Saturday, April 16, 2005


A close-up of a Ross piston. The bottom looks like it just came from the shop. The black coloring on the skirt is Moly-Cote from Swain-Tech coatings. The gold-colored band just above the skirt is the Gold-Top coating, also from Swain-Tech. I need to see if you can get pistons recoated...if I can find out if the pistons will give me 11.0:1 CR as they are or if the were meant to be used with the DPR head. You'd think I already knew this, but no. I'm not that bright. Posted by Hello

...you'll see the same detail from the DPR head. Notice how the casting isn't as deep? That's due to the extra material that was removed..which ultimately made the head useless.It doesn't look like a lot, but there's not a lot of play in the stock timing belt tensioner. Posted by Hello

This is a close-up of a detail on the stock head. It is here because if you look at the next picture... Posted by Hello

A combustion chamber from my DPR head. Notice how it was reshaped in more of a figure-eight (called a clover-leaf) pattern. This would have been great if they hadn't then screwed the whole head up. The valves are supposedly 1mm oversized: When I pull it apart I'll post them side-by-side for a comparison. Posted by Hello

The stock cumbustion chamber. Normal, everyday pent-roof goodness. Remember, this head was on the car for just over a year and already looks like that. Just think what yours looks like. Posted by Hello

This assembly... the F, drivers suspension...is the bane of my existence. The driveshaft is so welded to the hub that I broke a big 2-jaw puller trying to get it off. The other end of the driveshaft is wedged in my tranny and refuses to budge, thats why the CV joint is destroyed:It gave out before the retaining ring on the shaft. Posted by Hello

My Fidenza flywheel..ouch. I think the replaceable surface looks like a potato chip. I will remove it soon to verify. Posted by Hello

Yummy Ross racing pistos on stock rods. Posted by Hello