I wasnt bashing his decision at all, just wondering why Rex who obviously knows his stuff likes them so well thats all.

 

I heard you were groovin' on the new Toyota thread. Did you ever get one, or just a truck that looked like one?


Grip, is the motor in or what?

 

Update

 

For me, its more for peace of mind and reliability then anything else. Yes they are rated to 200,000 psi but when you put an engine together...you don't want a cam bolt or anything coming loose or breaking just to tear your engine apart and do it all over again. I have quite a few engine builds under my belt and after I have used stock vs. ARP bolts...I will never use anything but ARP again. The feel of the ARP bolt screwing in is much smoother and has a tighter tolerance so to speak than that of a stock bolt. Which is why I said...for a few more dollars....get the best and you'll not worry about the bolts being the problem esp for forced inductions but I do it on everything so that no matter what I have.....its the best engine that I can build.

Sorry for getting off target here but just passing along my experiences.

Great build so far Grippy......I think its about time for an update!!!

 

Hope you guys dont mind if I put my two cents in about the cam bolts,but I have seen A few of the c-5 and zo6 with their cam bolts sheared or loose and these were stock engines.I have built many gen 3 engines and used the stock cam bolts with locktite,but I do now use A quality cam bolt as I do not want this inexpensive upgrade to haunt me. THANKS REX-------

 

Thanks for the reply Rex, hadnt heard of these bolts shearing unless they backed out and hit the t-chain cover. I may upgrade those next time around.

 

ditto on that Rex, we have seen that plenty of times here!

 

Since the rotating assembly was balanced internally and the crank damper spun to insure a neutral balance I needed to address the flex-plate; dropped the Meziere unit off at the machine shop yesterday, they called back today saying it was perfect! Absolutely perfect , I'll go pick that up later today and then I should have everything I need to put it all back together.

 

Quick update: all the loose ends are tied up (I hope), had to order some misc fuel fittings, source NPG+ coolant locally, check on some last minute items from JPA, and will be dropping off my driveshafts for a balance check tomorrow.

 

some light block touch-up: