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Re: broken down again
« on: Jul 19, 2007, 08:11:20 AM »
Ok thanks, ill try that. I  knew the bottom end would go soon anyway. So lets hear some cool ideas for building a motor. I would like to use my head and EB 268 cam but i want to build somthing with some pep :gap:. When i got the valve job i bough all new stock sized valves, so that was probably a waste of money if i want to get over sized valves, maybe i could find somebody that needs some. Id really like a top end motor but yet still have some decent torque off idle. Ill do some searching and figure somthing out. Thanks for the help.

My engine now has 350 miles on it and I couldn't be happier. It runs great, has a lot more power than it ever did before and has no bad habits. It behaves like a stock engine, but more power. The one thing that may be objectionable to some, is the fact that it is louder than stock with it's LC header, 2 1/4 exhaust and "Flowsound muffler.

It is a 22RE with a.040" overbore, self ported EB RV head with large Ferrea valves ( checked them with a caliper and if I remember correctly intake was 47mm exhaust was 39mm) LC header, LC .400" lift x 320 @ .050" duration, large LC throttlebody, large Crossover pipe, K&N replacement air filter with added holes in the front and driver side of the airbox, New EB crank and rods, EB gasket kit but I used an LC .040" headgasket, and oil scraper for the crank.

The piston have a 5cc dish and stick out of the bore .015" so the piston to head clearance is .025" which gives me plenty of quench. The entire rotating assembly has been balanced and the flywheel is now about 6 lbs lighter than stock and I bought a Centerfore Dual friction clutch/pressure plate kit. I have been driving clutched vehicles since I bought my 1st truck when I was in 5th grade way back in the 60's. I can honestly say, this is the smoothest clutch I have ever used. Very light pedal and no grabbing what so ever. My wife loves it and it is supposed to be a 95% improvement in holding power.

The engine is very snappy, my bottom end is way better than before, despite the porting and large valves and it seems to run fine on regular gas, but I will go up a grade on my next tank.

There is a long steep hill near my home that has a 55 mph speed limit and about 100 yards up, it has a truck lane. With the former engine I would hit the bottom of the hill at 60mph and clear the top in 3rd gear at 50mph.

With this engine, that is still breaking in, (so I haven't reved it over 4500 rpm and spend very little if an time a full throttle) I cleared this same hill Wednesday evening at 65 mph and I was behind a Semi doing in the area of 40-45 mph before I could get around him.

By the way, I am running 31" 10.50" tires and 4.11 gears at the present time but plan on switching to 4.56 or 4.88 gears in the future when I add my new E-Locker.

In short, I couldn't be happier, well maybe if I would have gone the blower route.

Take care.
Ken
89 Ext. Cab, 22re 5 speed, 31"10.50/15"
84 Ext. Cab 22R, 5 speed, 31" 10.50/15"

 
 
 
 
 

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