supersparky wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 10:20 pm
Jon, even sleepy Joe knows ots gunna be a big storm. Worst in 100 years. Don't need to be to clever to work that out. I hope that the residents are moving out of the expected hit zone already. The storm surge will impact far more than you could imagine.
Terry, I haven't tried to open that site on the 'puter, just the phone. I just wondered how much a V10 crate motor would cost compared to a V8 big block. I think the easiest way to measure valve heights is with a straight edge and a ruler. They're not canted valves or anything trick are they.
Have you done a work cost analysis of fitting the Lexus Hybrid yet? Do the output curves and shaft speeds line up or would you need to do a diff ratio change as well?
I haven't priced a crate Ford Triton V10 20 valve because of the cost of returning this engine or paying the core deposit.
No point in looking at a 30v V10, everything is different, including the ECU .... and they have serious spark plug stuck in the head or snapped off issues because of that extra long bit after the threaded part .... and they are known to drop valves.
Can't use a straight edge, the cam journals are centre between each cyl intake and exhaust valve, so the tube over the valve spring with a dial gauge on top is about the only real option ..... at well over AUD$700 plus freight for a set I'd use once, if needed, I'll make one
As far as fitting the V6 and hybrid transmission .... still at the thought stage .... I'd probably reposition the 4 sp auto in there at the moment further back and drive into the torque converter from the hybrid output shaft.
The reasoning is, the transmission was built to handle the torque required to move the 10 tonne lump, the diff ratio gives me 100km/h @ 2750rpm in over drive, so that will be fine, the hybrid transmission develops its full torque at not much over zero rpm, yet to calculate the upper rpm output because that is battery voltage dependent, but the V10 revs to 5,500rpm, I doubt I'd ever need to spin the hybrid transmission that hard.
If I upgrade the torque converter to the heavy duty 3 plate lock up clutch and adding the switchable converter lock up, popular with the 4 X 4 crowd that use these gearboxes because they are so strong, I could utilise the full regen capabilities as a bonus, just let the converter do its thing on initial take off, maybe even leave it spinning slowly while stopped to drive the oil pump ......
T1 Terry
