That is the plan for my cage as well.

 

I know its a really low quility photo, but here is the Nova I was talking about. That thing was so awesome! My dad never (ever) ran it ***** to the wall, but its best run was 10.27@127. It had a 355 SBC on methanol, made 550 hp. So awesome, too bad my dad sold it. I sure miss that thing, but I think its where my attraction to yellow cars came from.

 

I want that Nomad in the adjacent lane! I love Nomads.

 

serious car there, why did he sell it?

 

Just a side note cam..... my car > your's lol. mine's still running.... and I'll have some "horrible turbo" dyno numbers up on sunday. still rocking the stock motor now at 25,650 miles on it, stock clutch too.
and vic red's car > all cobalts.... for he has seen the light RWD > FWD

 

you have paid for mods to your car cam. exhaust, intake, pullies, injectors. so on and so forth

 

Yeah, pulley was 100, intake was 150, injectors/harness was like 270, exhaust... $0.00

Everything after that I did on my own and cost me like $20 in hardware from home depot. As for the build, rods is the only thing not free so far, oh and the cam blank.

 

showoff.

 

BASTARD!!! lol I wish some one would give me free engine parts.

 

you are!

 

I know its super low quality, but its just to provide a rough example of what we did today.


Here is a small portion of the shaving, that is a chunk of the shavings that I pulled out of the trash.


Before today


After today


We still need to do the knife edging and balancing. Using a really inaccurate scale, before we started it was 33ish lbs, and after it was 29ish. Subtract another 1 or 2 lbs for the knife edging and balancing.

 

That is looking good.

 

Thanks! Ya we took a good half inch off the counterweights. We would have taken more, but the cutter was starting to hit the rod throws, so we had to stop. That crank after its been knife edged and cryo frozen, will be good for over 700 horse.

 

700 is nothing to sneeze at.
Have you got your rods yet?

 

I didn't get them today, so if I don't get them by monday I'm gonna call them.... AGAIN

 

The one thing I have learned during my project is that right away, means anything but right away.

 

right away = 2-3 months lol

 

I don't know, CP Pistons was pretty good about being speedy. They said the pistons would be ready to ship in like a week, and I got the pistons 5 days after that phone call!!!

 

5 days for pistons? If those were custom pistons that was a miracle.
I waited 4 months for wiseco to come up with my pistons.



And that's if they really like you.

 

No no no, I mean they said the pistons were in the final machining process, and would be ready in a week. From when they took my info, to when I got the pistons, it was prolly 5-6 weeks, not too bad IMO.

 

5-6 weeks is reasonably quick.

 

Sweet. Getting closer.

 

any news on the crower rods?

 

I'm looking forward to this project a bunch. Gives me hope to supercharger over turbos on the cobalt.

 

So, I was sitting in my room after work, playing Halo 3 when I hear a large diesel truck pull up to my house. As I get the door I hear my dad say "Thanks a lot, have a good one". Then he turns around, and in his arms is a box

Apon further investigation of this box, there is a smaller box inside


Inside that box, are 4 smaller boxes! Inside those, is THIS!!!


Here is the new, compared to the old!!!


THEY HAVE FINALLY COME!!!!