lifted a 6.0 head need info
08-16-2006, 06:51 AM
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lifted a 6.0 head need info I lifted the head on the driver side. When we went to take the head off the nuts that held it down seem too lose. We got the off using a 3/8 inch ratchet. When we took off the pass. side we had to use a braker bar to get those nuts off. Is it just because I lifted the one head or was it because the head was not tightened down it the first place.
08-17-2006, 03:41 PM
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ok I blew out the head gasket. First pass at the track after the motor was built. I was probably going off the rev limiter off the line but not going down the track.
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08-20-2006, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by nitrousboyWS6
22 degrees twin turbo set up pump gas 20 pounds
What hp level are you making with that set up? I would run 100 octane, at least. Pushing head gaskets suck.
08-20-2006, 08:14 AM
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Ya I think it was just too much timing for pump gas. I mean I had about 18 degrees of timing on the pump gas and went up to 23 degrees @ 11psi on pure race gas. Not a mix. It ran fine. But for pump gas IMHO thats a little too much.
08-20-2006, 01:49 PM
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I'd take it down to 18 at least, run more when u have 100 or over...but not much more. really timing isn't a HUGE factor in making HP boosted motors. better safe than sorry, but I guess u just found that out. sorry for ur luck.
08-20-2006, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Screamin_Z
I'd take it down to 18 at least, run more when u have 100 or over...but not much more. really timing isn't a HUGE factor in making HP boosted motors. better safe than sorry, but I guess u just found that out. sorry for ur luck.
Went from 21 to 23 to see what it would do since my power curve looked a little ruff. Put the smoothing on winpep to zero, And it helped it out a ton.
08-20-2006, 01:59 PM
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now i could be way off as he hasnt posted back but did anyone think that he wasnt planning on running 20psi on pump...ie he had a problem controlling boost?i hit 20psi on pump a while back and probably would have had head gasket issue if i hadnt blown the maf off the car which shut the car off
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Originally Posted by ddnspider
now i could be way off as he hasnt posted back but did anyone think that he wasnt planning on running 20psi on pump...ie he had a problem controlling boost?i hit 20psi on pump a while back and probably would have had head gasket issue if i hadnt blown the maf off the car which shut the car off
08-21-2006, 03:13 AM
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Car was tuned at 20 psi on pump gas. I have an electroinc boost controller that was set at 20. Now that does not mean the car did not see more then that though when I was at the track and it blew out the head gasket.
I would also like to know why the head stud nuts were so loose when we took them off. Has anyone else had this happen after they blew a head gasket.
I would also like to know why the head stud nuts were so loose when we took them off. Has anyone else had this happen after they blew a head gasket.
08-21-2006, 03:15 AM
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Originally Posted by LASTLS1
What hp level are you making with that set up? I would run 100 octane, at least. Pushing head gaskets suck.
800rwhp and 725 rwtq though stock 6 speed moser 12bolt 410 gears at the time of the dyno pulls 373 now. compression is 8.6to1
08-21-2006, 03:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
22 degrees of timing on pump gas? I've seen folks post running 14-18 degrees of timing.
Yes on pump gas. I sent you a pm
