Why is the Gen 7 496 such a bad platform to build
#161
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Nice work son!
Now you`re out of projects thou. I got some you can do over here .. I`m very unmotivated.
Now you`re out of projects thou. I got some you can do over here .. I`m very unmotivated.
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So what did I do today? Let my wife drag my fat a$$ on a 10 mile hike through the mountains. WTF is wrong with me?
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Ok I stand corrected.. you better stay up all night
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Ha!
I also picked up something somethin last month .. it included an operator
and now it`s making some serious power.
I also picked up something somethin last month .. it included an operator
and now it`s making some serious power.
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An incremental update, I installed a Melling 10778 pump in the motor I just finished. Ran it for 1/2 an hour on the hose with fresh Mobil 1 15//50 and a Wix 51060R filter. Last weekend it was idling at 46 and would run 58 at 3000 RPM according to my Rinda on older Mobil 1 15/50. Now it idles at 56 and at 3000 it is at 75psi. I am sure that will drop when I can actually warm up the oil but it is a nice improvement. After a hard run last season I would see 50 psi at WOT and 20-25 at idle. I would like to see a little more than that with the extra horsepower.
I am also going to upgrade my oil cooler to a 3x16 Hardin thermostatically controlled cooler. I am still up in the air if I actually have the ambition to upgrade all the lines and fittings, or if I am going to wait until I pull the bottom end down. As with everything else on these motors, changing the oil pump is straight forward, the cast pan drops right out, and the gasket is a reusable o-ring style.
I am also going to upgrade my oil cooler to a 3x16 Hardin thermostatically controlled cooler. I am still up in the air if I actually have the ambition to upgrade all the lines and fittings, or if I am going to wait until I pull the bottom end down. As with everything else on these motors, changing the oil pump is straight forward, the cast pan drops right out, and the gasket is a reusable o-ring style.
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I am also going to upgrade my oil cooler to a 3x16 Hardin thermostatically controlled cooler. I am still up in the air if I actually have the ambition to upgrade all the lines and fittings, or if I am going to wait until I pull the bottom end down. As with everything else on these motors, changing the oil pump is straight forward, the cast pan drops right out, and the gasket is a reusable o-ring style.
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A couple of updates in the past couple of weeks. I updated bypass valves to the 30 psi valves. That's pretty easy and straight forward. Yesterday Santa showed up in a big brown van with the rest of my exhaust parts. These are really nice pieces and installation is pretty straight forward. I drilled and tapped the new filter head for my oil temp sender, there was plenty of meat for that. Nothing about this kit is chincy and it is a very nice kit. It's louder, way louder with this exhaust. It sounds terrific actually. The manifolds are hard anodized, I have O2 bungs in the risers, and I have the larger 3.5" riser pipes with the non silent choice length riser. Here are a couple of pics:
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And also, the before and after videos, my phone doesn't really convey how much louder it is, but it is pretty significant. It also has more lope to it that I attribute to the individualized runners.
Stock Exhaust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9_JbwAh5wE
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]548317[/ATTACH]
And also, the before and after videos, my phone doesn't really convey how much louder it is, but it is pretty significant. It also has more lope to it that I attribute to the individualized runners.
Stock Exhaust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9_JbwAh5wE
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