Project Black ValentNine AKA DSM9.0 - Page 13

**cmspaz** · 05-27-2015

I know I've hit 90 on the back straight. Front in my experience has been around 70.

**Kracka** · 05-27-2015

Told you not to race a car that's for sale

**cmspaz** · 05-28-2015

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Originally Posted by Kracka

Told you not to race a car that's for sale

We wasn't racing doe.

**Kracka** · 05-28-2015

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Originally Posted by cmspaz

We wasn't racing doe.

Oh right, "driver education event"

**Murlo26** · 05-28-2015

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Originally Posted by Kracka

Oh right, "driver education event"

If you time it, it's racing...sorry, you guys are silly not calling this racing, let's be honest here.

**Kracka** · 05-28-2015

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Originally Posted by Murlo26

If you time it, it's racing...sorry, you guys are silly not calling this racing, let's be honest here.

Agreed 100%. It's a timed, closed course, event. It may not be wheel-to-wheel, but it's just as much racing as any other dragstrip, autocross, or HPDE.

A//// Guy · 05-27-2015

lol!! dsm9.0's name rings true. Sucks to hear scheides, hopefully can get it back up and running at a minimal cost!

Mark Leasure · 05-27-2015

Sorry to hear. Looks to me like a set of shelf stock HD2's, rod bearings, and a fresh set of valves. If the cylinder walls look good, you could do it like drop ins.

tehehodi · 05-28-2015

Do you guys utilize transponders or just stop watches? If you use transponders, then i would think it's timed.

Spaz is the only one racing out there with all those numbers and graphics like a ricer LOL

**Murlo26** · 05-28-2015

**cmspaz** · 05-28-2015

Everyone knows I'm a ricer attention whore.

There was no record kept of times at the autox/speed stop. They were intended for personal/instructor use to gauge improvement. If you want to argue racing, the only racing anyone was doing was against themself.

A//// Guy · 05-28-2015

lolz. Scheides did not win that race.

turbotalon1g · 05-28-2015

**scheides** · 05-28-2015

Racing, practice, whatever. I paid cash for the car and have good health insurance

More appropriate update:

Head is salvagable! Not only that but it'll be cheap to fix! $725 max. The machine shop said that they might have some used valves they can use from doing upgrades in the past OR they could just do +1mm valves in the car. I opted to KISS on this one since it's an IX and there's a lot more that can be done to add power before I start throwing extra money into headwork. Should be done mid next week.

Now I just need to grow a set of balls and figure out how to successfully replace the piston in cyl3....it really needs to go.

Speedfreak · 05-28-2015

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Originally Posted by niterydr

Honestly I'd replace all pistons and have rods checked, at a minimum #3 and #2.

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Originally Posted by Mark Leasure

Sorry to hear. Looks to me like a set of shelf stock HD2's, rod bearings, and a fresh set of valves. If the cylinder walls look good, you could do it like drop ins.

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Originally Posted by scheides

Racing, practice, whatever. I paid cash for the car and have good health insurance

More appropriate update:

Head is salvagable! Not only that but it'll be cheap to fix! $725 max. The machine shop said that they might have some used valves they can use from doing upgrades in the past OR they could just do +1mm valves in the car. I opted to KISS on this one since it's an IX and there's a lot more that can be done to add power before I start throwing extra money into headwork. Should be done mid next week.

Now I just need to grow a set of balls and figure out how to successfully replace the piston in cyl3....it really needs to go.

You checking/changing the bearings? I would. Also would replace all pistons and check rods as quoted above. Specially if selling the car.

**scheides** · 05-28-2015

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Originally Posted by Mark Leasure

Sorry to hear. Looks to me like a set of shelf stock HD2's, rod bearings, and a fresh set of valves. If the cylinder walls look good, you could do it like drop ins.

1400HD's actually

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Originally Posted by Speedfreak

You checking/changing the bearings? I would. Also would replace all pistons and check rods as quoted above. Specially if selling the car.

Not 100% sure yet, never done this part before; still working through the details. For sure replacing piston in #3, gotta pull it apart a little more and see what I see.

sleepydsm · 05-29-2015

I've done the single piston replacement in car, it was a breeze. Car worked fine after the fact.

MorningWood · 05-30-2015

If you need some help let me know. My schedule is a bitch to work around, but I'm sure we could find a day that I could help you put the shortblock back together. This is Troy in case you didn't know :P

**cmspaz** · 06-02-2015

As always, keep me in the loop on when you're in the garage. Always willing to help!

**scheides** · 06-03-2015

I appreciate all the offers for help from everyone! Love you guys you rock!!!

So check this out:

See where all that piston damage really came from? Stupid valve guide breaking...gah. I don't blame it though

16 new valves, 10 new valve guides, 16 new valve seals, a valve job and decking later:

One has a little bit of damage left but should be good to go.

One piston w/ rings is on order....