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Old 07-30-2012, 06:45 PM
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I ran out of valve seals, but I got some more coming tomorrow. I should be able to have the heads assembled by tomorrow evening around this time. I'll post more pics.

I'm actually further ahead in the game than what it appears. The cam has been degreed, piston/valve clearances checked, rod/main bearing clearances checked, cam/crank thrust clearance checked, piston rings are filed, and all the rod bolts have been cycled and checked to make sure they'll pull .005" stretch at ~62-63 lb-ft.

Mat, if you ever decide to make this thing a full-time race car, we can change a few build parameters and you can be there. It's so hard trying to balance an engine between something that will perform on the street and perform on the track as well...all while trying to stay within a specified budget.

I love my job.
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