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not so much a problem as a question if i can delete it... on the water neck of the 1st gens (and maybe others) there is a nipple that points upwards and a hose that runs from there to the radiatr just below the rad cap area. can someone tell me the reason for this? is it simply to prevent an...

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im wondering if anyone can tell me how high of a tooth count after market rear sprockets get up to? im building a race car, so this isnt for a bike, but im wondering if they go as high as 55-60 tooth. ??

i found the tombo videos but didnt see one where he opens the bottom end. ill check into that manual. thanks.

hi all. im pretty new here. im working on a custom ground-up build of a vintage F1 car, and using a 03 busa engine. im keeping it NA and mostly just trying to beef it up a bit to be reliable. i have all the parts i need from APE and im ready to open the bottom end to install case studs, billet...

^ thanks! i will check that for sure once im starting back up that road. i finally have my parts and i think im ready to open the motor. i have never opened a bike engines bottom end before. i have looked across youtube but i cant seem to find a good tear down vid of the bottom end. i assume...

^ thanks. Ive been busy on other areas of the car but i did make a good size order of some things from APE. For now i will see what the base power will give me in the car and ill upgrade from there as i go once its on the road. I bought a billet output shaft, smaller drive sprocket, bottom end...

alright, after much contemplation, i think i better off to stay N/A on this project car. im not looking for an all out speed machine and i dont want to have to feather the throttle everywhere i go, and it would be nice to save a few bucks and keep it a bit more reliable too so i think N/A is the...

awesome... but expensive! :0 haha. i suppose i have allot of time to look into the final idea for shifting if i go that way. i need to build a car around this motor much before then ;) yes i was thinging a regular head gasket would do it, just wondering if there are thicker ones to be found to...

thank you. great info. ive been trolling APEs site and have made myself a list of the things i think i need. so far the list is..... -power commander 5-PTI (from other retailer) -track king clutches -HD clutch springs -clutch slave support -head studs and nuts -counter shaft case stud -main...

^thanks. so your saying to go with ARP case/main studs and check my main bearing to crank clearance before final assembly... because the factory bolts allow the case halves to slightly wear on each other, making the main bores slightly tighter?? (just repeating it back as understand it, to be...

i hear what your saying about the spinning out or rolling backwards. makes sense. side note (speaking of ending up in 'reverse' haha)... my reverse gear will be set up with a small starter motor and ring gear on the axle. like many other builds or huge bikes. is anyone still doing fueling the...

so your saying to be sure the engine is tightly tensioned into the frame similar to how it is mounted in the bike frame when i do it? i assume you are meaning that that tension within the frame give the case a good amount of extra strength? did i read that right? not sure if im following OZBooster

thanks for the reply hendrixgr. ill build the turbo kit from scratch. thats not an issue. i have experience there. i have a genuine internally gated garret gt25 for a quick spool, intercooler, AFPR, EGT gauge, wideband A/F gauge, BOV, large oil cooler, oil pressure and temp gauges, 3 core rad...

hi all. im new and live in Alberta Canada. im new to this engine but not new to big power engines, turbos or custom fab work. im wondering if this is the place to ask and get some insight from those who know a lot more than me here :) im building a 1961 Ferrari 156 'sharknose' F-1 from scratch...