Filling Block... How To.... UPDATED
06-12-2005, 05:57 PM
#111
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Re: Filling Block..... How To
*****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
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
06-13-2005, 09:09 AM
#112
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 5
Re: Filling Block..... How To
Witness to the crx304 killing the pretty 2nd gen dsm .........
Originally Posted by crx304
*****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
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
06-13-2005, 07:38 PM
#114
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Re: Filling Block... How To.... UPDATED
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!
06-14-2005, 02:09 AM
#115
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Re: Filling Block..... How To
Originally Posted by crx304
on a side note... i ended up running my friends 2nd gen eclipse FWD. he has a 16g,
Originally Posted by crx304
he was peaking @ 11psi.....
He'll have to ditch the 16G before he can touch you. It's called power to weight.
06-16-2005, 11:12 AM
#116
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Re: Filling Block... How To.... UPDATED
Originally Posted by jeffsciv23
so what would you recommend for not popping the headgasket? think one of the copper ones will hold better?
06-19-2005, 07:17 AM
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Re: Filling Block... How To.... UPDATED
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.
Colder thermostats rock! If you're a richman, those aluminum radiators with a ~20 psi radiator cap also help a ---- ton.
