Finally pulling the trigger on parts!
03-11-2017, 01:14 PM
#1124
10 Second Club
Looking forward to seeing it and hearing it.
03-11-2017, 05:50 PM
#1125
Was working on my daily driver today, so didn't have much time to go out and make any videos with the Trans Am. But I did find a little time to clean and polish the wheels and exhaust tips. So this is more of a trial run with cheapo GoPro I picked up to see how it would do with videos....
03-12-2017, 04:53 PM
#1129
I'll try that.
The Borla is thick and cakes on. You have to use a Powerball or the bronze wool to get it off. But it works.
I usually just work in a dab with the wool and keep working it, moving to a cleaner piece of the wool until it's done. Then I use a terry cloth or even just a shop rag and get any residue out. Then I spray with the water hose to check to see if it needs a touch up.
It takes about 5 mins to do it.
The Borla is thick and cakes on. You have to use a Powerball or the bronze wool to get it off. But it works.
I usually just work in a dab with the wool and keep working it, moving to a cleaner piece of the wool until it's done. Then I use a terry cloth or even just a shop rag and get any residue out. Then I spray with the water hose to check to see if it needs a touch up.
It takes about 5 mins to do it.
04-26-2017, 05:20 AM
#1133
That looks like the Straub kit, yeah?
If so I just installed their kit in my C6Z. Good quality stuff it seems. I'll post the link to my thread so you can see what the comp kit was doing. Glad I made the switch
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c6-z06-discussion/3961935-upcoming-project-swap-comp-for-straub.html
If so I just installed their kit in my C6Z. Good quality stuff it seems. I'll post the link to my thread so you can see what the comp kit was doing. Glad I made the switch
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c6-z06-discussion/3961935-upcoming-project-swap-comp-for-straub.html
04-26-2017, 09:23 AM
#1136
You would be correct.
And that shroud is ****. I'm about to throw it on just to free up a lot of space under the hood and wire in the SPAL fans before I even get to the go faster goodies.
And yep, Straub kit. I weighed it vs the CHE kit. Almost did CHE since I know that kit is insane and Kurt Urban helped with it. But the Straub kit is fine for what I'm doing, and the price was better.
Also swapped over to JGR Driven LS30 oil. I'll see how it does. I should be able to get 3k if not 5k miles out of an oil change with it vs the VR1 I was using. Plus, the LS30 has a higher shear rating and more ZDDP...
And that shroud is ****. I'm about to throw it on just to free up a lot of space under the hood and wire in the SPAL fans before I even get to the go faster goodies.
And yep, Straub kit. I weighed it vs the CHE kit. Almost did CHE since I know that kit is insane and Kurt Urban helped with it. But the Straub kit is fine for what I'm doing, and the price was better.
Also swapped over to JGR Driven LS30 oil. I'll see how it does. I should be able to get 3k if not 5k miles out of an oil change with it vs the VR1 I was using. Plus, the LS30 has a higher shear rating and more ZDDP...
04-26-2017, 09:28 AM
#1137
TECH Senior Member
Are there any physical differences between the Straub and CHE trunnion kits? Sorry for the hijack....
04-26-2017, 09:47 AM
#1138
CHE doesn't have to be pressed in. And it as perhaps a better oil groove system around it. At the end of the day, both are bronze bushings running on an oil film. So, how you get there is what makes them different. I believe the CHE bushings are lighter, but the weight is on the trunnion/lifter side and not the valve side, so for the RPMs most of us turn I don't think it'd make much of a difference.
04-26-2017, 10:06 AM
#1139
TECH Senior Member
OK, thank you Jake! Always wondered about that, and you cleared it up!
