[DeTomaso] The continuing saga of...

[Thomas Tornblom]

Personally I would look hard at the Coyote Boss 302 crate engine.

With a redline of 7500, it would solve the low gearing of my GT5 also, 
and 444 bhp out of a modern fuel injected production engine would be 
good enough for me. It also seems like it would fit below the screen.

Thomas

2012-04-20 06:14, ParaPantera at aol.com skrev:
> Personally, I think if you have the resources you should pony up  to one of
> those "New" MME Cleveland blocks, the list of reasons for a  replacement
> block is getting long.
>
>
> In a message dated 4/19/2012 11:47:35 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> kirby.schrader at gmail.com writes:
>
> my  engine.
>
> A 4 bolt replacement cap from Will fit well and the block was  line bored
> again.
> Everything cleaned up except the block web on both  sides where the cap
> mates with the block.
> Driver's side is a little over  .001".
> Passenger side is .004".
> 75% of the bearing surface is good...  those areas aren't.
>
> My choices:
>
> 1) Run it like it is...   (maybe in Granny's old Ford...)
>
> 2) Line bore it some more, but it'd  have to go a long way vertically to
> make up .004 laterally... I don't think  this is really an option.
>
> 3) Bore that main more and machine a spacer.  (I was not aware of this, but
> apparently drag racers do this all the time?  Comments?)
>
> 4) Use my other block and start over. (Sigh...)
>
> I  should know about the crankshaft condition Friday or Monday. Getting  it
> crack tested and checked.
>
> New question:
> I had thought about  this before, but dismissed it.
> Asked two other people and they said no  way.
>
> But. I'll ask again. How about side loading with lots of belts too  tight on
> one side?
>
> I don't have this scenario, but was wondering.  Can you trash a main bearing
> due to accessory belt  load?
>
> FWIW,
> Kirby
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