am_muscl

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Bumping this thread up from the grave!! So short story... Got screwed by Clayton Racing (big surprise) he sent me a pallet full of boxes instead of the assembled shortblock it was supposed to be. He also kept some parts that I ended up having to re-order like a billet oil pump drive and little stupid things.

But now I found a guy in Phoenix, WFO racing engines that hooked me up...




Everything came out awesome. I'm in the process of installing the Morel link bar lifters, heads and intake. Then throwing the new stainless headers on and it should be ready to drop in. I'm trying to get a buddy to my house to help finish with the wiring and then I should be able to fire it up. Hopefully it's drive able within the next month or so. With my luck it will be Xmas time

am_muscl

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So I got the heads on, then had to take them back off to fit the link bars lifters in...FML. Put the heads BACK on, torqued them down. I go to put the intake on, now it's not lining up so I can't get the new ARP intake manifold bolts to bolt the intake down. What the **** is wrong?! Why can't this just work for me. So now idk what to do. I may have to take the heads off again and have the intake machined to line up with the heads unless I'm doing something wrong.

am_muscl

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FYI I'm using ARP sbc intake manifold bolts

Puck

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Do the ports not line up as well, or just the bolt holes?

am_muscl

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Just the bolt holes. Looking at it, it looks like the guy that powder coated the intake powder coated where the bolts go in so I'm wondering if I grind out where the powder coat is, if it will help

Puck

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Honestly as long as the ports are good I would just do that. Run a washer if you have to.

Our intakes are dry, so really as long as you're not clipping the gasket you can do whatever you need to hold it down. Hell, my intake has a strip of aluminum welded to the front and back facings to raise it higher to match the tall ports on my hogged out AFRs. Just be sure you can seal the rear wall for oil leaks and the gasket/ports match up and you'll be fine.

am_muscl

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So I really had to hog out the holes to get the bolt holes to match up but I finally got it fixed and bolted down.

Now I've got to put the pushrods and rocker arms in. Now I'm going to be using the 24 x conversion but I'm assuming I still base it off the LT1 firing order? Also does anyone think I should have an issue adjusting the rocker arms with the intake still on? And what is the recommended pre-load with Comp Pro-Mag rocker arms

merim123

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zero lash then 1/2 turn if I recall.

am_muscl

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Thanks for that Merim. Next questions. Does anyone know the size of the plug that's supposed to go in this canton oil pan?



And is there supposed to be something bolted into either one of these holes or are they supposed to be plugged at all?



These stupid little things are killing me. Also if they are supposed to be plugged, please tell me where to get the hex head plugs from.

hrcslam

The oil pan I'm really not sure about, but gonna guess anyway and say it's for the oil level sensor.

The block above the filter, yes those should be plugged. I don't remember the sizes though.

I used the lower one for my mechanical oil pressure gauge....

rjmarazzi

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One of those holes is for the oil pressure sensor at least on my 93 car it is. I think that 94 or 95 and up the oil pressure sensor is behind the intake.

rjmarazzi

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If your not going to use them plug them so oil dose not spray out.

am_muscl

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So I found the size of the oil level sensor. M20 x 1.50 and 15-20mm long. Now I need the sizes for the 2 holes above the oil filter

am_muscl

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Anybody know the sizes of those 2 holes on the block?

Tomhames

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Are those tapped??
My first guess is 1/8" NPT- but it looks bigger the more I look at your pic-
That is just a guess though!
I'll check my block tomorrow morning unless someone else beets me to it-

am_muscl

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If someone could get me the sizes on those holes that would be awesome. I got everything else lined up

merim123

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you don't have a tap kit you can try and see what threads? or different bolts you can try? shouldn't be that hard.

benny92

The lower hole is 1/8" npt, the upper hole doesn't need a plug, it doesn't hit any fluids.

am_muscl

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Got the motor in and bolted up. Noticed this hole on the passenger side head... Idk what's supposed to be there

TravisMcGill2000

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I have that port pluged on my motor. Its same thread size as coolant temp sensor on other side.