Crankshaft Crossroads - Now 2027 Build

[Rob Combs]

[quote="Murt"]Looking really really nice Rob
Andrig velocity ring, is that a welded stock fan on yours ?
Dave[/

Thanks for the kind words. I’m pretty excited about getting it to this level looking pretty good. Yes, it’s a Pat Downs welded/balanced std fan.

Thought about the Andrig’s fan. Might go with his evo 2 at some point just because it looks awesome. At the moment I need to stay practical and just get it running. I could easily screw around for another year and spend another 3 grand if I don’t police myself.

[Murt]

I hear you brother
I'm my own worst enemy, always rethinking = always costs more !!
I absolutely agree, get this one running sweet.

Hopefully at some point you do manage to get some dyno time, but would like to see a quick video of it running
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[Rob Combs]

I'll try to get a video of the dyno run and a link for you guys to check it out.

Is the mechanical-only curve on a 0 231 170 034 close enough for a dyno run? The vacuum can is not only wrong for the distributor but also dead. I'm not looking for a full driveability tune - my carbs probably don't have the right vacuum signature for an off-the-shelf vacuum can anyway, just a basic break-in, make sure my jetting is somewhat close, look for problems, and get a basic power estimate.

After it goes in the car it will get my locked out 009 and a new program for the Black Box.

Thanks!

EDIT: Or would I just be better off to go ahead and take the Black Box to the dyno with my already-locked 009 and, say, the std CB dual carb starting-place map installed? I have a standalone harness for the programming the Black Box at my desk; I suppose it would not be a whole lot of trouble to add a few more wires to make it a portable running harness.

Maybe I just answered my own question...