[David Holmberg]

Pontiacs were slow to accept boost, but they're coming on strong now.
Yours looks great, can't wait until its ready!

[Tom Vaught]

Yep, your Water to Air intercooler deal can easily add over 100 pounds to the vehicle weight (with a 5-8 gal ice reservoir)..

Say you have a basic 5 gallon reservoir. (40 pounds just for the water). (Pint a pound the world around). Then the aluminum or plastic reservoir weighs a few pounds.

Then you have the pump weight and the transfer lines/ water weight. Finally you have your 42 pound inter-cooler before adding a gallon or more to that unit.

But at the end of the day the engine will be able to run more boost without durability issues.

Tom Vaught

[RAIV-Z]

You got that right Tom, reliability and durability, that’s the plan.

I really appreciate all the support and input you guys have provided me with on this project. I’m sure there will be many more questions coming once we start plumbing and wiring the car.

[cgeise]

BROKEN AND no2 usually go in the same sentece

[demonic68]

Boost or bottle can't we all just get along LOL jk jk

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Ed , had meant to ask you before -

while the engine was apart did you do any more work on the interior of the intake manifold ?

Any other progress worth mentioning on the car lately ?

Thanks

[RAIV-Z]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

Ed , had meant to ask you before -

while the engine was apart did you do any more work on the interior of the intake manifold ?

Any other progress worth mentioning on the car lately ?

Thanks

Hey Baron,

After spending $600 with McCarty for intake port work alone you’d expect it would be good to go for the intended application. For your guys running at least 25lb of boost with a basic single plane what mods have you performed on the plenum?

Here is what it currently looks like.


As for the chassis, the drivetrain is in its final position with engine and trans mounts done, lower firewall has been cut back to make room for the exhaust and the front bars are done. Turbo and intercooler piping next as well as seeing if the all steel frontend sheet metal can be removable. With the poor header design, it will be a B!%$h to work on.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

yeh i remember it was just an intermediate level gasket match with some quick hasty blending. Maybe $100 or so worth of labor. For only $600 - groovy man.

Not that its crippling anything -
was just wondering if you improved on it any.


You still have those original guide plates and rocker arms ?

[Tom Vaught]

JMO but $600 don't buy you much in porting work in todays market.
(check Wilson Manifolds pricing some time or call Gaby).

Tom V.

[RAIV-Z]

Originally Posted by Tom Vaught

JMO but $600 don't buy you much in porting work in todays market.
(check Wilson Manifolds pricing some time or call Gaby).

Tom V.

Does the work done fit the intended application? If it does, great!

[Tom Vaught]

Basically looks like he just cleaned up the wall surface finish and made sure that everything had a nice radiused entry.
With a large flow EFI type manifold and Boost you don't really need much more.

TV

[dci]

Ed, We going to see that thing this year at the Nationals? I hope so!!! I know you have working hard at it and I'm sure you will be really glad to have it completed. T&D does nice work and the fit is excellent. Are those steel rockers or aluminum?



Don Johnston
DCI MOTORSPORTS INC.
330-850-5050 shop
330-628-3354 cell
Designer of the DCI Tiger Heads and the NEW DCI Ram Air 5 Heads !!!!!

[RAIV-Z]

Originally Posted by dci

Ed, We going to see that thing this year at the Nationals? I hope so!!! I know you have working hard at it and I'm sure you will be really glad to have it completed. T&D does nice work and the fit is excellent. Are those steel rockers or aluminum?



Don Johnston
DCI MOTORSPORTS INC.
330-850-5050 shop
330-628-3354 cell
Designer of the DCI Tiger Heads and the NEW DCI Ram Air 5 Heads !!!!!

Hi Don,

I hope so too, it's still to early to tell though. The T&D rockers are steel, they did a really nice job lining things up and turn around time was pretty quick.

[RAIV-Z]

69 Bird backhalf is in primer.

[mysticmissle]

Alright look out 2015!!!

[wreckmastr]

it's going to be a cool and FAST car fore sure. I cant wait to see it out.

[Hooter]

Hope to see it at Norwalk next year. Looking good.

[lemans411]

so jealous! thats one of my all time favorite cars. keep up the updates

[bad69bird]

Lookin good Ed!!! You should pit next to us at Norwalk next year (2015).

[RAIV-Z]

Originally Posted by bad69bird

Lookin good Ed!!! You should pit next to us at Norwalk next year (2015).

Thanks Brian,

If you have space, I’ll take it. My crew is very quiet, don't drink much and usually go to bed really early 

How’s your bird doing?