Hudson_Neon's Build... Oops...

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:56 pm

does it cost money? if so how much? it might be worth it...

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:36 pm

Hudson_Neon wrote:
bone-yard-racing wrote:The 01 is actualy a little better than a 12 from what I understand. This place has turned into $300 magnum swap hell
what do you mean?
$300 for mag setup
$300 for pistons and rods
$a bunch more for supporting parts

I didnt get the pistons and rods and I payed $300 for the main part (mag head) of my swap. Havent quite a few other people started on mag swap recently?

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:35 pm

oh, got ya.

well i'm bumping up the start date by a week. i'm pullin her in tomorrow and goin from there. it's gonna be slow at first cause i'm in the middle of making a CC for somebody, but as soon as i get that done i'll be cruisin. the reason? cause the last 3 days of my original build time is now gonna be used to make some extra $$. the camp that i worked at last summer needs me to help host an event.

it's a good thing that i have the duster cause now i can slow down a wee bit and make sure i don't screw anything up... yes, 2 weeks of duster driving. oh i can't wait

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:29 pm

well some of you wanted to see the upper samco hose on, so here it is...

there's a slight twist on the left side

it kinda sits a little different

the right side seems unchanged

got pretty far on the project tonight. i got a good feeling about this. after tearing down as much as i have, every nut and bolt still is accounted for.

new water pump is in.

head's off, mateing surface all cleaned up. i took the time to measure the ports on the ports on my pacesetter header... 1 3/4". which is much larger than the mag head exhaust ports.

mag head is all set to bolt right on.

last shot of the garage for the night cause i was gettin tired and didn't wanna start screwin stuff up

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:55 pm

ok, i'll be updating all day today. but first things first.

got the pan off and pistons out.

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:35 am

the new pistons in...

head's on...

everything bolted back up...

how she sits tonight...

AND IT RUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSS!!!!!!!!

check engine light is on. i'll see what that's all about tomorrow. i was shootin for this to take a week. not a weekend project

it's runnin a little rough though. i don't know if it's cause of the cam and compression or what. i have a litle time to work the bugs out still.

Post by **Canada** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:46 am

Where's the Video??!?!?!

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:14 am

i'll work on one...

CEL? P0344 - CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR INTERMITTENT

EDIT: CEL is off. bad crank sensor

update... it sounds like it has some pretty bad rod knock. gonna order up another set of rod bearings and replace them all, again

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:44 pm

Awsome you got it done quickly, too bad about the rod knock.

A bet the test drive was a real kick in the butt compard to the stock bottom and top end.

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:52 pm

oh you bet. it took a little bit for her to actually fire, but she did and i got everything tweaked. just gotta get new rod bearings again and fix that wicked rod knock

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:17 pm

well i didn't get new rod bearings. i double checked the plastigauge and everything was good. i pulled the valve cover and there was some marks on the little shield thingy so i swaped it over to the plastic cover. still didn't help. i ran it without the cover on and it was coming from lower than the head for sure. so i pulled the head today and lowe and behold the pistons were barely kissing the head. i took a little bit out of the bowl and... ta da... all better. she runs like a champ. now i'm gonna be hittin up the dyno on april 5th and i'll play with the cam gear and see what numbers i'll put down.

Nutmeg · Post by **Nutmeg** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:54 pm

You sure whipped that out quickly. No doubt it's a lot better than before.

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:31 am

Awesome Yo... I love to see pics of peoples engine internals.

Glad you got her running... I'm wondering what your numbers will be...

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:06 pm

No more CEL? How does it feel compared to the stock non-mag motor? Dude, if this is a significant difference, I may end up doing something along these lines...even though I'd love to go boost. I'm just sick of the stock horsies under the hood...

Nutmeg · Post by **Nutmeg** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:08 pm

Boost it, Supertrick.

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:11 pm

yeah, i'd say boost it man. it's deffinetly faster. i'll find out HP at the MNneons dyno day

Nutmeg · Post by **Nutmeg** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:16 pm

Video anytime soon?

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:56 pm

uploading right now

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:20 pm

When is the MNNeons dyno day?

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:34 pm

i have a poll up on MNneons right now to see... it's either gonna be april 5th or12th.

here's some pics till the damn video finishes uploading.

just got this yesterday too. thought i'd share.

and my mileage of the devil!!!

and i have a metal valve cover that i'm gonna have "Hudson_Neon" machined into in the font that's in my sig

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:37 pm

Hey...where did you get that trunk lid carpet? I want one!

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:48 pm

titansxt had it. so damn sexy

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:34 pm

So, how's it feelin?

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:38 pm

it's faster for sure. i know that i could probably get a wee bit more with a dyno tune.

here's the video. it's currently 15*F so in the video you can hear a slight lifter tick. it goes away when she gets warm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5VjLUGetEg

krc21 · Post by **krc21** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:47 pm

nice nice... really wanna see what kinda numbers you put up!!!!

Nutmeg · Post by **Nutmeg** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:01 pm

Nice video, can't wait to see the numbers you put down. Any ideas on what you'll get?

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:13 pm

except for me... it sounds WAY more rice on the video than in person

EDIT: no idea... 160hp?

Jerome Adams · Post by **Jerome Adams** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:24 pm

Sweet...can't wait to see the #'s

esteinmaier · Post by **esteinmaier** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:16 pm

Very nice! Bring it down to IL. I wanna see it.

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:19 pm

i'll be going trough IL on the way to carlisle. i'll be stopping in Aurora, IL to meet up with DBLSG and Kornholio. i'm not sure how far you liv from there, but i'm sure you could see it there if you want.