The Catbox files...

[silviefox]

I changed out an outlet in the house on Saturday and when I turned the house back on I wanted to check that it is all good.

Electricity is not new to me and I have changed out many outlets and installed countless HVAC systems.

But apperantly I can read my VOM meter anymore.

I had it set to a DC setting and when I put it in the outlet all the smoke came out of the VOM.

Luckily I have found this product that I will use to resurect the dead meter....



 

woops

[CatBox]

I got a call from Jack at Jaycee and my goodies are on their way home as of this morning.

I should get them at the latest by the end of the week.

Pistons have valve notches in them that equal 6cc's per piston and the cylinders are machined to my + 0.175" specs.

Now the fun begins as we reassemble it all and make sure we have what we want.
Then it is on to me measuring and cutting a set of chromoly pushrods.....

 

[silviefox]

i have an extra meter if you want it it just doesnt have the cords but the unit itsself is new

[CatBox]

Thank you for the offer.
It was a simple little cheepy from Harbor Freight.
I have several others to use as well so I am ok with junking it.

Thank you anyway.

[silviefox]

Thank you for the offer.
It was a simple little cheepy from Harbor Freight.
I have several others to use as well so I am ok with junking it.

Thank you anyway.

lol thats what this one is i just got them for the wires for my really spendy one

[CatBox]

I got a big box in the mail today......


 

[coolblue57bug]

Me likey. Me likey a whole lot.

[CatBox]

When I got inside the box I found treasure....

It starts out with a set of four of the Revmaster 94mm long cylinders cut to my length of 4.675" (4.500" + 0.175").







And I cannot remember where I was asked but someone asked to see the cylinder wall thickness at the top of the cylinder, here it is.


In the other box that I made for the pistons and sent down to Jaycee I found them nestled safely and freshly machined.
Here they are out of the box.




They have had a total of 6cc removed from each of them.

I do wonder if I should spend some time rounding the edges of the cuts some more.....

Fun stuff. 
I will be delivering these to Markie on Saturday morning I believe.
Still have to check with the boss for a time frame as we have all sortsa junk to do.

 

[LooseNuts]

 


very nice mang....

[silviefox]

droools

[CatBox]

very nice mang....

Yeah...

I have enough in it to build a big block chevy that has way more HP and will go faster when put into my bel-air.  Along with the transmission to go with it.

If I end up selling it guess where the money is going.....

 

'cept I will stick to a street friendly higher compression small block 283 as I have one and it would be funner-er.

[silviefox]

:I do wonder if I should spend some time rounding the edges of the cuts some more.....

Fun stuff.
I will be delivering these to Markie on Saturday morning I believe.
Still have to check with the boss for a time frame as we have all sortsa junk to do.
:


if you do you would have to be carefull not to take to much off and clean them up really good after

[CatBox]

Custom engine stuff is sucking at the moment.

New cylinders are good fit in the case butttttttttt.......


Not the damn heads.

These are thicker at the top which is good for the longevity of the part, but not advertised as such.  Now I need to have the fancy a$$ heads I have machined to fit them.

Perhaps the lesser part of the AA's would have been better for me here.

To late now.  Time to make the chips fly......

[coolblue57bug]

Custom engine stuff is sucking at the moment.

New cylinders are good fit in the case butttttttttt.......


Not the damn heads.

These are thicker at the top which is good for the longevity of the part, but not advertised as such.  Now I need to have the fancy a$$ heads I have machined to fit them.

Perhaps the lesser part of the AA's would have been better for me here.

To late now.  Time to make the chips fly......

Cool man!

[CatBox]

Here we go!

The Mahle's are almost 16mm to the top.


The Revmaster's are almost 19mm.


Here you can see that difference a little better.


In this picture you can see the difference between the two cylinder thickness' at the top.


The Revmaster is a robust item as it appears to be a uniform thickness from top to bottom.


The Mahle's are thick at the base and then taper to the top.

The fins down the barrel towards the bottom are not as tall on the Revmaster but I do not believe that will affect anything.

Here they are side by side.

You can also see that Revmaster has chosen not to use a full circle fin for the third and fourth fin like the Mahle's.
They do however have material cast in place between the fins where the heads studs pass through them for strength I presume.

This brings me to my next roadblock...

They don't fit in the head.

They will just barley fit in the very top of the head opening, no more.


I will be talking with a machinest this week to see what will be simpler to do...
Turn the cylinders down at the top to fit the heads
-OR-
Open the head just enough that it will accept the cylinder.

I also have to find a new home for a set of orphaned Mahle cylinders that were never used...



Soon I will have it built out to the heads.....