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Scott wrote:What is an aluminum rodded engine? I am not much of the rice burner type.
Oh, it's not a rice burner thing, guys been running aluminum rodded engines in big motors for long time... a lot of the drag machines (top fuel, etc) still use 'em.

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I have a project car too.. not really into the japanese cars, although I do have one.

My project/money pit:
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Now that is a nice (but expensive) ride.
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Expensive, but you can put any Chevrolet V-8 in them (they have hydromatic 400 transmissions). But they can be a bear to work on and the electrical can be a nightmare. I used to know a guy that had one with a 396 c.i. big block.

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Hey Scott what can you pop in my eclipse to supe it up.
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Not really expensive at all. I probably have 1/3 of what swagman has in his Neon. The engine is pretty well bullet-proof. It's made to last a while.
My original intention was to lump it with a built-up chevy smallblock, but after learning a bit about the xk engine, and removing the americanized smog-control stuff, I like it a lot.

There are some oddities in the electrical system that are a beast of a different nature. I have had very little electrical trouble, but I cleaned a lot of connections and used dielectric grease when first getting it.
I have had a LOT more electrical trouble from my Nissan 240sx.

I believe the GM400, is mostly limited to the XJ-S. What I have, the series 3 xj6, has a Borg Warner transmission. It's been a really cheap project for a 16 year old car.
I still have a lot left to do, but it is a project afterall.
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