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Yeah its a B block not an RB dizzy, so 383/400 size
I need the RB style one, found someone in the UK with a second hand mech dizzy for sale so I think I'll take that. Got caps etc so thats not an issue as long as its freely rotating etc
I need the RB style one, found someone in the UK with a second hand mech dizzy for sale so I think I'll take that. Got caps etc so thats not an issue as long as its freely rotating etc
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I was going to say that, sort of. I had 3/4" in my head as the B/RB deck difference.
I can possibly dig out a 440 distributor.
I gave away and scrapped tons of 440 spares!
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Damn 
well if you've got any 440 kit left let me know!
Would be much appreciated if you could
well if you've got any 440 kit left let me know! Would be much appreciated if you could
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A very productive week for me so far!
Other than spending half of my pay packet in four days I now have the following:
One A833 manual box plus mount
One Hurst shifter for said box with all linkages, the shifter has been modified and cranked slightly but I'll probably fit it as is and then once my drivers seat is in place I'll mess with it by either heating and bending or cutting and welding a new piece of stainless in
One forged steel crank at STD grind, this will be taken to 10 thou over and put back into my block. The reason for this is because the stock cast crank in my engine has not been drilled for a pilot bearing and if it was coming out to be drilled it would have been ground too.....this means that I will be ripping into the engine at some point to freshen it up with new rings, shells and possibly flat top pistons to bring my CR up to around 9:1
I also have a full size 11" clutch now
One Lakewood scatter shield bellhousing
One dip stick for the block
And most importantly a distributor that fits.....it does however mean that my plug leads are wrong and I'll have to get the ends changed over to HEI style ones but this shouldn't be an issue as I had them made 3" long just in case I needed to get them modified at some point.
No pictures but I may take some later if I remember, the manual box also means I can stick with my current 3:1 rear gear
Other than spending half of my pay packet in four days I now have the following:
One A833 manual box plus mount
One Hurst shifter for said box with all linkages, the shifter has been modified and cranked slightly but I'll probably fit it as is and then once my drivers seat is in place I'll mess with it by either heating and bending or cutting and welding a new piece of stainless in
One forged steel crank at STD grind, this will be taken to 10 thou over and put back into my block. The reason for this is because the stock cast crank in my engine has not been drilled for a pilot bearing and if it was coming out to be drilled it would have been ground too.....this means that I will be ripping into the engine at some point to freshen it up with new rings, shells and possibly flat top pistons to bring my CR up to around 9:1
I also have a full size 11" clutch now
One Lakewood scatter shield bellhousing
One dip stick for the block
And most importantly a distributor that fits.....it does however mean that my plug leads are wrong and I'll have to get the ends changed over to HEI style ones but this shouldn't be an issue as I had them made 3" long just in case I needed to get them modified at some point.
No pictures but I may take some later if I remember, the manual box also means I can stick with my current 3:1 rear gear
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I can't remember there being cast cranks at all, they must have been later than anything I had. As I remember it, forged cranks are internally balanced unless it had 6 pack rods on it. You will find weight on the damper and flex plate if externally balanced.
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Crank pulley is the same, the damper is different. Forged is about half the thickness, I got both the damper and crank 
I'll have to pull the whole lot apart, bore the block +30 and the crank +10 then get the lot balanced before I can run it
I'll run the stock rods I think and then a set of forged pistons from the likes of Ross or Wiseco as they seem to get a great rep and don't cost the earth! Hypers aren't worth it when the forged pistons are only $100 more.....I'd rather have that safety net incase I decide to up boost or somehow drop a valve
I'll have to pull the whole lot apart, bore the block +30 and the crank +10 then get the lot balanced before I can run it I'll run the stock rods I think and then a set of forged pistons from the likes of Ross or Wiseco as they seem to get a great rep and don't cost the earth! Hypers aren't worth it when the forged pistons are only $100 more.....I'd rather have that safety net incase I decide to up boost or somehow drop a valve
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440 source pistons are the same price are the same price as the Wiseco ones and they don't offer iParcel shipping like Summit do
I've got no idea who's are better but Wiseco get an excellent rep
I've got no idea who's are better but Wiseco get an excellent rep
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I chucked a scattershield in the scrap, no one wanted to buy it;-)
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I now own a rather large turbo.......
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your not going to are you??
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A friend of mine has done a low boost (sub 7psi) turbo on a 1.3 Polo without lowering the compression, goes really well. I've always wondered what a 383 or 440 would be like with low boost and if the fuel economy would be improved at cruising speeds.
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ime guesing it would have to be a pressurised box pre-carb
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Lets face it......if anyone was dumb enough to rip apart a perfectly working car and then drop in an engine that never belonged it was going to be me.
And when a turbo comes up at the right price that idiot would also be pretty likely to buy it........
So yeah I am
What we have is a Borg Warner S466! This is a big ass T6 flange monster turbo
I reckon running 8psi once the bottom end is rebuilt and ally heads, injection etc it'll push a nice figure but at 3psi I know a ford 429 can put down 513RWHP so this should hopefully be close
And when a turbo comes up at the right price that idiot would also be pretty likely to buy it........
So yeah I am
What we have is a Borg Warner S466! This is a big ass T6 flange monster turbo
I reckon running 8psi once the bottom end is rebuilt and ally heads, injection etc it'll push a nice figure but at 3psi I know a ford 429 can put down 513RWHP so this should hopefully be close
