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[MRLXSS]

Hey Guys,

I havent really been doing much on the Hatch Lately, so i havent really been giving any updates.

Well here is the latest, i was lucky enough to get my hands onto a 253 Stroker.
Here are the specs (Wat i know)

253 Stroked to 290cui
Bottom end balanced and Blue printed
Edelbrock Torker Manifold
Mild Porting of the heads
Elec Dizzy Curbed to the cam.

Not sure of the exact specs yet, but there is about $3000 worth of reciepts

I got to drive this engine a few months back in another car and wow she hammered, i would say it goes better than most warm-mild 308's

Well i took out my old pretty much standard 253 and sold it, and now put in this new baby!

Now it sits nicely in the engine bay and i reckon it looks shit hot! I decided not to paint the engine orange like the old one, and thought i would go something different, Gary (Guns n Roses) Suggested silver, so i went that!

Anyway here are some pics of the engine etc.





Sorry bout the crap pics, but the sun was in the wrong spot when i was trying to take them, so ill take some more soon and put them up!

Anyway Now just Waiting on my carb again (Dont Laugh) and i can start it up and put a smile on my face!!!

[to fly]

Go the bigg ass 253, !!!!

[LXCHEV]

The silver looks HOT dude! Can't wait to hear how she goes. While it's apart, you should get your extractors HPC coated. The re-curved elec dizzy and rebuilt Quaddy should really get her going. Do yourself a favour: as soon as it's all running, bring it down to our dyno guy one night and get it professionally tuned, it'll be the best money you'll ever spend.

Keep us updated, and MORE PICS please!!!!!!!!!

[LXCHEV]

By the way, do you need a carb adapter to adapt the square-bore manifold up to the spreadbore carby? (I assume you are referring to your Quaddy??).

Let me know mate, I have an adapter at my place which used to sit on my engine.

[MRLXSS]

Yeah i still have to get myself a set of extractors :( its pathetic with the shitty Headers! But my eyes are open for extractors! cos i need them!

Yeah Brett i definatly would want to get it Dynoed, how much roughly is it to get it all tuned up (i remember u said u gained 10kw out of ur 253)

Yes i think i will also need one of those adapter things, i was looking at the earlier thinking it was different.

I've been talking with Tim and he said that my carby was getting put together hopefully yesterday, so if all goes well next week she will be alive!

John, im not sure how it was stroked, im getting all the reciepts soon so i will look through them all and find out, im keen to learn more about wats inside it, so hopefully the reciepts have Cam info on it as well.
Scary thing is that the Engine in its previous car spat out 2 Saginaws and also broke a 9inch axle lol, (i think both the saginaws were dying tho already)

Anyway im pumped, i really cant wait to see wat figures and times its gonna make!

[MRLXSS]

Also brett, the reason i missed ur 2nd engagement party was because i was stuck puting this in until about 10 on sat night! lol i was suppose to pick gary up at like 6 but errr was pre occupied!

[Tiny]

Dont let anyone tell ya that stroking it is bad for ya

Great stuff mate.. WIll be awesome to see this thing in action! Sounds like a top little engine!

I too would be MORE than interested to know whats inside and what power it ends up making cause weve got a stock 253 in our torry that will need some breathing on!!

Cheers

[MRLXSS]

engine looks great, wats involved in painting an engine?

Not much at all (if its out of the car, its even easier!) Just Degrease the whole motor, then whipe it with wax and grease remover, making sure u got all the oil off it (or else the paint will just fall off the oil) Cover up off the bits u dont want paint and spray it with Engine Enamel (heat resistant stuff) If u want to paint ur Manifold u will need to get some Etch primer to get the Enamel paint to stick to the aluminium manifold..

if u are trying to paint the engine in the car its a little bit more fiddly, just because its a lot tighter fit! haha

[MRLXSS]

More Pics...

[Tiny]

hey torana: I'd like to know ALOT more about your setup! PM me rather than stealing this thread.. I was considering this option for our track 253...

One day ONNNEEEE DAYYYYYY

CHeers

[MRLXSS]

Haha, no its ok, ur set up looks unreal! i never even thought of doing something like that! ive only really gone this route because of P plate legalities... i was always going to go bigger and better once off my p's, but i suppose lets see how this setup goes to start with!,

Ur engine bay looks awesome!

[makka]

you beat me too it 1QUICKLJ, throw that manifold as far as you can and get either a peformer or a standard manifold and cut out the top where the carb mounts so you only have 2 holes. TORANASS, 253 to 286-290 uses an offset ground crank, the same as 308 to 331. use a 355 crank and you get around 310ci. i know of a 253 that is over 340ci now.....

[MRLXSS]

Yeah thanks guys.... With the Torker manifold i was suprised to that it was on there... But this motor was assembled all by an engine builder which is a suprise that he put a torker on there... unless there is something about the engine i dont know of.... if i have to many trouble with it i can always sell the torker and buy a performer!

[makka]

so when do we find out how well it goes?
or are ya gonna keep it secret till heathcote?

[MRLXSS]

haha when i get my carby off OLDN64!
haha when its running ill try and make a video or something of the sound etc

But yeah the true test will be heathcote! i doubt i will get it dynoed before then... dont have the time or the money! still have to get the hq RW and Registered...

But yes, Tim if u read this! i need my carby! the engine is screaming for it as well! it doesnt let me sleep at night!

[Guns n roses]

2 years?

[LS1LX]

You could of made your own casting and manufactured a carby in that time

Just hope it doesnt need to go back for warranty work.