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Thanks Ryan. The 27th is a Friday. So the event is the day before the Shootout correct?

Sam

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Hay we made into the poker runs america mag page 20 nice pic

Well we havnt been out on the water we ran into some motor issuses but i think you guys know right from the start this engine package was a prototpe and the first two blocks out of the foundry so of course we were the ginny pigs we found out the problems for them we now have them all straightened out and should be back on th water soon ready to rock will post some picks of the piston oilers we added to the blocks i still think this motors will be a slick package it just takes time with any thing new and differnt but thats the way i build my boats dont like to pull up to the dock and see oanother one just like it thats to easy call me crazy i know my wife tells me everey day just put some stock powere in it and be happy but wew all know wew wouldnt be happy maybe for about a day

Jim,

Your boat is defiantly a truly, one of a kind. From the X-Power Drives, to the LS7 motors, to the paint.

Here are links to the photo shoot (49 photos) I did as you prepared and participated in the 2009 PRA Sarasota event.

30 Skater/LS7, 2009 PRA photo shoot, 49 photos


30 Skater/LS7, 2009 PRA photo shoot, 49 photos, slide show format

For best results, choose the slide show format, and the click on full screen

Here is one of them:

here are the pics of the reworked blocks you can see the piston oilers and the new sleeves have a larger receiver on the deck the old ones had only 1/8 of an inch on the deck the new ones have over a 1/4 inch and thicker walls more stable

Nice setup!

what pushes the oil thru the oilers, is it oil pumps?

...and was the block thinned out to accomodate the thicker sleeves?



thanks....noli

the oilers are drilled into the main oil galleys on both sides and the sleeves are thicker now now we had to take some bore out of it we cut down the bore size .030 on a side so the new power number will be interesting we are going from 460 cu in to 449 cu inch will post dyno pics and numbers when done

being that new and smaller pistons are gonna be used, are you gonna increase the compression ratio?

Jim, What is with the scoop on the minivan? Your Skater is awesome BTW. See ya out there, Bill Jolley