Cadillac 429 rebuild
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Because I don't need a super charger, theres no reason to fit one in the series as that engine pumps out more than enough power
I could make an injection manifold but again I just cant be arsed.............theres no reason why I shouldn't just run a carb considering its far cheaper and easier
CBA.......far too much effort to bother with
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so you're lazy then?
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Dr_evil
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Why bother spending a couple of grand on a system I don't need or want ?
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If someone else wants a fuel injected 429 they can build it themselves and use their time and money........this is my engine its going together how I want
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yep EVERY one I know does.
no every person I know refers to the number of speeds as how many forward gears it has.
this is like calling a defender/series a jeep.:mooning: And I did not cuss at Doc . just used a cuss word in a sentence. And when did your name get changed to green FFS
No just to you.
Your series your rules.
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Your cavalier attitude towards good advice annoys me a little bit that's all, and in my book "can't be arsed" is not a valid reason for not doing something, so expressing (somewhat proudly) that you CBA with this and that annoys me also.
It's a discussion forum where the idea is that we can talk about the pros and cons of various ideas, simply passing them off because you cant be arsed is a bit boring IMO!
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yes it is for that noisy.but it is his project and he has said that.tis up to him how and what he does?
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yep.
just dont say "i cant be arsed doing what youre taking time out of your life to help me/tell me about"
such a lame excuse...
just dont say "i cant be arsed doing what youre taking time out of your life to help me/tell me about"
such a lame excuse...
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hey how are you getting on with your D2 btw?
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Why should I waste my money and time buying a megasquirt ecu and injection system, buying injectors that'll work with the caddy and then making it all fit together ?
Its my engine.......I want it to run that big Edelbrock 500 and it'll run it, simple as that really. CBA is a perfectly valid reason, yeah its a discussion forum but at the end of the day its my engine and it'll go together how I want it to. If you want to build a "fun" engine using injection and whatever else then feel free to buy the other 429 engine and build it yourself, exactly how you want. Either way this is more than enough power for a battered old series.
Theres a supercharger adaptor anyway for an Eaton M112 onto the carb as well as a three port blower scoop......we don't need to use them on the new inlet manifold but they're there anyway.
I also asked Malcolm at the engine shop about a hone on the bores and he said not to bother as they weren't rusty or overly worn.
This engine wants to go together as quick as possible and get dumped into the series with that SM420 and divorced LT230 transfer so I can run this for feb, thats the main goal and anything else is just a time wasting exercise which will waste my cash.
Not like I'm going to take it wading anyway so I don't need full waterproofing like you do.....I don't even have a snorkel
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I've taken his advice on the gearbox and I've picked up a proper one that'll take more than this engine can throw out but injection is not something I care for on an engine like this.
Build your own one if you want to see injection.......I didn't see you telling Griffman to run injection on his small block. He's got the smaller version of my carb on his
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Would you like to place a wager.............
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for someone who said earlier that you want to help him and not see him fail.you have a funny way of showing it.
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for someone who said earlier that you want to help him and not see him fail.you have a funny way of showing it.
I would like him to succeed, But the way he is going about it, leaves a lot to be questioned. Got to give him credit for ideas. The fly wheel and starter I see as a issue
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No reason for it not to work if its all concentric........
I'll take the advice of the engine guru at Lancaster over anyone on here any day of the week, the guys got an excellent reputation and said theres no reason why it shouldn't work if its properly turned and drilled
That being said I've found a 402 flywheel which might fit
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well why say have a wager then,that means you want him to fail.
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No not at all, wager is used as a motivational tool.
