Twin Turbos!

Yup, I'm joining the artifically-aspirated crowd. Why? Power, of course! I was running about 12.9s naturally aspirated with a streetable package but with gearing that wasn't exactly Autobahn-friendly (4.10s). Also, I felt that other than a cylinder head upgrade, there wasn't much else I could do to get more power/acceleration without futher sacrificing driveability.

I've broken up this page because it was getting so large, so if you want more about the turbo project, click the appropriate links below.

Turbo Project Information: Click here for info on how this is all getting set up and organized and all that. Includes a turbo conversion parts list and also pictures and explanation of everything.

Progress Pictures: If you want to see lots of pictures, click here for a pile of categorized thumbnails of my project that you can click on for full-sized images.

Problem!: And a significant one at that. I cleaned the block and crank, put in the new bearings, installed the crank, and started wiping down the cyinders to prepare for piston/rod installation when I found this in cylinder #4:

 

 

Okay, so I've got a cracked block. Peachy. Well, that was back in April of 2002 and now I've got a different block to use for the build-up.

12/30/02: My "new" 1970 4-bolt main 350 shortblock looks original (cast on June 18, 1970 in the five o'clock (or is it the fifth hour?) hour during the night shift) but it has a little rust in the cylinders. I brought the block to the machine shop on December 27th and they said it should be done by January 3. I sure hope it is, I'm dying to get started putting it together! I've been working on minor things here and there, but there's not too much I can do until I get the block back.