sounds very nice, i'll have all that minus the cam, we'll see how it gos lol
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sounds very nice, i'll have all that minus the cam, we'll see how it gos lol
so if the mechanic used a copper elbow, how did he seal the ends? rtv?
Looks like a bunch of RTV to me
i wonder how long that will hold
By the way, I'm still using the AL104's with the 3.25 pulley and I don't seem to be getting any miss fires, should I change them to TR6's anyway?
How is KR? If you have no KR don't worry about it
TR6's are supposed to be a smidge cooler.
If you're not knocking i wouldnt worry TOO much but i'd look at getting some TR6's in there soon.
Ok AL104's are out and the TR6's are in now. It works fairly the same, except that the hesitation problem that I had before I installed the cam is now gone... finally.
here's the original post:
http://www.grandprixforums.net/hesit...ion-37209.html
Are you running stock valve train? Besides the cam obviously
Yes stock valve train, one of the reasons that I picked the VS cam is that you don't need springs or other components.
One thing that worries me in that picture with the copper coolant elbow is the LIM gasket that attaches to the block. The little flap or what should over hang looks to be pinched behind the front engine cover, because it looks to be folded DOWN. If that's the case, then the front engine cover is not sealed up all the way.
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He's right, your mechanic put the LIM side gaskets on backwards. I don't think it'll be an issue because you're still getting gasket contact on the LIM but if you get mysterious vacuum leaks in the future or oil seepage you know to take it back to him to tell him to fix it.Quote:
Originally Posted by GR8racingfool
ok I just checked that the flap is not pinched between the block and the front cover and it's not, it's just hanging on top of it. But are you saying that the flap should be folded upwards and not downwards?
It should on the inside of the engine...not hanging out on the outside...so basically it needs to do a 180*
ah yes, i think i got it now, like this right?
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...z/DSC02593.jpg
How much of an issue is that? I mean should I have them fixed right away or can it hold like it is?
I went out to record a few videos, this is the one I liked best:
YouTube - GTP 0-100 km
I guess is not that all amazing considering I'm at 5000 feet. There was this HEMI pick up trying to keep up with me while I was recording this, but it couldn't.
Honestly I think you'll probably be ok on the gaskets.
I would get the car scanned and tuned after the cam. Probably won't be able to shift past 6000 on stock valve springs though.