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Definitely not happy. How far from bind was spring setup? How many miles/hits since valve train was setup? How much PTV clearance?
not many miles, maybe 400 at most since i assembled the heads. Countless hits.
these are off the shelf parts, hard to call it "set up" i was always under the impression if lift of the cam is under specs of springs, one would be good to go......
so now begins my next lesson in engin building, propper walve train setup.......
Gotcha. A little homework and be good to go. Stable valve train is a happy(ier) valve train. Get springs (spring rate) that meets the needs (way more is not merrier). Shim springs to .080" of bind at max lift. Set rocker geometry at half lift to get correct push rod length. Sufficient push rod wall thickness to handle the load. With good parts, everything should work well and stay together.
You guys wont believe what's in the works right now, and there's so much other stuff to cover, so we wont talk about that....
So let's pick up where we left off, the trans tunnel is finished, I'm really happy with how it turned out. I made it removable for a couple of reasons ,
#1 . At the rate I blow **** up it's really easy just to undo a few bolts to be able to remove the plugs and cooler lines from up top.
#2. I didnt feel like pulling the trans to weld a steel one back in.
Maybe that is actually #1.......
anywho, I made an aluminum perimeter and "backbone" to get the shape/ contour of the tunnel, floor ,and firewall. Took me waaaaay longer than it probably should have, but it's super rigid and done.
here's a few pics of process:
(typically I'm a little shutterbug, but I cant find finished, bolted in pic....anyway painted with rattle can bed liner, looks good)
4wd trucks have a lower profile transmission connector, i see yours is hitting the trans tunnel frame you made.
didn't know that, dam sure wish i had....
The connector is actually just above the floor of the car, so I ended up making bulge in the fiberglass to accommodate it rather than cutting the floor or aluminum frame (where the sharpie mark is).
thanks for info, I'll still prob look into it
theres allot been going on, it's currently up on jack stands in its "service position " lol.... the pic gives a little more away.... "Service position "
Another decision that I made was to change from the factory pcm /harness that I converted over to......
terminator x!
if it had been available during the first iteration of the car, I prob would have used it.
I've also bought a sub harness for the fans, fuel pump, alt, and flex sensor from current performance, it plugs into the power tap of the holley harness, pretty slick deal and will clean up some wiring underhood
Everybody out! Was easy to remove, no cut wires
Good idea on the tunnel, might try that on the new project. I am also going to use the term X max, been using the Holley HP's, wish my tunes would cross over to the X, but diff whatevers, lol. Pretty cool on the extra wiring avail. now.
Good idea on the tunnel, might try that on the new project. I am also going to use the term X max, been using the Holley HP's, wish my tunes would cross over to the X, but diff whatevers, lol. Pretty cool on the extra wiring avail. now.
Good idea on the tunnel, might try that on the new project. I am also going to use the term X max, been using the Holley HP's, wish my tunes would cross over to the X, but diff whatevers, lol. Pretty cool on the extra wiring avail. now.
for the price , there is no way I could peice together, spend the time, and make half as nice looking....
03-24-2020, 08:46 PM
