DP #24 Engine failure....

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by Adger Smith

Read the stock rules... A fabricated pan is not going to happen unless you get it approved by NHRA.
Question: You stated in a previous post "The rods weren't the issue". Then why do you need a 1500 set of rods? Just to make it happen tomorrow? If you want to save your pocket book you need to take things a litlle slower and learn about your combination instead of blazing away. Do some real long term testing and tuning and development work. With the do it tomorrow or right now outlook you are your own worst enemy.
Esp with a new combination.

Not a fabricated oil pan...a fabricated hold pan below say 1.5 in gap.....but I will look into the rules on Oil retention devices....I wasnt aware there was an approved list for those. I looked I must have missed it.

In OUR case the rods werent the issue, the bolts were. BUT others have had issues with the rods. So bolts then become the issue for the SCAT Rods.....Ok....1 problem solved 1 created....the Journals on a DP Crank are 2.100 , they are also widened to accept the Chevy 6.200 / 2.100 / .927 pin rod. Now, I can "try" to get someone I trust to make it happen in short order on the crank thats not going to happen. AND then Ive still got **** rods with good bolts. Kinda like putting a dress on a pig in my book.

Soooo...I talked to Bruce B this morning and we went through some things, Currently for the 5.7 which is what we are building there is no assy weight listed. That was an issue with anything but the stock rod. (SCAT in this case) BUT Manley has a good pro series H beam, I hear its good anyway. AND its the only accpeted replacment for the 5.7....it uses stock journal and bearing sizes. So...thats good. The price isnt.....the ONLY other people working on getting a rod approved are K1, and its about 6 weeks off in the "cycle" ok....so its cheaper its an overseas H beam....but is it better than the Manley ? Well the Manley I beam is made here, forged here and machined here in the states....so.....doubtful, then what Ive got is "the RIGHT" answer.....

Im not going to put a dress on a pig again now that I have an APPROVED option, even Bruce wasnt aware that the min weights on the rods had been lowered to 600, and that then made the already approved manley rod legal for the 6.1 as well which it was listed for, we went through EVERYTHING today....

Now that I have the good answer I will proceed with it. in 6 weeks from now there is going to be no better answer.....not that I see...

Ive spent 6 months learning everything DP, talking to everyone in the know about the DP stuff and making lists, I wont say I know more than anyone I dont...thats the nice thing about the DP "Confederation" is it is a collective effort of many of us trying to find the good answers, what was shared with me will be shared, back and vice versa. We are all in the same boat as it were. That was a large portion for the reasoning of this thread. To share information, and responsed and observation as well as conclusions and resolutions with other DP owners.

It In my book has led me to where I am in short order, I would call that a resounding success, not just for us, but for all who follow.