Ok. So I ripped apart the right side today (where the pop occured).
The good / bad news... Here is the broken middle ring. So as I suspected. Would it be normal to break the middle ring? That seemed odd to me.
The head looked normal. Valve properly seated. No obvious damage. Steve W ported/CNC machined being on the way and being used anyway because I use some oil and its time.
More news. I have Kobelschmidt Alusil 95mm cylinders.
So question for those reading this...
Replate my Alusil Cylinders or buy a set already replated (millenium plating). Keep 95 MM size and buy JE's which may be better matched to the GE 40 cam and ITB's plan... (2k total).
or Buy Nickies / JE combo (4k total).
This is a street car. So dont want to spend the extra 2k unless I have to... but I do want these to last 100k miles and offer trouble free performance.
I also could go 3.2SS if I am spending the 4k. Cant do that with my 95mm cylinders because they have the sealing ring although EBS could also do those as well for $2,500 (still 1,500 less than nickies).
Thoughts?
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83 SC Targa -- 3.2SS, GT2-108 Dougherty Cams, 9.5:1 JE Pistons, Supertec Studs, PMO ITB's, MS2 EFI, SSI's, Recurved Dizzy, MSD, Backdated Dansk Sport Stainless 2 in 1 out, Elephant Polybronze, Turbo Tie Rods, Bilstein HD's, Hollow 21-27 TBs, Optima Redtop 34R, Griffiths-ZIMS AC, Seine Shifter, Elephant Racing Oil Cooling.
Last edited by brads911sc; 11-01-2010 at 10:40 AM..
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