SOHC all-motor build - *UPDATE*

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:58 pm

Wenuden wrote:what year is the chevy?

'56

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:10 pm

Porting the Mopar oil pump.

Disassembled, cleaned and ready to be packed with lube and reassembled.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:44 pm

Not much of an update but... '96-'99 SOHC valve cover FTW!

To be done in textured black/clear coat + polished lettering.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Thu May 01, 2008 11:29 am

*update*

Earlier this year I had 'liberated' a relatively rare aluminum SOHC side mount from early '95 Neon. Mopar part number 4668158. I painted it in a textured black and a coat of clear engine enamel. I plan on doing the valve cover and intake manifold in the same.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Thu May 01, 2008 10:30 pm

*update*

- Finished the valve cover tongiht.

I should have the Indy intake manifold and MPx throttle body tomorrow! I'm also debating on getting a Magnum head instead of the standard one. Which one should I go with?

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Fri May 02, 2008 6:04 pm

OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG!

I came home this afternoon to find this. A great start to the weekend!!!

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Sat May 03, 2008 6:55 pm

Uhh, today was horribly slow!

Got the three missing main bearings and Mopar bedplate sealant (04773257)

Also shaved the "INDY" from the manifold.

I'm also going to have a 60mm inside diameter pipe welded on to the manifold. The stock Indy inlet pipe is no larger than the stock factory pipe!

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Sat May 03, 2008 11:16 pm

Ahggg... Spending my Saturday night porting an intake manifold for a Dodge Neon?

Doesn't look like alot, but it's took about 2 hrs to get this far. The casting on the manifold is VERY rough.

glasswars · Post by **glasswars** » Sat May 03, 2008 11:45 pm

Looks great. What did you use to port it out? And are you gonna be fitting a 60MM throttle body on that?

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Sun May 04, 2008 8:52 am

I'm using various rotary sanding bits and assorted sandpaper. Yes, I'll be runing a 60mm throttle body.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:58 pm

Got a little more done on the intake manifold and checked main bearing cleanace. I've got 0.0015" clearance on all five

- Plastigauging the main bearings.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Wed May 07, 2008 12:10 pm

Gasket matching the intake ports...

^^^ Outer two ports are way off!

^^^ Inner two ports are close.

^^^ Still needs some work.

teamliviD · Post by **teamliviD** » Wed May 07, 2008 3:47 pm

looking real good!! keep up the good work!!

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Thu May 08, 2008 2:30 am

damn dude, all that porting with a rotary tool????? I need instructions from you!

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Mon May 12, 2008 1:44 pm

^^^ A medium-sized pneumatic rotary tool, not a tiny Dermel.

I have finished opening up all four ports and unshrouded the injectors. You can see in the pics how shrouded the injectors are.

The finish is 80-grit sanding + polishing (to prevent fuel/oil from collecting on the surface).

teamliviD · Post by **teamliviD** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:10 am

if the indy intake manifolds were making 26whp bolt on i dont see why yours wont make even more now with all the porting.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:08 pm

26whp seems like a lot. Hopefully it'll atleast help me attain my 200whp all-motor goal... 400whp with nitrous!

If all goes well I should have some

nice

updates by the end of the month.

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:58 pm

Wow, great build! I still think you shoulda waited for the Chrysler Blue to come in...or at least ordered it. I like Chrysler blue better than Chevrolet Blue. I shouldn't talk though, cuz all my orange stuff is Chevrolet Orange, but I happen to like the color better than Chrysler Orange.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:06 pm

^ It won't be blue for much longer.

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:17 am

so should i sacrifice a villager to you now or later?

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SOHC all-motor build - UPDATE