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I am still trying to get the crate engine manufacturer (BluePrint) to pay some money toward the repair of their brand new motor. They say "...
The KBs are 135s which have a centered pin, where as the replacement Probe ones have an offset pin.
39 Deluxe for me
The new Probe pistons with offset pins fixed the knock. It is now a quiet, smooth running 383. It is also interesting to note that the probe...
Hi So Cal Speed I think the last picture of a block you have there is of my block (the Aussie one) but the engine picture does not match that...
Joseph, I look forward to racing again on the east coast but, realistically, it is a few years away. A few personal challenges over the last...
Ratty_aussie, I'm in Perth. Here's another photo that may be of interest. This is how the 5 mains are oiled. All this machine work was...
No, we did not flow the block. Based on the track performance we got from the block, it was not a huge overall improvement but the performance...
Here is the crank and girdle
Hi Marcus Attached is a photo of the valley showing the finished ports. As the new exhaust ports use the old inlets, these did not require...
The engine in the first photo was our first flathead we started racing in 2001. When we first turned up at national race meetings with this...
#2 is a flathead as well. Here is another photo.
With all the great discussion on this site regarding flathead FEDs, I thought I might as well post a couple of pictures of mine that may be of...
Engine Pro 5X, the pistons we have ordered are Probes
The engine manufacturer is adamant that it is the valve gear but that has all been taken out, checked and reinstalled and, anyway, the knock seems...
New video loaded onto UTube showing how loud it is : http://youtu.be/PZjdVwxV2xo We have tried isolating it by removing spark plug leads,...
Thanks for the replies everybody. As part of the investigation work already done by the shop, they have checked all the rod clearances to the...
Videos of engine idling on You Tube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRT-HL8g_VM&feature=youtu.be http://youtu.be/t3-o69V3mB0
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you Engine Pro 5X. I wanted get the correct information. The shop that has been looking at this says the...
Msd-8360
Its running on 95 octane. My earlier statement of "advancing timing reduces knock" wasn't correct. If you change the timing from 10 deg static...
Thanks guys, I appreciate the help. Things that have been done already : - Run with mechanical fuel pump removed (no change to knock) -...
Thanks for the replies guys. The engine supplier is ranting about it being a "fuel injection" engine and the engine has not been "designed" to...
Hi I have installed a brand new crate engine in my 1957 Chev Pickup however it has a loud knock that makes it sound like a diesel at idle....
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