Picking up the Nova Sunday

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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#16 Post by John_Heard » Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:40 pm

Well compared to some of the other engines in our class, it's nothing fancy aka home built.

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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#17 Post by chpcamaro » Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:53 pm

hey john what the water tank it the back for? i know i missed something some where
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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#18 Post by John_Heard » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:01 pm

That's to cool the twin F3's...

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I'm going to try turbo/blower water tank thing on a nitrous car.

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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#19 Post by chpcamaro » Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:07 pm

ok that makes sense now lol i always wanted to build myself a turbo car i have for customers but there walets are bigger then mine lol and i would go over board lol well make sure you keep the pictures comeing are you going fuel injection?
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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#20 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:57 am

wikd69 wrote:That booger is almost 1.5 times the displacement of my little 427 bbc. I'm started to feel CI envy...
Hey Harry, how do you think I feel coming into this with only a 408bbc...... :oops:
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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#21 Post by John_Heard » Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:25 am

chpcamaro wrote:ok that makes sense now lol i always wanted to build myself a turbo car i have for customers but there walets are bigger then mine lol and i would go over board lol well make sure you keep the pictures comeing are you going fuel injection?
The tank is big enough if someday I want to do a turbo or blower setup, but sticking with same ol' nitrous combo for now. Still going to have a carb on it, pretty much the same setup but may do something different with the nitrous.

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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#22 Post by wikd69 » Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:33 am

Bruce69Camaro wrote:
wikd69 wrote:That booger is almost 1.5 times the displacement of my little 427 bbc. I'm started to feel CI envy...
Hey Harry, how do you think I feel coming into this with only a 408bbc...... :oops:
Yeah, I wasn't gonna mention that... :smt003
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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#23 Post by HPDRIFTER » Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:28 pm

I know how you feel.
My 468 is shrinking faster than our 401K's................

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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#24 Post by a1elec » Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:24 pm

awesome john glad to hear it. i may make it out this year very close having carb issues with the tight nos converter but CFM is setting me up. john

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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#25 Post by silvanova » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:13 pm

Looking good John, Im curious what it will weigh when u get the motor and everything in it.
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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#26 Post by John_Heard » Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:50 pm

I'm curious too! All I can say for sure is it will be lighter, only question is how much exactly.

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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#27 Post by John_Heard » Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:58 pm

Got the water tank all insulated, starting on plumbing and electrical stuff this weekend.

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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#28 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:29 am

Hey John,

Did you say this water tank is going to be your radiator or did I "dream up" that comment?
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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#29 Post by John_Heard » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:37 am

Yeah, that's gonna replace the radiator, engine mounted water pump, etc.

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Re: Picking up the Nova Sunday

#30 Post by clutchdude » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:27 pm

John, what are you going to do for a water pump? A remote setup?

I'm doing a similar setup on my car, but a front mounted tank, very small tank since its a alcohol motor....but am still looking at remote pumps and am not sure which one i want to use.

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