[lindy 911]

Tom & Craig,

I am Using an Electromotive ignition set up by Clewett. Considering my budget, the other options were too much money. The cylinders are Mahle nicasil units that are being honed for the new pistons by Aaron @ Rennwerks.

I'm cheating a little on this budget and taking advantage of the economy. There are some really good deals out there. I really didn't need 46s and could have saved a lot of cash by using 40s instead but I don't think my RWHP goals would have been achievable without the 46s. Most of my upgrade parts are used except for the pistons and ignition. I paid $300 for the SSI at a Porsche swap meet! They are not cosmetically perfect but will function just fine.

My $7500 budget is for the upgrade necessities alone. I'm not including things like Carrera tensioners or a new clutch cost in the budget because they are not mandatory for the goal. I was actually thinking of using mechanical tensioners! I love to monkey around with this car and adjusting cam chain tensioners every 5,000 miles is not an issue to me. I'd probably have done it every time I changed oil @ 3,000 miles anyway.

The biggest thing so far has been with the cleaning of the case. This process takes a lot of time and effort but I think it's worth every minute. I had them tanked first to get rid of the sludge and grime. Them I used a half case of carb cleaner to get all the grit out of the inside. Then I hand washed them with Dawn liquid detergent and water and scotch brite pads. After the hand wash I blew everything out until dry and oiled and tested the piston squirters. I had some issues with the piston squirters and developed yet another tool for blocking the case through bolt holes to get air pressure to the squirters (see attached photo) It's 3/8 fuel line with a #8 stud pushed inside to fatten it up then the edge ground off with the bench grinder. The taper created with the grinding gets the fat line past the oil hole for the squirter and set up a good seal.

It will be a while before any progress because a lot of the parts are on there way to Aaron for rework. My coated bearings are ready for pick up so I'll install those Tuesday night.

Have fun with your builds, I am.

Mike