How many weeks to the first points autocross?

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

7, damn, I have my work cut out for me. However I can finally say it is out!

JamesMilko · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:54 pm

So, did you get that motor open yet?

JamesShort · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:56 pm

No...the motor is destroyed. It needs LS7 power now!

Graham Jagger · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:53 am **Posts:** 1718

Oooh I see the evil OptiCrap device....

How long did it take to pull. In total hours of actual work?
Isn't that the hot rod Rippie stroker motor?

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

JamesShort wrote:

No...the motor is destroyed. It needs LS7 power now!

No, no LS7 goodness, those cost significantly more than the car is worth. Though it won't have 7.0L and 515hp it will have 6.3L and hopefully ~420hp, with a shiteload of torque.

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

Graham Jagger wrote:

Oooh I see the evil OptiCrap device....

How long did it take to pull. In total hours of actual work?
Isn't that the hot rod Rippie stroker motor?

I'm almost embarrassed to admit, but I'd say 40+ man-hours. I do work slowly, but didn't expected it to take that long. Going back in is almost guaranteed to be worse.

No the motor that was in it is not a stroker, just Doug Rippie top-end stuff. It will be going back in as a stroker however.

JamesMilko · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:55 pm

If you want to feel better Andrew's car still has his broke motor in it and his "new" motor is sitting on a tire in my garage needing new seals.

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

To answer your earlier question James, no I haven't opened it up yet, got it on the engine stand and started taking it apart before I ran out of time. This weekend I will be taking it apart. I just got off the phone with the shop and with a much lighter wallet, I now have a built 383 stroker short block on the way. Hopefully they can get it done and shipped to me sooner than the 4-5 weeks he estimates, otherwise I'm gonna need a co-drive at the first event.

jeremy gast · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:18 pm

seems like both of us are waiting to late to do our engine swaps. Hope everything goes well

steve remchak · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:15 pm

damn, i bet that car & motor would be fun in third gear also. :poke:

you should just chair everything at Sanford from here on out Les. two cones and some serious decelleration zones. :twisted:

Andrew Jonell · **Joined:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:43 pm **Posts:** 1350

jeremy gast wrote:

seems like both of us are waiting to late to do our engine swaps. Hope everything goes well

Hey, I'm still getting parts for my swap (ship me my competition mounts Mazdaspeed!!!!). It's never too late.

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

jeremy gast wrote:

seems like both of us are waiting to late to do our engine swaps. Hope everything goes well

What is your status on your swap? If it makes you feel any better, I've been involved with a Miata motor swap and it is a helluva lot easier than that hateful beast above. If you have all your needed parts now, you can realistically do the swap between now and the first event pretty easily assuming family duties don't get in the way too much. Hope everything goes well for you as well.

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

steve remchak wrote:

damn, i bet that car & motor would be fun in third gear also. :poke:

you should just chair everything at Sanford from here on out Les. two cones and some serious decelleration zones. :twisted:

Yeah, I know Steve, maybe someday I'll grow up and put on my big boy pants and get out on track. Being a "track head" isn't really conducive to my increasingly unrealistic hope of retiring before I'm 75 however.

I am GMing two Sanford events this year and hopefully can team up with some ECs willing to do a "drag race" finish. Sorry in advance Miata folks. :twisted:

KendtEklund · **Joined:** Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:29 pm **Posts:** 1204

Shoot Les - maybe I need to get boost now and we'll talk about that co-drive :twisted:

jeremy gast · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:34 pm

Les, everythinig is sitting and waiting for the weekend of the 12/13th to get over in my buddies garage and on his lift. Then gotta get with Justin Mitchell witht he computer. So should be a 2 weekend event hopefully..

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