hah, trial by fire huh? soak the som' bitch down and throw some matches at it? haha, sound like we'll need video

 

a razor blade to get as much off as you can...then move to carb cleaner and a scotch brite pad. it makes easy work of it. the block MUST BE BARE to make sure the cometic .040's seal. dont leave ANYTHING or you might be pulling the heads again to do the gaskets. dont skimp out on the block prep with these gaskets factory guey gaskets can be thrown on just about anything haha. thats the one nice thing about the stockers.

put a light coat of spray on copper gasket on the gaskets for a little extra cheap insurance.

oh and wear leather gloves while cleaning the blolck...there are tons of shap edges to lose a finger on spray some wd40 in the piston holes if you havent already. i had some surface rust appear FAST cuz i tried to use penetrating lube instead of wd40. dummy me!

 

Look any better?

 

perfect! did you use my method or figure out another way? how did it work out.

 

dang i knew i shouldnt have bought nitrous!!!!! i hate it!! looks like we will have a very close setup and times between the three of us......lol
hey TX whats your times like in this hotter weather??

 

EFF your method!! This is what I did....

First took the big stuff off with a razor blade.
Then I sprayed some carb cleaner all over that bad boy and scrubbed the **** outta it with a scotch brite pad.
Then after that was all said and done I sprayed some WD-40 down in the piston holes and all over the pistons to protect from surface rust

 

I also ordered a set of LS7 lifters as well today... figure while its off might as well upgrade as they are only $110/16

 

genious! why didnt i think of something like that???

has beastmode released the specs of his setup to everyone else yet? i would hate to let the cat outa the bag. it may be me beastmode and charlie wheatley only right now. its guna run great!

i havent gotten to run it in the heat yet. got the heads on during the winter months. ill be back out there soon with my caltracks and some more tuning. theres more left in the tune. me and charlie threw a 10 minute tune in there and rushed straight to the track so we werent late.

 

ya dude it worked like a charm... took a little elbow work but it wasnt bad at all... that razor blade is def the trick lol, if you dont do that forget about it

 

Looks much better man!