*****UPDATE*****

car has been driven a total of 4k+ daily driven miles, and for the last week and a half it has been 90+ - 100 degrees here in Michigan and is holding a stable medium temp w/ t-stat installed

decided not to boost over 15psi anymore due to last blown headgasket.... yes, it was a cheep NAPA one. but, i'm also still running a 14b and what's the point of pushing over 15psi on that? i like efficency...

on a side note... i ended up running my friends 2nd gen eclipse FWD. he has a 16g, Slo-boy ported ex mani, Tial WG, Greddy BOV, Greddy FMIC, UR racing pulleys, crower cams, TI retainers and doulble valve springs, Slo-boy kevlar clutch, and DSM Link..... needles to say, i was very un-impressed. on the first run i pulled at least 15 cars on him up to 110mph. on the second run, i pulled an easy eight cars. yes people saw it... it has been a ongoing saga between us two, and the day finally came.....i was peaking @ 12psi he was peaking @ 11psi..... all in all, it was a fun night, and yes, he was pissed when we went back to the garage..... he said that "it just gave the motovation to come back stronger and whoop my ***".... and i replied....... " Bring it"

hope this brings some confidence to the ppl who want to try the Filled Block" all i can say is thank you JEFF...ABAZ, for the idea and the info on how to do it.

out
mike

 

Witness to the crx304 killing the pretty 2nd gen dsm .........

 

so what would you recommend for not popping the headgasket? think one of the copper ones will hold better?

 

not sure if mike is using arp headstuds but if he is not, that might be a good starting point. Looks like I'll most likely be doing this on my next bulild.. we shall see... i mightuse some CHOPSTICKS to make those holes though! haha!

 

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Ah, yes, the 3200lb 16G propelled pigwagon is a match for the 2000lb 14B CRX, yes?

He'll have to ditch the 16G before he can touch you. It's called power to weight.

 

MLS.... is my choice. I've been under the impression that copper hg's only work if you o-ring your stuff too.

 

I'm using the Cometic HP HG.

 

Also if you having some high temps issues then run Redline water wetter and maybe a colder t-stat?

 

Water wetter just reduces surface tension, so that thick coolant flows more easily into those oddly shaped nooks + crannies inside the water jacket. It's $ and an item hard to find on an auto parts store shelf. Substitute acetone as needed.

Colder thermostats rock! If you're a richman, those aluminum radiators with a ~20 psi radiator cap also help a ---- ton.

 

just orderd filler for my ls bought from summit for 12.95 plus shipping total of 21.95 so ill post pics soon trying to fill it this sunday