing the twins without an intercooler.

Well, the powerglide will say "Powerglide" on the side if it's an aluminum case version, so mystery solved there. Other than that the th350 and th400 are easily distinguished by the outline of the pans. Rare exceptions are the th375.

You can't do that. First you have to pass the EIT and then work under a PE's direction for 4 years before taking the PE exam. Most students take the EIT exam while a senior in college. In any event you have to have PE references as well as direct supervision under a PE. Not that easy to do. The test is gruelling, selecting 50 of 100 questions in both a morning and afternoon exam session. If doing the Environmental PE you have to answer all 100 questions. You get negative points for wrong answers as well.

cam is remarkably like the gm hot cam .474/.510 lift HR. I've used it before and it works very well. IMHO if your going to go that route then why go with the all forged internals? ie. rods, like h beams wouldn't be necessary, or even a forged crank for that HP level. Just food for thought when it comes to spending $$$. If you were going to go with all forged internals and the engine is destined for a z I can tell you that it will have good manners with more cam and bigger heads as long as it's mated to the right stall converter or a manual trans, gears, etc. Always build as big a motor as you can afford. Trust me on this one. 4 inch stroke 408 cubic inch sbc would really work well in the z. Get 9:1 compression, 240 to 250 duration at .050 and as much lift as you can get. and get some afr eliminator 210's or even 220's.

James is an extremely talented, well educated individual, I met him at a SEZ. His accomplishments and talent I have seen first hand and are remarkable. However I live on the other side of the continent from him and he seems to be really busy. If you have the time, I would pursue trying to contact him.

EE and Environmental here. IMHO it doesn't really matter. I do alot of civil work and have 2 PE's under different disciplines. Its all good

1-5/8" headers will cost you some hp. I'm not a fan of them. I say 1 3/4" min.

For those of you that don't know the pinks engine had a braap head on it and it was a work of art!