The 55: Re-Invented

Dlicious · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:40 pm

Boom wrote:

kostya.lyt wrote:

Nice! What length rod are you running?

Dangerously close to sexual harassment......

You sound jealous!

mk-Zero · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:15 am

My old "plain wrapper" push rods weren't up to the task before, the tip on one came loose, so I upgraded to some Manton PRs. These should do the trick

Also, apparently some crap was making through my old oil filter, which was a rebuild-able billet filter with a 30-micron mesh. Just to be safe, I upgraded to Jack's new Speed Flow filter, that has an 8-micron replaceable element. See my review here --> viewtopic.php?f=15&t=5608

And lastly, to keep any rogue ferrous metal particles out of the system, I got Jack's new Mag Plate sump cover that has a huge magnet in it. See my review here --> viewtopic.php?f=15&t=5609

My heads are done, cylinders have been re-honed, and I think I have all the parts I need. Now I just need some time in the garage, lol. 2-3 hours a week makes it pretty hard to get much of anything done

kostya.lyt · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:37 am

Nice new goodies! I like the O-ringed sump plate...

mk-Zero · **Posted:** Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:46 pm

Got the heads together last weekend, didn't have time to work on it this weekend, too busy w/ mini-Brian...

In Case you're wondering, I left the outer spring off on that one ex valve on purpose for setting up the rocker geometry. No point in pushing against 400+ pounds of spring when figuring out PR length

I set the springs up at about 167# seat and 413# nose, should control the valves pretty well to 8k or more, especially considering the 7mm stems and Ti retainers. We'll see...

I'll post a how-to in the engine section on setting spring pressures...

kostya.lyt · **Posted:** Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:12 am

TSAF · **Posted:** Wed May 01, 2013 3:02 am

I haven't heard from you for ages. How is the new engine coming along?

Dimitris

mk-Zero · **Posted:** Wed May 01, 2013 10:32 am

TSAF wrote:

I haven't heard from you for ages. How is the new engine coming along?

Dimitris

Hey Dimitris. It's coming along very slowly. My 2.5 year old and work keep me pretty busy, so I usually only manage about 2 hours a week in the garage. Last week I put on the pistons, cylinders, and heads, so it's almost a complete long block. At this rate it's going to be 2015 before I get it back together, lol

How's your project coming, and progress?

TSAF · **Posted:** Thu May 02, 2013 1:01 am

No progress at all. I am trying to sell it or swap it for something else. No money over here. Crisis is a bitch!!! Hey here is an idea. Your fabulous oval for my GL :dance:

mk-Zero · **Posted:** Thu May 02, 2013 8:49 am

TSAF wrote:

No progress at all. I am trying to sell it or swap it for something else. No money over here. Crisis is a bitch!!! Hey here is an idea. Your fabulous oval for my GL :dance:

Yeah, sorry you guys are having such a rough time over there. Keep your car though, you'll be glad you did when the economy turns around :thumbs:

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