Project Cleaning the Clutter in Our Engine Bay

[TXM62SS]

The dipstick looks great! Is that a shelf item for them or did you have it special made? Can't wait to see this project up and running!

[NC-V]

Nathan, Call Robert @ ADE: 503-705-7907. and order a LS3 coil pack relocation bracket kit. This is the tightest mounting bracket that I have seen. They are under a c-note with shipping. I still don't think they will work on a stock vehicle without rubbing, but they should work on your car if you don't have the brake lines running from the M.C. right behind the heads. I haven't forgot about the pics, but it is difficult to take pics of the car when it isn't at the shop .

[Moreno1]

Below are some of the pictures I took while touring the facility of CP-Carillo.

First off, I'd like to extend my gratitude to the whole team at CP-Carillo for their hospitality. I was treated to a personal tour of their facility by one of the co-founders AKA, "Snake". To say "this was a first-class operation all the way around" would be an understatement. I was literally overwhelmed by the amount of quality control, R&D research and capital investment on technology that was demonstrated to bring us great products!






Keep in mind, these are just a small portion on the number of CNC machines.












This was the most expensive machine in the facility, LOL. Now it can't be all work and no play!



This machine would laser each piston with a private label.










I though it was kinda neat how they went about design the graphics for their funny car. They held a contest where people were able to submit their own proposed rendering, then picked the winner out of the top five.






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I've been getting a lot of request to post vids of stuff being polished. This is a short one. The only two bolts I couldn't replace with ARP were the 140MM for the alternator. So I did the next best thing.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cStRf1l1y8[/YOUTUBE]




I will post more as time allows.


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Originally Posted by NC-V

Nathan, Call Robert @ ADE: 503-705-7907. and order a LS3 coil pack relocation bracket kit. This is the tightest mounting bracket that I have seen. They are under a c-note with shipping. I still don't think they will work on a stock vehicle without rubbing, but they should work on your car if you don't have the brake lines running from the M.C. right behind the heads. I haven't forgot about the pics, but it is difficult to take pics of the car when it isn't at the shop .

Kyle, great minds think alike. I sent pictures to Casey at Wagner today with a link to ADE's website. Those need 2 3/4" clearance. I measure the actually coils and they are 2 1/4". There's a possibility we can get everything down to 2 1/2"

Originally Posted by TXM62SS

The dipstick looks great! Is that a shelf item for them or did you have it special made? Can't wait to see this project up and running!

TXM62SS, it's just of the shelf. I will post the part # on the OP.

[NC-V]

Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

Kyle, great minds think alike. I sent pictures to Casey at Wagner today with a link to ADE's website. Those need 2 3/4" clearance. I measure the actually coils and they are 2 1/4". There's a possibility we can get everything down to 2 1/2"

??? That picture isn't of the brackets I'm talking about, or was that just to show the depth of the coil?

And BTW those are some pretty pistons.

[Moreno1]

Originally Posted by NC-V

??? That picture isn't of the brackets I'm talking about, or was that just to show the depth of the coil?

I know and yes. These are the ones you were referring to.



And BTW those are some pretty pistons.

It's like function art to me. Here are a few more.........















Kyle, I need to call Melissa at Visual Impact Performance Systems to see if they can make us a power steering reservoir that mimics the stock one. I haven't posted on the one I got but I'm not feeling it. She e-mail me on Monday to see I was going to be attending SEMA so we could meet. I will keep you in the loop.

[NC-V]

Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

Kyle, I need to call Melissa at Visual Impact Performance Systems to see if they can make us a power steering reservoir that mimics the stock one. I haven't posted on the one I got but I'm not feeling it. She e-mail me on Monday to see I was going to be attending SEMA so we could meet. I will keep you in the loop.

Yeah those are the correct brackets! I think they can be tightened up some to get the coil a little closer to the head.

I actually just spoke with melissa last night about another project I have going on, lol.

[Synner]

Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

Kyle, I need to call Melissa at Visual Impact Performance Systems to see if they can make us a power steering reservoir that mimics the stock one. I haven't posted on the one I got but I'm not feeling it. She e-mail me on Monday to see I was going to be attending SEMA so we could meet. I will keep you in the loop.

Yeah I bet it's ugly as sin. Let me know when you want to sell it.

[NC-V]

Originally Posted by Synner

Yeah I bet it's ugly as sin. Let me know when you want to sell it.

Man! you are all about a new P.S. tank aren't you! lol

[Synner]

Been spending all my cash on suspension so no dress-up stuff lately. But if one were to fall into my lap I wouldn't say no...

[Moreno1]

Originally Posted by Synner

Yeah I bet it's ugly as sin. Let me know when you want to sell it.

And I thought you went dark on us......... good to see you around

Originally Posted by NC-V

Man! you are all about a new P.S. tank aren't you! lol

Kyle you and Synner are like two peas in a pot, LOL

Here are a few pics of the new motor mounts. These are some nice pieces.








I purchase two new freeze plugs and had them polished. Once the engine is painted, I will replace the old ones with these.



Here the vid of my buddy polishing the freeze plugs, Enjoy.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkyTjC98EpI[/YOUTUBE]

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[Synner]

Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

And I thought you went dark on us......... good to see you around

Been traveling. Throttle body is almost done. All smoothed and first compound done. Maybe the long weekend will give me time to finish it now that I have some more supplies. My felt bobs keep exploding.

[Rockin the BlueSS]

You know i keep watching this thread with envy that you guys have the time and the patience to do this... and i was thinking shouldn't the tittle of the thread be changed from "project cleaning out the..." to "Obsession cleaning out the..."

cant wait to see all you your guys' projects finished up.

[572HP]

Lookin real good Nathan! I passed on your comment that ABS should be my winter project. I'm still trying to get the nightowlleds.com controllers done and ready to sell. People are knocking on my door. I doubt I'll have time this winter. It would be a good next mod. I may have to do the dipstick thing though.

Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see it.

[Moreno1]

Originally Posted by Rockin the BlueSS

You know i keep watching this thread with envy that you guys have the time and the patience to do this... and i was thinking shouldn't the tittle of the thread be changed from "project cleaning out the..." to "Obsession cleaning out the..."

cant wait to see all you your guys' projects finished up.

Rockin I agree with you 100% on the patience part!

Originally Posted by 572HP

Lookin real good Nathan! Thanks 572! I passed on your comment that ABS should be my winter project. I meant the coils. The ABS as EZ and Kyle have mention would be tough with the engine in. I'm still trying to get the nightowlleds.com controllers done and ready to sell. People are knocking on my door. That's AWESOME, I pridict you will be selling a zillion. Very nice product! I doubt I'll have time this winter. It would be a good next mod. I may have to do the dipstick thing though. Dip stick would be a really easy project and a nice addition to your bay.

Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see it.

Thanks again, I can't wait myself. It looks like it will be an extra week to get to were I was hoping to be by the end of this week. I'm playing a game of hurry and wait!!!

Originally Posted by Synner

Been traveling. Throttle body is almost done. All smoothed and first compound done. Maybe the long weekend will give me time to finish it now that I have some more supplies. My felt bobs keep exploding.

Wasn't it you who said it only takes 5 minutes ..........

I spent my day at the machine shop today doing engine work. Here are a few pics........


I numbered with and engrave the rods and caps before taking them apart.



Here we are measuring the pins to make sure we have the right tolerance in relation to the rods.




Next came measuring the bore of the rods.




Next is measuring the bore of the pistons.




Next cam the piston skirts.



In order to balance the crank, you need to know the weight of the pistons, rings, pins, clips, rods and bearing... Even though I gave Lunati all the weight measurements so that they could balance the crank in-house (Lunati balances 50 cranks per week for NASCAR and are within two grams of tolerance), I'm just going to pay to get it rebalanced just to make sure. I just don't want to cut any corners on the eleventh hour.

So we weighed everything again. I have got to say CP does a really nice job! All the piston weighed exactly 421gm.




The weight of each end of the rods comes into play when your balancing the crank.



















Here are all the measurements we took needed to balance the crank.



Next came installing the ARP stubs to prep for align honing.









I figure you guys would find this interesting. Billet heads a block.






Stay tune for more. Hope you guy are getting something out of all my posting.