got my heads to the shop today and i got new springs 'n retainers to be installed, so now i got the heads out of the way and now just a new cam and crank and fuel injectors.

 

did you get them surfaced?

 

thats the purpose of taking them to a shop right? u think i would take them just to have springs installed, hell i coulda done that myself.

 

Glad to hear things are coming along lil' bro!

Pics?

 

what do u want to see pics of? the spot where the heads were sitting?

 

well news today from the shop, the heads are fixable they say so thats good, they are gonna do a new valve job on all of the heads , thats good too. and new comp springs and retainers, and even whats cooler, the valves are not 2.08's like advertised, they are 2.10's thats huge. i lovem.

 

how much $ ?
what's the running tally so far including that deal on the 383?

 

good question del,
600 for the block,
150 for the springs and retainers
60 bucks for the two valves and
the estimate for all the head work will be around $300 bucks.

so tally so far is $1110 bucks estimated.

still need the 200 dollar crank, 250 dollar cam, 200 dollar fuel injectors, and im sure about 200 more dollars in random **** (gaskets, etc..) and that should have it together. so in the end im guessing this will be about $2000 dollars in the engine build and swap. not too shabby.

 

2000 sounds pretty good for the amount of work/parts that are going into it.
much cheaper than the route i'm going, that's for sure.
injectors - stepping up to 30lb or what? what're you doing with the 24lb SVO's?
what're you expecting out of it come spring time?
i'm thinking low 12's would be a good estimate.

 

ive already sold the 24's, and yes im getting the 30's

 

you responded too quick, see ^ for 2nd Q.
wow that was a quick sale.
what did you buy/sell them for?
i think i might step mine up to those.

 

i sold them for 100 bucks plus a 400 damper.

u thinking of stepping of to 24 or 30 u mean? 24 would be good for wat i know u have done now, for what u plan, i dunno.

i know our good buddy dwayne does mid twelves with his 5speed and lt4 cam. and with my slightly larger cam and automatic , i feel low 12's are not too far away once i get the suspension up too par.

 

stepping up to 24 for what's ahead.
i don't want to rely on just tuning for the added fuel.
yeah i'd say realistically mid 12's is a definite possibility, seeing that's only a half second where you left off.

 

love my 24lbers just need that DAMN PROMINATOR.

 

yeah that shiet is taking forever.
i guess we get it by the end of the year if we're lucky.
haven't really had much time the last couple months to mess with the tuning or put some $ on the side for the GTA plans.
bought a nice downpipe for the supra couple weeks ago though, maybe i'll git 'r done next month.

 

I know how you guys fill Im waiting on hawks LS1 K-member I ordered it on Nov. 2nd and they said 4 week back order call on Dec. 2nd and they said their hoping to have them out in 3 weeks

 

Hey bish, you are going to have to introduce me to this shop soon, I will have some work for them as well. We will have to see what kind of work they do on yours first. Let me know when they are done.

 

sure thing ill keep in touch (Y)