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Re: Indy Maxx aluminum block concerns? [Re: go green] #163317
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i had issues with my maxx block & -1 heads with oil return. kept running out of oil in the traps (10 litres capacity)so i drilled those holes out to 5/8 & chamfered the holes to improve drainage. also restricted oil flow to the heads by installing copper flare caps with 7/64 orifices & sandwiching these caps in the flexi lines that fed the heads. made an oil scraper that i welded to a windage tray frame & made it so it bolted to the main cap extraction threaded holes. no more running out of oil for me now.
did have issues with main cap removal & fitment on the first 3 builds but now they have loosened up & are almost a press fit by hand. i used to leave the caps in the freezer till i was ready to fit just so they'd shrink enough to locate far enough into the block so i could hit them with a dead blow. that "O" ring material that seals the rear main cap is my only remaining bug bear. normally fit & silicon the end of the "O" ring material in the cap the day before so it's stuck big time before molying up the sides to fit the bearing & cap. the first attempts turned to custard as the "O" would slip & we didn't see till we found we had an oil leak. maxx blocks are a learning curve but we now have got ahead of things. would be nice if ICH sent out an info sheet on whats required in the way of additional machining of their product. scott @ ICH told me to open up the holes as he said the CNC block gets this process if ordered that way.
my block is the B size, would be great if world made a B size aftermarket alloy block, only current option is KB & that was just a lil too much out of my budget.

Re: Indy Maxx aluminum block concerns? [Re: rebel] #163318
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Not a big block engine builder.....
May someday have a predator head engine and then will get into the BB blocks.

Some things to consider.

As someone else said it is hard to pull vacuum up top and expect the oil to drain down.

Most of these engines have way too much oil going to the valve gear, as someone else mentioned restricting the oil circuit.

How tight the cam is in the bearing only has a little to do with how tight the bearing is in the block. Although one would think if it is tight on the cam it probably is tighter in the block.

If I were building an Indy Maxx block I might try to use some of the many tricks I'm using on my small block.

Bush the lifters and pushrod oil the valvetrain. If you have someone doing the work that as a clue you can put the oil feed hole where you need it in the bushing and just big enough to get the job done .028".

Bore the cam tunnel and using needle beaing roller cam bearings. They may turn easier in an alluminum block than babbit but you wont block the oil hole off sense there is none. These bearing could also be pinned.

The oil drainbackholes need to be dealt with. Just haven't heard my way of dealing with this in this thread. Drill new hole out as close as you can to the rear of the lifter galley as under acceleration it shoud drain behind the crank and rods. You can also drill a large hole out in the very front so under decelaration you can get oil back to the pan. The factory holes need to be drill out and threaded to half inch pipe. Make some brass or alluminum pipe that will screw into the block and reach just shy of the valley pan. This will allow for ventelation of crank case pressure but not interfere with drain back.

Hope you can find some use of my ideas.

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Re: Indy Maxx aluminum block concerns? [Re: Leon441] #163319
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That is what I did, restricted the vale train oil way down. started with .060 and ended up with .028. I also added 1/4 holes thrugh all the webs and front of the block exiting to the timing area. I didnot add the holes out the back of the block , but think I will do so this winter for when the car is accelerating.

Re: Indy Maxx aluminum block concerns? [Re: Leon441] #163320
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Thanks everyone for all the good info!
I am getting the idea I better check everything.
Restrict the oil to the heads.
Increase/control drainback.
Maybe go to pushrod oiling, instead of the spraybar setup it comes with(572 heads).
And check into "pinning" the cam bearings.
Thanks again,Dave.

Re: Indy Maxx aluminum block concerns? [Re: n20mstr] #163321
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Tony, I like the oil drain back from the head idea. This would help in setting the valves hot, maybe not so much oil dripping out when taking off the valve cover? What size line? -4?

Re: Indy Maxx aluminum block concerns? [Re: 4404dart] #163322
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Don't know if you caught this. But, it is very wise to put stacks in the valley area. This allows crankcase ventilation without restricting oil return. Have to thank Ray Barton for that idea.

Leon


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Re: Indy Maxx aluminum block concerns? [Re: Leon441] #163323
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Thanks, I reread your post. So the new holes allow the drainback, but where you want it to drainback, in the front and the back, and the existing holes now would have the stacks, allowing ventilation, but no drainback through these stacks, correct? Plus your restricting the oil to the heads anyway so there isn't that much needing to get back to the pan? Thanks!

Re: Indy Maxx aluminum block concerns? [Re: jamesc] #163324
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Hmmm...i noticed the cam bearings in my new KB block had roll pins in them. i was thinking it was for oil restriction but maybe it's to keep them from turning...or both. anyone know for sure?




Hi Jim:

The pins are both, restrictors and pinned for saftey, if the cam bearings doesn't have .003 - .004 crush the bearings could spin, if #4 cam bearing spins, it will block the oil to the heads.

Tom (KBRE)

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Re: Indy Maxx aluminum block concerns? [Re: 4404dart] #163326
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In this pic I'm just showing a cam bearing. He said that #3 and #4 came loose while the car was running, and almost lost oil pressure. The cam turned over real easy, but he's saying because the aluminum expands and contracts, they come loose, unless you pin them? You guys seen this one? Still thanks, Dave.




All aluminum blocks can exhibit this problem. I ran into this with KB blocks, back at Mopar Engines West, several years ago. Ken Black promptly admitted that this could happen, so he started pinning all the cam bearings prior to shipment. I never had an issue after that. That was Ken Black coming through again! I hope he finds a buyer for KB and survives.

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He was getting a bunch of oil in the vaccuum pump overflow, untill they got the oil to drain out of the valley.




was the vac line tapped into the lifter valley cover or a valve cover ?



Valve cover I think?

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Re: Indy Maxx aluminum block concerns? [Re: 4404dart] #163329
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I just haven't been able to get this thread out of my mind... I'm getting real close to reassembling my car and I just don't want to end up with spun cam bearings and the resulting problems.

Does anyone have pictures of your pinned cam bearings? Or could you at least describe the process in detail?

Thanks!

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not an indy but here is a pic of my aluminum world block for reference/ comparison. Ray Barton prepped...



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Re: Indy Maxx aluminum block concerns? [Re: PolyDart] #163331
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Rick asked
"Does anyone have pictures of your pinned cam bearings? Or could you at least describe the process in detail?"

Rick,
All they are is allen head set screws, 1/4x20, I think, drilled with a .050-.060" hole, the oil feed from main to cam bearing is tapped, the set screw is run up to the cam bearing hole, and keeps bearing from rotating, need to be checked to make sure they don't extend through the hole into the cam itself, may take just a kiss with a die grinder, then final clean and loctite in place.

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I asked because no one I know has had any luck pulling from the valley even with baffels.





i saw a big chevy engine that had the vacumn line plumbed in to the fuel pump block off plate. Will this work properly, seems the blow by would start in the lower part of the engine?

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Thanks for the info

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Rick,
All they are is allen head set screws, 1/4x20, I think, drilled with a .050-.060" hole, the oil feed from main to cam bearing is tapped, the set screw is run up to the cam bearing hole, and keeps bearing from rotating, need to be checked to make sure they don't extend through the hole into the cam itself, may take just a kiss with a die grinder, then final clean and loctite in place.



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I get almost 1100hp out of my 588 there have been zero problems with the block.





this is for you TOADIE!

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Don't know if you caught this. But, it is very wise to put stacks in the valley area. This allows crankcase ventilation without restricting oil return. Have to thank Ray Barton for that idea.

Leon




Don't know if that was Ray Barton's idea---they have been doing it on chevys for YEARS--way before there was even an indy block

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I just haven't been able to get this thread out of my mind... I'm getting real close to reassembling my car and I just don't want to end up with spun cam bearings and the resulting problems.

Does anyone have pictures of your pinned cam bearings? Or could you at least describe the process in detail?

Thanks!




Just a update from my original post.
I ran the car/block last year with the cam bearings green loctited, and it worked great. I did increase the drain back holes, especially in the front and rear of the block, worked great. The deck was really square on the block, and after having MPG ( engine masters competitors )torque plate hone the block, it ended up being a nice quality part. The used 572 heads I have is a whole nuther story.

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