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jhcain posted:
And now i'm subscribed. Holy poo poo. DETAILS!
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Oct 6, 2014 20:05
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Holy poo poo.
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Oct 6, 2014 20:06
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Well, if we fast forward from whenever I last posted, things have progressed. Engine is installed, and this week I fired it up for the first time on Thursday, drove it out to get fuel on Friday, and put about 75 miles on it Saturday. So far, I'm liking it.
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Nov 23, 2014 18:24
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That is the cleanest engine bay I have ever seen. And that engine is a monster.
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Nov 25, 2014 20:43
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That's a great installation and looks perfect for that engine bay
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Nov 25, 2014 23:46
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So perty. Although I have to admit, seeing the engine bay of a Charger without a giant Holly 4 barrel (or a six-pac!) is just.. weird.
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Nov 25, 2014 23:50
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Still using the 727 and OD? Or did you have to get a modern transmission?
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Nov 26, 2014 05:50
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Looks ten times better in the engine bay that's for sure. Reliability and power as the bonus, can't go wrong. Props on trying to be different, but it's hard not to use what works best for what you want.
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Nov 26, 2014 17:18
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You're the loving man, I absolutely love those Chargers, and with that engine? God drat.
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Nov 26, 2014 18:00
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OK, im seriously gonna need more details on how you handled the steering, brakes, and exhaust header locations. I've heard it's stupidly tight to get a modern hemi in these cars, especially if you want to keep the stuff that makes it enjoyable to drive. Looks fuckin amazing and I love it.
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Nov 26, 2014 23:47
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Sound/burnout clip? How hard is it to get the new age stuff have that old school lumpy cammed idle without burning up cats or pissing off the ecu too much?
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Nov 27, 2014 00:18
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Bajaha posted:Sound/burnout clip? Change the cam, and retune the ECU. Engines haven't really changed that much. I've got a .66x/.66x, 24x/25x@.050 cam in my late model. Sounds like a loving demon, but it's more drivable than any old-school car with a similar cam. Starts every time, doesn't stumble or hesitate. Computers loving own.
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Nov 27, 2014 01:25
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MrYenko posted:Change the cam, and retune the ECU. Engines haven't really changed that much. You can also just fake the lumpy cam idle in the ECU if you don't care/need a high profile cam. Either way is not particularly good for O2 sensors or cats, but I'm assuming everyone doing this already knows that.
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Nov 27, 2014 01:27
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The real answer is lol what cats.
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Nov 27, 2014 01:34
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Fucknag posted:The real answer is lol what cats. Absolutely. But that really depends on year/state/emissions requirements to get inspected. I can make a brand new GM motor do this on a tune. It's just not a good idea when you live somewhere that has inspection/emissions like where I'm at.
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Nov 27, 2014 02:04
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Motronic posted:You can also just fake the lumpy cam idle in the ECU if you don't care/need a high profile cam. It's kind of like sticking M3 badges on your 328i, or Z/28 badges on your V6 Camaro, though. Anyone who knows what a lumpy idle means is also going to be able to tell you just hosed with the tune, instead of having an actual high-lift/long-duration cam.
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Nov 27, 2014 03:02
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jhcain posted:Well, if we fast forward from whenever I last posted, things have progressed. Engine is installed, and this week I fired it up for the first time on Thursday, drove it out to get fuel on Friday, and put about 75 miles on it Saturday. So far, I'm liking it. Life's good, man.
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Nov 27, 2014 06:22
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Holy poo poo. I love it.
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Nov 27, 2014 16:23
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Left Ventricle posted:Still using the 727 and OD? Or did you have to get a modern transmission? 727 and GearVendors overdrive. I had to switch to a small block casing for the 727, but someone deep in the Chrysler organization must have thought "You know, this is our latest V8, but just in case... let's use the same small block bellhousing bolt pattern we've had for 50 years. Just in case..." The modern auto boxes that mate to this engine have substantially broader cases, and would have required some cutting and welding to the floors of the car, which I wanted to avoid.
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Nov 28, 2014 21:17
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Slung Blade posted:OK, im seriously gonna need more details on how you handled the steering, brakes, and exhaust header locations. It fits really well, all in all, compared to the 440 that was in there previously. I had already, earlier in the year, switched to the RMS AlterKtion front end. That K frame swap makes for a lot more room up front. When I went from the RB to this new motor, I had to cut the engine mount ears off the K frame and weld on new ones from RMS, and then the thing just kind of dropped in there. Mostly. I moved it forward about 3/8", just barely enough to let the variable intake servo to clear the firewall. The headers are from TTI, and the easiest header install I've ever done - both just passed straight up from underneath, and I bolted them on. Miraculous. They also connected directly to the old exhaust system (also TTI) after I removed the old engine. Steering shaft passes right through the headers to the steering rack - it's all pretty simple, relatively speaking. Then it was just wiring, plumbing, and more wiring. And then some more wiring. I'll post more pictures when I get to a decent network connection - up in the mountains for turkey day, and it's sloooooowww up here.
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Nov 28, 2014 21:24
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jhcain posted:727 and GearVendors overdrive. I had to switch to a small block casing for the 727, but someone deep in the Chrysler organization must have thought "You know, this is our latest V8, but just in case... let's use the same small block bellhousing bolt pattern we've had for 50 years. Just in case..." That is something I really love... anything fits a smallblock mopar pattern. Anything. Except the bigblocks, that is. 318 polysphere? 318 A-block? 318 LA-block? 318 Magnum? All the 360s? The 2.8L 4cyl CRD? Viper v10s? 3.7/4.7? 5.7? yeah, they all fit this pattern too. Basically only the truck v10s, cummins, and RB block mopars don't fit it. And maybe the slant 6 but I think they do too.
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Nov 28, 2014 21:59
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