On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:47:09 -0700, Barry S.
wrote:

I suspect you're probably not far off. The cars the 3.8 went in
generally weren't the "sportiest"..

With the half price redrive and inexpensive supply of engines, what do
you think your installed cost will be?

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I've kept all the receipts for the parts so far and will post an exact
cost summery when the engine is assembled.

As Bruce mentioned, I'm doing things a bit differently (the story of
my project in general I think). I'm using roller rockers, which you
don't have to use and I'm using studs for the cylinderheads and main
bearing caps.

In addition, I bought Northwest Aero's lightweight alternator and
their two pickup distributor, as well as their lightweight and
undersized drive pulley's to keep the alternator rotational speeds
within reason.

You don't have get these things to have a viable engine, most haven't.
I'm trying to keep the weight of the engine down.

I should mention that the roller rockers are the 1.8 ratio rather than
the stock 1.7 ratio. This gives better breathing and, according to
Morana Racing, an additional 20 horsepower. I wasn't sure about using
them as I did not want to be experimenting, but they are a literal
bolt on substitute and don't otherwise affect the engine or
clearances. So I got them because more power, within the rpm
limitations, is a good thing.

Corky Scott