Bad start to weekend

[JB400]

The cylinders look perty.  Hope it runs as good as it looks, with no problems

[72Charger-SE]

WOW!!  Nice!!  Congrats on the new engine!   That thing will ROCK

[firefighter3931]

Hey James, the new shortblock is just what the doctor ordered. 

Todd @ Compwedge does excellent work....you made a very good choice using him. I wouldn't hesitate one second to have him build something for me. Top Shelf shop and extremely knowledgable 

What's the plan for the top end & cam ?


Ron

[charger1972]

Yeah Ron, another reason this forum is so great. That`s how i found him. It`s got a comp custom grind nitrided solid cam in it now. Specs are .571/.585 258/264 @.050 . He says he uses it on allot of his 500 inch builds. Told him i wanted Indy heads, he suggested the ez heads and some port work. He also recommended the hughes rockers. And your right , really cool guy to talk to. And he has a drag strip nearby.

[firefighter3931]

That sounds like a nice cam. Should be very streetable and make excellent top end power 

Todd builds everything from mild to wild so you're in good hands. 

Fwiw, the pistons in my 572 were ordered through Comp Wedge Racing 


Ron

[charger1972]

So i went to buy the balancer  that was recommended by someone on here, and found it cheap on e-bay. Got a call they were out of stock and would it be ok to send a different one.  So i get the better one (sfi certified) for the same price. Score!

[Cooter]

Damn, nice engine. I know in my own 505 Dart with .562 lift 265 @.050 solid Comp cam it makes tremendous power from 3000-7200.

[charger1972]

Cant wait to get it all together. I have a pile of parts sitting here, ups and mail were here twice today dropping things off . Just waiting for the heads to be done at the machine shop.

[firefighter3931]

Good score on the Harmonic balancer James....it's allways a nice suprise when you get more than what you paid for. 

Usually, it's the other way around 



Ron

[charger1972]

So got my heads last night ........... still need one head gasket and the head bolts. And the intake he got is , well , not gonna fit as is . He doesn't seem to concerned but it is WAY off .

[charger1972]

Intake to wide ?

[charger1972]

Anyone here running the Hughes rocker arms ? Tried to mock them up and with the spacers they wont sit between the pedestals on the head . I got every thing lined up and in by removing the thin spacers and using the shims . Is that what you are supposed to do ? 

[ottawamerc]

Wow man I'm just thinking that now you must be pretty happy that the valve dropped on you last year, the new heart looks soo nice I'm jealous.
Congrats on a great build, you gotta post up a video once its running!

Scott

[charger1972]

Yeah , the valve breaking last year sucked. Seeing your car loaded on a trailer is never a good feeling . But the end result should be great . Just gotta get through some of the fitment problems , like the intake and the push rods i got are to short .... 

[firefighter3931]

James, what is the pn on that intake manifold ? Mopar makes several different manifolds for different cylinder heads and the Stage VI MP heads use a wider manifold. The one that fits your RB block with Indy EZ max wedge ports is the #337 (part number ends with 337) 

I would call Hughes and ask them about the fitment issues with your EZ heads.


Ron

[charger1972]

Hey Ron , Todd said to use the big spacers and the shims instead of the thin spacers . According to him , the most important thing is if no spacer to have at least a shim . So i did that and it fits  , just takes some patience to get the right amount of shims so the play is right . I`m gonna have to look for a part number on the intake .

[charger1972]

Intake part # 4532757 .So... a quick search and looks like its for stage 6 heads ?

[charger1972]

Big thanks to Ron for helping sort out my intake problem . Got cut to fit pus rods from the engine builder ,Indy ones . The cheap tool from Mancini doesn't work on them , to big around to fit in the tube . So took a couple tries but , welded one up . Not pretty, but works .

[charger1972]

Not sure my hood is gonna clear my air cleaner ....

[firefighter3931]

Looking Good Jim ! 

The MP aircleaner has an odd dimension (13in diamater ?) so the normal drop base won't fit. Some guys have been using a Ford Motorsports drop base that is the correct diameter to work with the MP style filter/lid. Might be something to check out if you want to keep that black crinkle top 



Otherwise you can just replace the whole deal with an aftermarket 14x3 assembly with a 1.25in drop base. 


Ron

[charger1972]

I`m crossing my fingers my bulge hood will have enough bulge to clear it . And i just fired it up , did the 20 minute break in . 20 minutes at 2000 rpm = 5 gallons of gas .  But that's to be expected . 

[charger1972]

So , just got back from another test drive ...... WOW ! Thanks Ron , he suggested a hotter plug among other things . Was having a hard time cranking , battery in the trunk . Somehow broke the snout off the starter so when i replaced it last night , Ron recommended running a ground from batt to engine instead of the frame . What a difference ! Cranks over way faster ! Not quite perfect yet , but way better than it was . Thanks again Ron and everyone on this site for the help .   

[Mopar Nut]

Nice!

[charger1972]

So , I didn't want to start a new thread but .... Was thinking of selling my sixpack set up . Iron intake, but choke butterfly removed . Stock oval air cleaner with 3 inch k&n air filter . 3/8 fuel lines that I made , but inlet on wrong end because had an electric fuel pump and fuel feed was at the firewall . Rear carb has pro max base for easier air fuel adjustments . One other thing is no throttle cable bracket . Any way , was thinking listing it for 1500 ? That sound fair ? Thanks for any input .

[myk]

Why are you selling the 6 pak?