My next 454 build

[tenxal]

Mark, what accumulator are you using? Do you use it for prelube too? Is it controlled with a switch?

FWIW, this weeks National Dragster has a good article by David Reher on wet sump oil control/bearing issues on deceleration (after a pass).

[mdabbott2009]

Now how much do you think lighting up the pistons will help? Help with shift recovery or just more power all over?

[vortecpro]

Now how much do you think lighting up the pistons will help? Help with shift recovery or just more power all over?

My first thought is the piston is hyp, any weight I can get out is good for reliability, I do wish I would have gone fordged. I believe a foot brake car leaves harder with a lighter rotating assembly, I have goals and one of them is a 1.2xx 60 foot. Lighter is better......

[mdabbott2009]

Now with this being hypers are they 5/64 or 1/16 rings? Any special hone jobs to help keep rotating friction down?

[vortecpro]

Now with this being hypers are they 5/64 or 1/16 rings? Any special hone jobs to help keep rotating friction down?

5/64 ring grove, round strait hone with clean Sunnen oil, nothing special.

[wyrmrider]

vortec
how about a plateau hone
I use a Sunnen

[vortecpro]

vortec
how about a plateau hone
I use a Sunnen

280 grit to size, then I go to a 400 grit, delrin shoes, clean the stones, then spray them with super tech carb clean, take two strokes then scotch brite in the hone with very clean sunnen hone oil.

Block passed the sonic ck very nicely, cam tunnel will work, block prep then the line hone, the heads.......well thats going to be a restoration.

[mdabbott2009]

All I can say is holy clean

[cjperformance]

He doesnt actually use that work area, that ones just for photos!

[Keith Morganstein]

Now how much do you think lighting up the pistons will help? Help with shift recovery or just more power all over?

My first thought is the piston is hyp, any weight I can get out is good for reliability, I do wish I would have gone fordged. I believe a foot brake car leaves harder with a lighter rotating assembly, I have goals and one of them is a 1.2xx 60 foot. Lighter is better......

I was wondering about that. With getting the hypers lightened, it's getting close what a forged piston like an icon 779 with better ring package would cost.

Im sure it will still run good tho...

[vortecpro]

Keith you make a good point, and I considered those pistons, but.........how could I run the 1.2 MM ring I want to run?
Anyone have any HP predictions?

[mdabbott2009]

Probably more then my 781 489ci 246 solid roller

[CamKing]

Keith you make a good point, and I considered those pistons, but.........how could I run the 1.2 MM ring I want to run?
Anyone have any HP predictions?

It won't make anything, if you don't stop posting about it, and finish it. That cam's gonna be an antique by the time you get it running.

[bigfoot584]

Keith you make a good point, and I considered those pistons, but.........how could I run the 1.2 MM ring I want to run?
Anyone have any HP predictions?

It won't make anything, if you don't stop posting about it, and finish it. That cam's gonna be an antique by the time you get it running.

Well it's not just me then thinking the same.
Ever thought of doing a reality show.
Most be a member of ON & ON.

Good luck with the build anyway.

[AMXstocker1]

I thought vortecpro on class racer and camking on here where the same person until this post.