Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Pictures of my 81'Spirit 401

From: Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 05:48:52 -0700 (PDT)

Well I guess that's out. I will send them to our local shop, Carlquist competition engines. Much cheaper and similar results. I have a set of heads that match what you have. They are on my street car. I will have the 291 heads ported by Carlquest. He charged 400.00 for the last set for the port. I already had them cleaned, magged, and new guides installed. now I gotta get the seats, springs, keepers, (already have a set of titanium retainers), and valves. next winter.

Funny, I am pretty sure my street car will be faster then my drag car this year. Maybe I will swap in one of my 70 390's mid year

BTW have you heard about my race and street hi performance aluminum oil pump kits? Good insurance for a stout motor running hi rpms.

Davis

Jade Neal <spirt401@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Davis,

The Port Work doesn't come cheap....but if you are wanting to go faster...it's a must.

The Total cost was $1,734.45 That is consisting of all the porting, polishing, machining valve seats. Also the cost of parts. 2.055 Intake valves, 1.65 ex valves $160, Comp Cams Valve Springs$106.08, Comp Titanium Retainers $139.04

Also he port matched my torker ($125)

Porting and polishing was ($800)

The flow #'s were

INTAKE EXHAUST

.100 69.69 61.77
.200 136.86 114.81

.300 195.33 160.21

.400 242.83 202.31

.500 269.89 230.37

.600 273.09 241.40

.700 276.24 248.48

I would recommend anyone wanting to get some head work done to get Adkins Racing and Head Service to do it. He did a great job on my heads. You can get more flow out of steel heads but he will have to apoxy or weld the heads. I think Indy heads are the way to go if your wanting more than 300 cfms.....but the flow of your heads needs to match you cubes, cam, compression.

When i had the heads done i got hemmi to set them up for a nitrous motor....because 9.8 compression is asking for a 150 shot.

Jade N.
Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jade,

How much did it cost for the port job? What did you get for flow #'s? I have been thinking of having a set of heads done.

Sounds like you have a great setup. When do you think you will get the n2O you have a great combo for it.

Davis

Jade Neal <spirt401@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

81'spirit

The car is really nice but is very dirty in the pics

-Just got this thing repainted back to the original two tone and added the rear spoiler and i will be getting back my hood that i got a 4" cowl hood added on that will give me some hood clearance for a big kn filter.

I replaced the blue interior with Black. Carpet is new, seats are redone.

I put the battery in the back in a Moroso Battery box

-The motor is a 30 over 401 with a set of forged Speed Pros, stock rods with ARP Bolts and stock crank that I got the Oil holes chamfered on and balanced the motor.

-Heads are a set of 090 heads that have had a Port and Polish job by Hemi Adkins(did a great job on them)

-Intake is a Torker that he also done some work on to make it flow

-Cam is a HYD roller with .573 in.,.595 ex(236,246)

-Rollers are scorpions 1.6

I also put a Milidon pan on with the external line and put the internal line in the intake valley.

I think it should make more than 500 hp and 500 tq easy

Trans is a 904 with a reverse manual valve body, TCI 3500 stall, and a TCI Aluminum Pan

Suspension is stock with Caltracs. 9in. with spoil, 31 spline axels, 410 gear

I should be running some low 7's and some low 11's on my mild pump gas street amc

Jade N.

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