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Interesting. Well if you need to know where the set came from, I can get you the details (it's on the packaging in the pic, I think).

Maybe because it was the GTE set?

That's either IJ for "it's not satin black" or a genuine compliment! Either way, thanks (I think)! I managed to accomplish very little yesterday - picked up some sealer for the oil pan and got all excited about putting it on. Unfortunately, when I put the block back on the stand, I was more...

Today: Gave the block and oil pan a nice, fresh coat of paint today. In the end, I decided on "cast iron" engine enamel from VHT. Both because it was readily available (satin black wasn't) and I wanted something different but not flashy. It was a bit difficult to see where I'd painted, as...

Progress over last few nights Picked up some appropriate sized washers on the way home from work and now have 4mm of shimmage on the pump relief. Hard line cleaned up and mounted (very low torque on that pipe to pump bolt!). Pump drive shaft installed. I'm getting the sump cleaned up and...

I think that's exactly right. The thing that's built into the exhaust port/header junction is an anti reversion device (or dam). It just means there's a ridge where the exhaust ports are smaller than the the header they feed.

To the best of my knowledge, the aftermarket headers are going to be the same diameter tubing. That's just a guess though. So yes, the "don't port match exhaust side" would apply to headers as well. As for the intake, I really don't know. From the reports of others, it's not an issue and...

Do a quick search on "reversion dam" (it's actually an anti reversion dam) and you'll find what he's talking about. It's the manifold's built in feature that allows one exhaust pulse to help pull the next one along. If you port match, it makes for a very inefficient exhaust manifold which will...

From what I've heard from my own family and others, HPF is pretty reputable. I'd see this one through and let them take care of it. It sounds like they haven't finished yet and you should probably give them the benefit of the doubt until they do. Now, for the more complicated part, you need...

Read up on a few threads about metal headgaskets and you'll notice one thing in common on all of 'em - they all mention machining the block. Not just for straightness either, but for smoothness as well. That's because the metal gaskets are not designed to deform and "squish" into the rough...

No, I think my pump is fine. I was simply being a jerk about the hard line and leaving it off to poke fun at others *aherm* who have been confused by it in the past. All in relation to reading various oil shimming threads! Also, your pump wouldn't work for me withough cutting and welding the...

Wait, is that in relation to my comment about the hard line or are you being serious?

LOL - nice one Smokey! I hope that's apple juice!

Forgot to mention the biggest reason why I should shim - old pump that likely doesn't flow as well as it would have new, despite clearances being OK.

Pics pump before cleaning pump cover gear wear after about 5 mins of lapping with 200 grit wet sandpaper on pane of glass (not finished yet) pump after basic engine degreaser cleaning pump installed in block. I decided to leave the hard pipe off because it doesn't do anything on a...

Well, I just did some much needed reading on the sizing (again) and am now being very cautious about this. Actually I'm even thinking about not shimming it at all! Two reasons really: I have no suitable washers and was instead using a nut that fits just about perfectly in the threaded...

Yep, getting there! I have to go back and check shim sizes because I couldn't remember if 4mm was OK. I know 10 is what some people have been mentioning and that you'd commented on how close to coil binding that would make things.

Yesterday: Got the oil pump cleaned up, lapped out some wear marks on pump body and cover, measured clearances (all about middle of the range before lapping), shimmed by about 4mm, and mounted! Getting very close to finishing off the bottom end. Still need to mount the oil pump delivery...

Yeah, you gotta watch for those sprits. If they're down, they become just a dribble. And no-one likes a dribble! :P

Glad nothing actually caught on fire man! Sounds like it was at least exciting though.