My Rusty 81 Berlinetta

[Ratty_81]

@80sz
It’s nothing too crazy. 226/[email protected] .530 lift. I want to drive the car, not make a bunch of noise at the car shows. Not that there’s anything wrong with that

 

[Ratty_81]

Got the heads on for good and guide plates aligned and studs torqued down last night. Should have it pretty much buttoned up by the weekend.

 

[Quazit]

Looks great. I just wish I had your skills

 

[Ratty_81]

@Quazit
Sometimes I question whether or not I should be doing this stuff. I know enough to be dangerous and enough to get myself in trouble because of it, lol!

 

[budro6968]

Got the heads on for good and guide plates aligned and studs torqued down last night. Should have it pretty much buttoned up by the weekend.

Very clean. Nice.

 

[Ratty_81]

Ready to drop in!

 

[Quazit]

Beautiful!

 

[Ratty_81]

Finally got the engine and trans dropped in. Getting close!

 

[Ratty_81]

Getting closer yet.

 

[Ratty_81]

Well, she's running, and she's a spicy unit. Amazed at the power increase over the old engine. What took WOT with the old one is now 1/2 to 5/8 throttle, and haven't even run it past 5000 rpm yet. Need to to up the primary squirter to clean up a lean stumble off idle, but other than that, it runs really clean. AFR's around 13.5 at cruise and 12-12.5 under hard accel.
Really impressed with the cam, too. Sounds mean as hell at idle, pulls like a freight train and purrs at 1500 rpm in 5th gear like a kitten. I'm sold on custom ground cams.
Hoping to log some break-in miles over the weekend and open up that rev limiter a bit more.