[Jonny042]

I've been working on the MFI pump test rig (pics soon I promise) and also buying bits and pieces. New cog belt pulleys are self explanatory, but the red cap is a necessary change to the pump as I plan to isolate the oil supply. The cap is actually a breather/filter to allow for temp changes in the pump and keep it from pressurizing. I'm going to adapt it to the pump on the small triangular cover plate at the top of the cold start portion of the compensator casting.



I don't want to turn this into an engine build thread - I could go on forever! But a point of note I ordered some Glyco aftermarket GT3 bearings part #99610312194 with the intention of measuring them and returning them if necessary. I'd read so many bad things about the Glyco rod bearings that I didn't have high hopes but was pleasantly surprised:









I compared these to the nearly new looking, but used (approx 10,000Mi), #1 rod bearings and these are all within .0001" of the shell thickness of the used bearing which measured out on the low end of the clearance allowed (which is where I want to be) - There were two outliers in the measurements, two shells that were maybe .00007-.00008" thinner than the rest but were are talking parts of tenths of thousands here which is ridiculous. For practical purposes you can only make those sorts of measurements relative to each other. Point being these bearings are top notch and I'll be more than pleased to use them in the motor.