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This race car raced 9 seasons pulling 2Gs in the turns using 308 wheel carries and bearings with 4340 stub axles...so it seems a well design axle has no issues.



I emailed Strange engineering to see if they are interested in making 208 axles or interested in partially finished non-hardened axles to at least save me the annealing step.

I'm curious - is there any chance that the issues with the existing 308 stub axles could be mitigated by doing stuff like sleeving, spray-welding and machining a radius, heat or cryo treating, etc?

I guess the risk is that you do all of that to a 40mm setup that lasts 50% longer than the OEM unit but still fails and you've done more work than just going to the 45...

Just got the long awaited email, gaskets are ready to ship!

Sadly I'm only 1/2 done with the floor refinish

I just received my custom 360 "Turbo" head gaskets as well. He isn't fast but he is the best.

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Wade Williams
Master Ferrari Tech
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Engine Machinist
Fabricator
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360 turbo? Are you holding out on us?

I woke up to the gasket bill email....need to talk to lana

Sooo pretty

...and come with some pretty interesting instructions like start the engine without coolant and let the heads come to 40-50C. Then water only to full temp. Then coolant. We shall see! (once I free of house work)

Not holding out. Just a car that arrived with a blown head gasket and twin turbos. It blew a head gasket previously with the shop that did the turbo work. They fixed it but it did it again. The studs were crap and the washers were wedged into there seats. Washers were too big for the counter bore. New studs and washers, cut down to fit. New thicker custom head gaskets. Hope it holds.

I have a second 360 NA with a blown head gasket as well. Haven't taken it apart yet. Still a ton of big project jobs to get through.

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Wade Williams
Master Ferrari Tech
Restoration Tech
Engine Machinist
Fabricator
Racecar Driver

Here's hoping that those gaskets work as good as they look!

Heres hoping. I haven't had any seepage with Murrey head gaskets, but I don't have what you have. Well, okay, nobody does.

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Wade Williams
Master Ferrari Tech
Restoration Tech
Engine Machinist
Fabricator
Racecar Driver

The basic plan it that I'm not pulling it apart again for headgaskets, I'm just not. It kind of good that the instructions say plain water first because the head gasket sealer wants that too.....so one way or the other I'm quite certain I'm done with head gasket issues. I pulled it this time for the valves and gears, not the mostly sealed head gaskets. I'm just done with the issue......

Mostly finished painting the kitchen last night.....now either I get a summer break and can play cars or I have more floor to refinish over the coming 2-3weeks then play cars.