hahahha. .. im sure thats coming. . . thatll be retirement hp goals. :D im hoping the bug will leave me alone for a while. . . 400rwhp is about all i really care to play with at the moment. . . since my wallet and marriage dont care to afford it anymore. ;)

Well unless I can find a loner short block I do not think I will be tuning... Anybody have a core I can use? Or even buy at a reasonable price? I just do not have the time in the next week to pull mine....

Mike,

You need a blown short block?

Tim

How bad of condition is it? What are you wanting for it? I know mine is in decent shape since it still runs but I need one to send off to be built... I just do not have time to pull mine this week and if I can get one sent to Brian asap maybe I can still make the tuning in TN!!! Le tm e know.

I wouldn't rush to get it done... that will lead to mistakes and problems that could make everything go wrong.

Yeah, I agree.. Just not sure when I will get a chance again at tuning.. Hate to put a motor in and have to wait 6 months for tuning... We will see....

mike, have you talked to kevin landers? maybe he can get a core to brian quickly. id love for you to be able to get up here. . . just remember that hell be here for a WEEK. from nov30 to dec06. thats a lot of time. . . you could probably get away with coming up here the last day for some tuning, or bring your car up here on the 30th. . . put it in davids shop. . . have brian ship the motor to davids. . . put it in at davids. . . and go. . . with everyones help. . . we can do it quickly. speeding through things isnt gonna cause a problem if youre still thorough. it typically takes ONE day to do a swap if everything thats going BACK in is within reach. food for thought. . .

Yeah I thought about Kevin but since I talked with him about a rebuild also I thought it might be asking to much.. ?

well, im assuming youre wanting one of brians ever so popular HBP engines. i dont think (correct me if im wrong) kevin does porting to that extent. if he does. . . rock on!! i personally wouldnt worry about it. . . business is business. . . and i know kevin knows that. . . of course, he doesnt HAVE to sell you an engine, but he did post that he had basically good cores laying around. ;)

I will need 3 bar install help..

howie, we can do that out here if you want. . . just bring it all to davids and we can get that done easily, unless you wanna do it while youre at home. . . if so, call david garfinkle at (615)893-4469 after 7pm central. he should be able to walk you through it.

paul

Found a core.. Sending it to Brian by Monday. May not make in time for tuning but I need to have this done either way...

did you buy the one I referred you to?

haha, dude, if you can have this done by the time he gets here. . . thatd be amazing. . . just remember. . . hes gonna be here for almost a week!!! you still have time. . . and also, if you wanna bring the car up here to do the swap at davids house. . . then just let us know. we could have it done and running RIGHT in one day, easy!!!

Yeah, Kevin, I am buying the one you referred me to! Thanks! Hope its mostly usable.

Paul, I am not going to put any rush on Brian. I would love to get it here and do the swap, drive it and tune it by Dec. 6th!!! But I want to do it right and not over look or skip anything. The core will get to him by the end of nbext week. That only gives him a week and a half so its not looking good. BUT if he does get it to me I may take you up on that offer. I have my turbo, manifold, DP, MP, radiator, alt and a few other items already pulled off so I would just put it on a trailer and bring it up!! Would make for a very fun weekend!!!

I could really use the tuning but my car will not be back together in time and I dont have the extra money for the tuning :( ba humbug

hehe, no kidding!!! i think it could be done. . . though, i understand not wanting to rush the guy building your motor. ;) i sure do hope it can work out!!! this is another reason i decided to try to prolong his stay here. i really hope it can work out for you.

paul

i really hope it can work out for you


Me too!!!

mike, any sacrificial burnings we can do to make this work out??? hahaha

ANyone have a better idea on how to get the motor there the quickest/? Anyone ever did grey hound?

R&L should get it there in 2 days. www.gorlc.com

Well he still has not shipped my core so I might start looking for another....

its monday. . . yes. . . today. . . then tomorrow. . . then, i pick brian up. . . THEN WE TUNE!!! :D

mike, that really sucks about the engine!!!

I know what you mean. Im just waiting for saturday.

I was planning to drive up saturday and stay to sunday if need be. Didnt you say you were gonna look into something? What were my options for overnight again?

yeah, im glad you brought that up. . . im sorry about not putting that out. i cant get the cheap rates for on-post stay. unfortunately, they were wise about it. :(

i really hate to say this, but my wife has decided to change her mind about allowing someone to "sleep-over". there are plenty hotels/motels in the area. i really am sorry about this. . . my wife is a "nervous nancy" ever since we had the baby. . . so, yeah.

here is a short list of accomodations in the smyrna area. . .

Days Inn
1300 Plaza Drive, Smyrna, TN 37167
(615) 355-6161

Deerfield Inn & Suites
1071 Courier Place, Smyrna, TN 37167
(615) 220-4700

Fairfield Inn
810 Expo Drive, Smyrna, TN 37167
(615) 223-5263

Hampton Inn & Suites
2573 Highwood Boulevard, Smyrna, TN 37167
(615) 355-8432

Sleep Inn , Inn & Suites
2689 Highwood Boulevard, Smyrna, TN 37167
(615) 220-2260

here are some in murfreesboro. . . although, navigating in murfreesboro can prove to be somewhat troublesome if you arent familiar. . . id assume to stay in smyrna. . .

Best Value Inn & Suites
1954 South Church Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
(615) 896-6030

Best Western Chaffin Inn
168 Chaffin Place, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
(615) 895-3818

Comfort Inn Murfreesboro
110 North Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
(615) 890-2811

im also going to ask david if he can allow someone other than brian to spend the night as well. ill let you know a little later on how that comes out.

again, im really sorry about the accomodations. . .

paul