The engine bug got me again. Dood's voodoo at work. After leaving Vanessa’s motor stock for two riding seasons I got to thinking…. “since I have these T-Man diamond cut heads, TR-625 cams, SE cam plate and various other items just sitting on a shelf maybe I could…..”
I sent the heads to Dave Mackie to be inspected and refreshed based on recommendations from several on this board. I agree Dave is a great guy. I asked Dave for a recommendation on a builder in Illinois: Bob Taft @ Rat’s Whole Place in Decatur, Il
Bob had me order some custom cut pistons from Axtell to match the 10* angle cut in the heads. Ron Dickey at Axtell had me send him the heads so the match would be as close as possible. Once again, Ron was easy to work with and extremely knowledgeable.
Build specs:
-TR 625 cam
-T-Man Stage 3 heads prepped by DME
o 1.940 intake, 1.610 exhaust
o 89.5cc combustion chamber o Manual compression releases o Diamond cut•
-Cylinders to be diamond cut to match heads[/size]
-Axtell custom cut 10* Dish Piston Kit
-Billet Cam Support Plate w/ bronze bushings
-SE Oil Pump 62400001
-Torrington B-148 bearings
-SE Tapered Adjustable Pushrods 18404-08
-BMO Velva Touch Lifters
-S&S Roller Rockers
-HPI FBW 55mm Throttle Body-58mm manifold / HPI 5.3gps Injectors
After she was put together and Bob put in a tune, I rode her several hundred miles. I contacted Jim (StrokerJLK) for a final tune and dropped the scoot off to him. Jim contacted me while I was out of town with some great results.
Stock motor with X pipe, 2.0 baffles, TTS – 95 hp / 108 tq
T- Man build tuned by StrokerJLK - 120 hp /126 tq
Hope to pick her up soon and get some seat time and smiles going.
JW
I tried to leave the motor stock