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Leroy on January 5th, 2012

Words can’t describe how excited we are about the new addition to our engine project. The heads – they have finally arrived. Here are some pics!

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Running and Racing Reliably Part II: Continuing at the bottom – Tech Articles – High Performance Pontiac. Great article. Lots of relevant stuff with great pictures for our 455 build. I am going to use the pushrod idea to make sure my lower dipstick tube doesn’t put unnecessary pressure on the windage tray. Good stuff.

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Leroy on December 21st, 2011

PROJECT PONTIAC 455, PART 1 « Precision Engine. I found this to be an enjoyable read. Lots of good pictures. Links and information about the parts and vendors used. Great job!

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Leroy on December 16th, 2011

In this post: 455 Piston Weights – Rave Review! I discussed piston weights for the motor I am building. The other night I stopped by the book store and picked up the latest High Performance Pontiac magazine and found they are running a series of articles detailing the building a 455 motor that will be [...]

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Leroy on December 12th, 2011

Good news! I was able to file-fit all piston rings and get them installed on the pistons. I also measured all rod bearing clearances and was able to determine that we are in good shape with all rod bearings. We are at 0.0035 with all of them. That is exactly where we want to be [...]

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