[gtofreek]

I've been thinking about the windage tray thing. Now I question whether the rod bolts were actually hitting the windage tray once the engine was running. Even Hywaystar said he could not hear it hitting when turning the engine over. I shimmed the tray at the shop when I first built it. I shimmed it because it was obviously hitting the rod bolts when I just bolted the tray to the main caps. When it hit then, it would have left marks where it hit. That's why I shimmed it in the first place. After they shimmed it more, the noise was still there. But the witness marks where on the tray already because it was hitting when I first installed it. I think everyone just assumed because there were witness marks that it was still hitting, but those witness marks would not have gone away after I initially made them. I don't think it was ever hitting after the engine was running. The witness marks are so faint and minor, that I bet the shims I installed was enough to make it clear just fine. But at this point, that's all water under the bridge. Now I just need to get it back together so it can be enjoyed.

["QUICK-SILVER"]

Originally Posted by gtofreek

Now I just need to get it back together so it can be enjoyed.

Guessing the OP is having too much fun finally getting to drive it to post on here.

Clay

[Va68goat]

Hey Paul, I was just referring to the text that you sent me that mentioned how loud a dyno room was and the knock may be difficult to hear. I went back and spoke to the owner of the shop and the guy that hooked up the electrical work. I questioned them about driving the car prior to me hearing the motor and they said they didn't drive it hard. He drove it less than an 1/8 mile and turned around. Even if for some reason they did drive it hard, they didn't do anything that I wouldn't do or expect that motor to handle. This is a pretty respectable car shop that does a lot of nice cars. When I asked him about him knowing how quick the car was, he said he was referring to the numbers it did on the dyno. I told him I had never driven a car with this amount of power and he was telling me to be careful because it could get away from me pretty easily.

[TedRamAirII]

The oil filter already has a By Pass built in. So blocking the one in the oil filter housing, is OK. The oil will get where it needs to be.

[Dragncar]

Originally Posted by TedRamAirII

The oil filter already has a By Pass built in. So blocking the one in the oil filter housing, is OK. The oil will get where it needs to be.

To my knowledge all spin on filters do not have their own by pass. Even if they do do you want to put the life of your engine in a 8$ spin on filter and hope their by pass works ?
Very easily could have oil starvation or media blown through with the wrong filter.

[gtospieg]

Eagerly waiting.....congrats