ZONES89RS

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Well, it is done. I am happy with it with the exception of timing, i might not run a vacuum advance, it makes it detonate if i have the timing up where it likes it during normal operation. We will see.

Enjoy.

92builtbird

sounds good zones!

drrobotnik

very nice

ZONES89RS

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Thanks fellas, the oil pressure was acting FUCKED today, i hope it is the gauge or line to it...

1997bird

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What was your main bearing clearances? Rod bearing clearances? Side to side rod clearance?

ZONES89RS

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Not much...

1997bird

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So........you just slapped her together and fired her up, now she's trying to blow up.

ZONES89RS

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I think from pilling the intake a couple of times something or things is pulled into the pickup.

UpOnOne781

that sounds sick...do u have a glass pack on there or is it just straight exhaust pipe?

ZONES89RS

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Straight pipe all the way out the back, it has a custom Y you can see under there to retain the dual exits.Glad you like it!

ZONES89RS

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Well, there was RTV in the pickup, not tons of it but several small pieces. I hope that was the issue, i have the new pump in, pan back on and K member back up. Tomorrow ill button everything back together and see what happens.

travie319

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Sounds good

ZONES89RS

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Thanks, you should hear it in person.

ZONES89RS

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Well, it still does it, even swapped the oil pressure gauge just in case. Not AS bad but still does it, i cranked the rev limiter up and ran it to 6600 RPM to see what would happen, nothing. So, i am just going to drive it till it blows up. F it.

ZONES89RS

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If it blows up.

1997bird

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Nice outlook on your new motor! How much oil pressure do you have at idle and with some rpm in her?

ZONES89RS

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I am talking **** because i am just tired of messing with it, i just wanna drive it. But, it has 45 lbs at idle, at 2500 RPM it has 60-70, then any higher it starts falling off with the more RPM it gets.

jmm98LS1

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If it gets worse as rpm increases, it sounds like you could be sucking the pan dry.......lemme guess---high volume oil pump & a 5qt pan?

ZONES89RS

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Yea, but now it is a std volume pump and a 5 qt pan with an extra quart, this problem ocurred later on, not right away, it would have been from day one.

82 camaro

Do Not run extra oil in the pan... Stock pan try running 4.5 to 5 qt. of oil with a filter change. Did you check the oil pump pick up to pan clearance?