Hey David-billet 302??

[Sandwich]

I must state also, that it was my brother Chris who is cleaning carbon off his pistons, designing that engine, and I will be programing it and machining it. Chris is a very good designer/ engineer, and with the help of David and Tom Kirkham we will make an exceptional engine block.
Then we want to make some billet heads! Anybody got any good ideas how to machine a good water jacket around the combustion chamber?

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by Sandwich

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Then we want to make some billet heads! Anybody got any good ideas how to machine a good water jacket around the combustion chamber?

See if Bill Mitchell will share a bit about the (cast) Warhawk LS 7X heads (and block)-it won't be free advice though I'm sure.

[olddog]

Originally Posted by Sandwich

Anybody got any good ideas how to machine a good water jacket around the combustion chamber?

Machine the head in two pieces. A top half and a lower half (not necessarily equal halves). The lower half mating to the block deck. Then you can machine the jackets to any shape you want. Also may make the ports a bit easier.

Getting the two pieces to seal might be a bit tricky, but the head bolts would clamp the two pieces together as well as clamping the head to the block.

Anyway it's one approach.

[Three Peaks]

Originally Posted by Sandwich

I must state also, that it was my brother Chris who is cleaning carbon off his pistons, designing that engine, and I will be programing it and machining it. Chris is a very good designer/ engineer, and with the help of David and Tom Kirkham we will make an exceptional engine block.
Then we want to make some billet heads! Anybody got any good ideas how to machine a good water jacket around the combustion chamber?

As others have said (and is obvious), you'll need to make a two piece head design, IMHO. I would think maching the bottom half just below the spring seat shelf and leaving bosses around the perimeter of the bottom half for small cap screws to connect the two halves and seal the head along with O-rings if necessary. With your machining skills, I would think the two halves would fit together so seamlessly, that there would be an almost invisible line at the junction.
It's all just aluminum, programming, and time. So, what else have you got to do? It isn't like you're busy is it?

Looking forward to some more innovative work from the KMS shop....

Bob