Shot of my new motor

[norvalwilhelm]

I started putting the motor back together this week. The heads are BigBrodie 350cc intakes with extensive work done to them. The custom oil pan will be finished this week and I can get the bottom end closed up

 

[bossvette]

So one of your intake ports is as big as a honda piston

Can't wait to se it finished Norval

 

[norvalwilhelm]

Well it is still the same block but the heads are new and the intake lost many pounds in porting. I am hoping for at least 85 more horse out of the setup. I have about a week of work per head and the same for the intake. So 3 weeks into getting them ready.
This is a look at one of the ports, this is the intake bolted to the head.

 

[norvalwilhelm]

I am hoping for about 680 cfm with 12 pounds of boost. In theory and this is theory only not possible horsepower but the heads under perfect condition should support over 1300 horse. But again losses really subtract from that.

 

[bossvette]

Looks like one of the tunnels on the Pennsy Turnpike

 

[vett boy]

You Canadians know how to live !Nice ,very nice.

 

[norvalwilhelm]

You Canadians know how to live !Nice ,very nice.

This is my true passion. I love a good horse between my legs and put as many miles on my little Arabian gelding Strider as I do on the vet.
If one had to go I would get rid of the car before him.
He has carried me faithfully for 15 years over 30,000 plus miles

 

[bossvette]

Very interesting, My other passion is Bird Dogs and Phaesant Hunting I would not want to have to give either up, but cars are mechanical things it would most likely go first. A longtime pet/companion like your Horse and my Bird Dogs become part of the Family. Good looking Horse.

 

[norvalwilhelm]

Very interesting, My other passion is Bird Dogs and Phaesant Hunting I would not want to have to give either up, but cars are mechanical things it would most likely go first. A longtime pet/companion like your Horse and my Bird Dogs become part of the Family. Good looking Horse.

For 12 years I basically dominated the obedience trials, the tracking trials and the guard dog competitions with my dogs. I got tired of the show schedule and gave it up but for 12 years I had fun.
I was once featured on Kids World and about twice a week made appearances at local functions. My highlight might have been One week feature at a retriever trial.
My trade mark on TV was Lance jumping a 8 foot 3 inch wall.

This little arab pictured here has about 850 racing miles on him. My daughter often raced him in local events.

 

[Mac]

When I lived in Victoria, my karate sensei used to take me riding with him. He had three horses including a retired racing thoroughbred named "Earth Quack" which I normally rode.... some of my best memories....

Your engine looks fantastic. I hope you have a good contact for tires because I think you're going to be melting rubber on a regular basis.... like everytime you touch the "loud" pedal.

-Mac

 

[norvalwilhelm]

When I lived in Victoria, my karate sensei used to take me riding with him. He had three horses including a retired racing thoroughbred named "Earth Quack" which I normally rode.... some of my best memories....

Your engine looks fantastic. I hope you have a good contact for tires because I think you're going to be melting rubber on a regular basis.... like everytime you touch the "loud" pedal.

-Mac

Mac I don't melt tires, I am very good to my equipment. Yes I like to drive very fast but smooth at the same time. This flying into corners, hammering the brakes and flooring it out of the turn is not my style.
I will not do burnouts, yes I will lightly haze the tire but nothing too aggressive.
I feel a car that can roll into the throttle in 3rd gear and the tires lightly protest with just a slight squeal is more impressive then someone dumping the clutch.
I run organic pads, not metalic to save the rotors and I don't have a heat problem. That shows I don't hammer on the binders at every corner.

Riding horses gives me a chance to think. I ride alone, travel at a easy lope for a 10 mile loop and just think and enjoy nature.
I also spend a few hours a night in the shop plugging away at whatever project I started.
While doing a whole car I only work on the piece I have choosen. I work, takiing my time until that piece is the best I can do then I move on to the next piece. I never tackle a whole project, I tackle the indiviual pieces and someday the whole project is completed. It is a hobby, not a job, keep it light, keep it fun and try and forget the overall job and conscentrate on the one piece you have in your hand. Enjoy the moment. The car will get finished.

 

[JRMaroon]

Now that you've talked about your attention to detail, I'd love to see a picture of your yard.

 

[82ColEd]

That looks great !!

Looking down those intakes, makes me wonder if there is an echo if you yell into it.. :L

Cant wait to see the finished product.


-Stefan

 

[bossvette]

It is a hobby, not a job, keep it light, keep it fun and try and forget the overall job and conscentrate on the one piece you have in your hand. Enjoy the moment. The car will get finished.

Thats the best piece of advise I've seen in a long time I have to keep that in mind.

So many times I forget that on a project and get very little done that day a little here a little there but nothing finished :L

 

[GTR1999]

Nice work Norval, have fun and be safe.
Gary

 

[craig32]

Geez Norval, you look like my cousin! That is one impressive looking mill in your Vette. That's where I thought I'd be by now when I was a teenager, but this whole 'working for a living paying for a house losing your soul in a factory' thing kinda side tracked me. I built a decent engine for a '57 when I was 18 and still have it, building a tractor I'm gonna call 'Overkill' Along with the Vette and the 83 Monte Carlo SS I just bought, it should be a fun summer!

82ColEd, I don't think it will echo, as you need a bottom for that phenomenon to work!

Craig

 

[Mac]

I feel a car that can roll into the throttle in 3rd gear and the tires lightly protest with just a slight squeal is more impressive then someone dumping the clutch.

I agree wholeheartedly!!

Riding horses gives me a chance to think. I ride alone, travel at a easy lope for a 10 mile loop and just think and enjoy nature.

Since moving to Vancouver, I haven't had a chance to go riding and I miss it. We live close to greenbelt so we often go walking in the forest and pretend that we live in the country. The dog like the walks; I like the quiet.

It is a hobby, not a job, keep it light, keep it fun and try and forget the overall job and conscentrate on the one piece you have in your hand. Enjoy the moment. The car will get finished.

I've tried explaining that to my wife but, for some reason, she figures projects are supposed to be done as quickly as possible so you can get to the next project... She also thinks meditation is a waste of time. Go figure.

-Mac