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    Two thoughts on this, first, the way I see it if standard replacement ring gears are available it would make no sense to tool up to produce your own. These flywheels are defiantly a low volume item. The second, I know this will sound a bit Mickey Mouse but if you ever looked at a ring gear that was damaged by a bad starter, generally the damage is limited to about four spots on the ring gear. This leaves quite a lot of useful areas still existing. You could heat the ring gear until it falls off or can be tapped of, relocate the bad ares and reinstall. Iffy I know.

     Aside from altering DCR would a change from straight up to four degrees advanced cam timing have a noticeable effect on torque production in the 2,500 to 4,000 RPM range?

It takes a little over 1 gallon of fuel per 1/4 mile pass. That includes idle time in staging, the burnout, making the pass, shut down and returning to the pits. I would guess mileage to be about 1 mile per gallon. Jim

Have you experienced noticeable oil dilution from the alcohol?

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If we are speaking about the lower hose, I had a similar situation with an aluminum pump. I found that a coat of silicone grease inside the hose will allow it to slip over the larger dia. pump.

You didn't mention the thickness of the intake gaskets but I will suggest thicker gaskets which are available. This will bring the intake up in relation to the heads. As for the cork end gaskets, I would suggest using a bead of sealer if you have time to let it cure.

10-4 that.