Originally Posted by hammertime
I also remember the topic, I didnt run them before that either though.
Kod, is there any other engine builders or is this someone you've dealt with for years ?
This is my first trip to this engine builder Hammer. He has been racing Super Stock cars and building engines for years. He came highly recommeded by some hard core racers in this area. I know guys who have purchased his engines and he has done good work for them. He doesn't have much experience with alcohol engines and suggested I switch to gas. That's why I was wondering how much build difference there was between an alcohol and a gas engine.
And on the dyno, this engine kept 8 inches of crankcase vacuum while running gas and built 24 psi pressure on alcohol.
I run a HV billet oil pump and he figures maybe it's putting out too much oil and flooding the valve train area. He mentioned putting oil restrictors in the block to limit the oil getting to the top end.
Initially he thought we needed to speed up the vacuum pump to get rid of the crankcase pressure, which I havent tried yet as I just received the new drive pulley yesterday.
We don't have as many engine builders to choose from in the Great White North. I am just about ready to get this engine running right on gas, sell it and order a Steve Schmitt engine.