Page 210 = The New Project!! -The Speedfoos' 383 Stroker thread!!

[tuningmycivic]

damn....the things i miss when i don't check this forum for a couple of days....

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[Wolfgang5884]

She sounds freakin' sweet!

[speedfoos]

Originally Posted by filipinop1405

damn that thing sounds mean! nice vid by the way clint. hope things run better from now on for the both of you guys! i need to look for a block so i can build my engine before putting in the car... i'll start looking again after my wedding...

Thanks Jay, I really like the sound of it as well. When's the wedding?

Originally Posted by DaRk_MauL

nice work done again clint, but still i would be carefull you dont know if the valve did bend or not if they dont seal they wont cool down and they'll get burned.

Yeah, I ordered a stock replacement head that I'm going to swap my and valve springs to when it gets here. I'm not going to take any chances with this one.

Originally Posted by FoSho

Well I use hondabond or toyota black silicone. Not sure whats avail. to you. Maybe RTV Silicone? Blue or green shit I think...Take the valve cover off clint...you'll surely see if a valve is bent. It'll look like your p***s....==^=D haha. (note. image may be larger than actual size)

I did take the VC off Avery. They're not bent. And you need to quit peeping through my windows. Airline tickets are killer these days.

Originally Posted by FoSho

Checked car after cooling down and last drive. Found Coolant reservior down the exact same again and the radiator low 2 cap fills. So now instead of pushing I'm losing coolant? WTF.....I topped the radiator off and did not bleed the system or top of the resi. So i want to see what happens now. I am still not overheating ever, burning coolant every, smoking, misfiring, leaking coolant pressure, leaking coolant....nothing!! I am so doubtfounded...and as a mechanic it is very frustrating. Only thing I can do is wait till work on monday and pressure test the system with my boroscope down her throat. The head and block are straight and this engine has never ever made it's way past the middle mark on the temp gauge.

1 thing I did find strange. When I get done driving the top and bottom hoses are hot. So is the top radiator tank/neck. So I know there is coolant there. The coolant resi has not lost or gained any at this point after driving. It is in the exact spot I left it at to monitor push/lose. So this means I am losing the coolant out of the radiator during cool down and the radiator cap is trying to do it's job by refilling the system. So put on your detective hat and think for me! I'm off to the bar tonight....my car made me mad.

Fuck it. It works. You have to check the coolant every week or so. Pressure test and scope like you said, then I'd just leave it alone.

Originally Posted by emjay

wat exhaust u got clint ?

I made a 3" setup with a Summit glasspack as a resonator and a Summit turbo muffler as the muffler. It works for now, but when I get back to the states, I'm going to replace it with a stainless setup using v-bands and mandrel bends. Right now she's all pie cuts and 3-bolt flanges.

Originally Posted by tuningmycivic

damn....the things i miss when i don't check this forum for a couple of days....

Gotta stay on top of things Tony!

Originally Posted by Wolfgang5884

She sounds freakin' sweet!

Thanks Scott! Hopefully I can MOT her this week!

[sql_civic]

Whoa! I just got caught up. That was a close call. Luck was with you - no damage and it was an easy fix!

[filipinop1405]

hey clint the wedding is aug 23, 2008.

[tuningmycivic]

^ where at yo? in Fay or near?

and the obligatory midget monkeys pic for being off-topic

[tuningmycivic]

and apparently, they have a band

[filipinop1405]

Originally Posted by tuningmycivic

^ where at yo? in Fay or near?

and the obligatory midget monkeys pic for being off-topic

in fay bro on base actually...

[speedfoos]

Woot! Monkeys and Midgets!!!! In a Band!!!!!

Tony is officially exempt from the picture requirement from this and any other thread I make for the rest of my life!

Start running Jay. It's not too late.

[tuningmycivic]

^ woot!!

and about running, you gotta slow her down first though...crowbar to the knee worked for Tonya Harding

[filipinop1405]

you guys are crazy.. she's a great one!! i'll keep her!

[7thgen_vic]

Nice work clint, glad to see her running again =) Gl with the head

[speedfoos]

Thanks Nick!

Took her out today, babied her for a bit, listening to everything, checking all the gauges for about 3 miles......

and then blew the doors off her at 9.5psi!!

Goddamn that was fun! Leaned out the tune a little bit and she runs much better, but I still need to work on my boost transition AFRs. But it's running strong and no leaks!


Oh and I discovered that Steve will need to run a slightly bigger O-ring (or use RTV like I did) on the stock MAP sensor of the the jdmfabtech IM because I was having some idle surge issues and saw that it was leaking (sprayed water on it and it sucked into the intake). Gerry, you might want to make that hole just a titch smaller.

[FoSho]

Brake clean works better to find vacuum leaks goober...water...geez.....get me a juice box

[speedfoos]

Water means less chance of detonation, which means safer, plus brake cleaner can eat powder coating. You should ask your boss at the Honda dealership to pay you less. You can get him a juice box too.