my new car...finally

[Olde Skoole]

'86 monte carlo SS, 415cid BB Chevy, TH400, Reverse full-manual valve-body, 3500 stall converter, NOS, .....
During the 3rd day of cruising the #3 Intake valve broke, turned sideways and buried itself in the piston.....
Man i swear i have the worst luck with cars, i almost get scammed then end up with a time-bomb...oh well
The engine is at Clays machine shop being redone (correctly), align-bore the mains, hone the cylinders, valve job, straighten crankshaft, replace the solid lifter cam with a Comp solid-roller unit .248 duration @ .050"/ .653" lift, new piston, new rod, valve/s, timing set, etc etc
Motor should dyno around 580hp@ 6500 and 550ft lbs @4500

[rel3rd]

well...at least you actually have the car and didn't end up with empty pockets and no car...

sorry to hear about engine, but in the end at least you'll know exactly what you have.

good luck with it...

any pictures of the monte?

[astyles]

damn dude.....oh well atleast you have the car in hand this time........hey is there a video out about your accident with your bike?

[Olde Skoole]

damn dude.....oh well atleast you have the car in hand this time........hey is there a video out about your accident with your bike?

Nope, no video...i never saw the bike after the wreck either...

[Olde Skoole]

well...at least you actually have the car and didn't end up with empty pockets and no car...

sorry to hear about engine, but in the end at least you'll know exactly what you have.

good luck with it...

any pictures of the monte?

i will post pics to my truck website.....http://mad-dog16.tripod.com

[Olde Skoole]

[Olde Skoole]

Intake manifold and water-pump is now powder-coated satin black...
Headers are now ceramic-coated charcoal black...
BG 850 speed demon has been replaced with a BG 750 mighty demon..
2.5" pipes now exit behind each wheel..
Engine has been completely rebuilt after a catastrophic failure, mains align-honed, new valves for the 454 heads, replaced 1 rod and 1 piston, ARP rod bolts, full-roller rockers, tall fabricated valve-covers, block has been decked another .015", heads were milled again, modifications had to be made to the chambers for piston/head clearance, quench band is set at .040", piston/valve clearance .040" at max lift, comp solid lifter cam with
Gross Valve Lift .598 /.598"
Advertised Duration 290 /298
Duration @ .050" 252 /260
Lobe Separation 110

[LukesSpeedShop]

I love it! You cant beat a nice lookin monte carlo!

Im glad to see that the 305 is long gone though.

[1987BuickGN]

Love the look!

[67CamaroRSSS]

Sweet! With the short stroke crankshaft (3.76") and the increased bore diameter (4.188") coupled with that cam I'll bet it rev's pretty high (6800 or so?). I used to have a .030" over 427 (433 cid) with a flat tappet solid lifter cam close to those specs (250* @ .050" with .600 lift I & E LSA of 108*) and it made power til about 6800 or so. This was in my 67 Camaro back in the 80's. At 12.5 to 1 with a loose converter (3500) and 4.10 gears I got a whopping 4 mpg using a mix of 93 & 106 to make 100 octane. At that time it was a dedicated race car running mid 11's at about 120.

[Olde Skoole]

thanx, i'm not real happy with the valve/piston clearance..i'm gonna drop back on the lift and pick up another .060" or find a thicker head gasket...too close for comfort at 6500rpm

[Rickys S/C Z28]

wow great looking car!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[67CamaroRSSS]

thanx, i'm not real happy with the valve/piston clearance..i'm gonna drop back on the lift and pick up another .060" or find a thicker head gasket...too close for comfort at 6500rpm

I know what you mean. I mocked up my 427 about a half dozen times to get everything correct. Using clay (now that's old school) on the pistons told me that the pistons had to be fly cut. I did this before balancing. When I ended up with .100" on the intake and .125" on the exhaust I felt comfortable. I know it doesn't have to be that deep (more like .080" intake and .100" exhaust) but TRW pistons have a pretty thick crown so I didn't have a problem going that deep. I used Fel-Pro blue head gaskets and mocked it up with a used set.

Blueprinting an engine takes time but it's worth it in reliability alone.

[346ci]

I gotta say that is one awesome looking car

[Joels1]

Never been a huge fan of the monte carlo but that`s a sweet ride!

[PittZ28]

im jealous - looking good though!