[TPR] Oil Report on PANTERA - After fresh engine and SSCC

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Re Profiles article
Geez dawg give it some time.  The poor bastard is getting married in two 
days, give him a break.  :)
Then there's that little Fun Rally thing he has to get through, then 
back home and who knows if they have a honeymoon scheduled after that.  
My guess would be you'll see it sometime this summer, like maybe July?  
August?

Re SSCC:
I've worked a little bit on a budget; it looks like a GO.
My Dad will accompany me, but says he won't navigate because he won't 
let me buy him a helmet.  I'm nearly certain he'd love to ride along and 
he has everything he needs from his military days, except the helmet.  
He didn't even let me get a word in after I said "You'll need a 
helmet."  He shut it down quick.  I think it's because he honestly 
didn't want me spending an extra $300 just so he could nav, on top of 
the navigator fee.

So... does anyone have an SA2010 helmet laying around they could loan me 
in September? <nudge-nudge, wink-wink>

Otherwise, my Dad will be happy to drive a rig from Ely to the 318 
junction if anyone needs it, and will meet me there for the drive back 
to Ely.

I'm looking at hotels now and plan to have reservation made in the next 
week or two.  I'm planning on a Wednesday late arrival and an early 
Monday departure from Ely.  We'll forgo the banquet in Las Vegas to save 
time on the return trip.

Entry Class... yea... I'm planning on probably 120 or maybe 125, 
whichever tends to get fewer entries.  The Pantera seemed to run well at 
120 MPH for nearly the entire course until I dropped it down to about 90 
in a vein attempt to scrub off time.  Dang 120 felt good. :)

Re the engine build.  Hey, if it weren't for a lot of great feedback 
from many folks on this list, most importantly Mr. Fulp, I may not have 
done as good a job.  Many thanks to all.  I don't know how long it will 
last and I know it wasn't a real high horsepower build, but it feels 
good.  Hopefully in the next five to 10 years I'll build another much 
more powerful engine.  Mhuuuooohoooohahahahaha.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 4/22/2013 7:58 PM, Teampantera wrote:
> Not surprised AJ...your attention to detail was outstanding.
> Obviously all our on-line support made the difference...okay just kidding.
>
> What is the game plan or goal average for Silver State? Any planned changes?
>
> Whiskey Tango Foxtrot status on your POCA Profiles SS story?
>
> Mad Dawg
>
> Asa Jay Laughton<asajay at asajay.com>  wrote:
>
>> Hi gang,
>> Here is my oil report from Blackstone labs.  This is the first oil
>> analysis on the brand new engine that I ran for the first time at Silver
>> State last year.  A quick recap on what was done to that engine:
>> - New main and rod bearings after having found the originals trashed
>> - Block cleaned, crank polished
>> - New piston rings
>> - Heads refreshed (seals, valve-grind, new valves where needed) (already
>> had single-piece valves)
>> - New gaskets and seals
>> - New Armando 10-qt oil pan
>> - Two bottles of engine assembly lube
>> - Amsoil break-in oil for about 1,000 miles and then switched to the 15W-50
>> - Running highest octane pump gas (92 I believe, not race gas)
>>
>> So here is the report.  It shows high copper which they elude to is
>> probably due to break-in of the new engine.  I'll admit I'm new to the
>> oil analysis game but I want to play.  I'm comfortable with their
>> recommendation to change the oil and sample again in about 3,000 miles.
>>
>> For those who haven't seen one before, enjoy.  For those who have please
>> take a look and let the bench racing begin.  :)
>>
>> To view an information sheet explaining the report, click on the
>> following link:
>> http://www.blackstone-labs.com/report-explanation.php
>>
>> Have fun now,
>> Asa Jay
>>
>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>> &   Shelley Marie
>> Spokane, WA
>> ******************************
>> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
>>
>>
>>
>>
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