Camaro's down..
09-24-2007, 02:20 PM
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Camaro's down.. Well..no 1/4 mile fun for me guys..
Went out and put the final Tune in it and on the last little run it **** out and started ticking real loud, and having some Knock Retard on the Computer. I coasted it off the Highway and parked it, pulled the Valve Covers off of it to check the Rockers.
Everything was bolted down tight to where it should be except #5 Intake. It was tight, but it has about 1/8" freeplay from the Valve to the Rocker when you lift it. I pulled the Rocker off, pulled out the Pushrod to check it and it was good. Springs were good, nothing wrong there..everything else was good.
I think it dropped that Lifter, so next week I'm ordering new Lifters..probably LS7 Lifters, Head Gaskets, Head Bolts, and whatever else I need. Then find the time to drop the Engine out and tear the top-end off of it..
**** happens..built it, break it, build it again..atleast it happened here, not there after a big drive and all that gas money..
Went out and put the final Tune in it and on the last little run it **** out and started ticking real loud, and having some Knock Retard on the Computer. I coasted it off the Highway and parked it, pulled the Valve Covers off of it to check the Rockers.
Everything was bolted down tight to where it should be except #5 Intake. It was tight, but it has about 1/8" freeplay from the Valve to the Rocker when you lift it. I pulled the Rocker off, pulled out the Pushrod to check it and it was good. Springs were good, nothing wrong there..everything else was good.
I think it dropped that Lifter, so next week I'm ordering new Lifters..probably LS7 Lifters, Head Gaskets, Head Bolts, and whatever else I need. Then find the time to drop the Engine out and tear the top-end off of it..
**** happens..built it, break it, build it again..atleast it happened here, not there after a big drive and all that gas money..
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09-24-2007, 06:21 PM
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Yup..you have to pull the Heads...here we go again...
It won't take that long, and cost under $250.
I don't know about being 1-up on what I was sportin..we were expecting mid-10's..on all motor..
**** happens..all part of the fun of it..
It won't take that long, and cost under $250.
I don't know about being 1-up on what I was sportin..we were expecting mid-10's..on all motor..
**** happens..all part of the fun of it..
09-24-2007, 07:57 PM
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man i feel your pain. when i finished my 383 i got about 25 miles on it and it spun a bearing then ate up every other bearing within 1 minute of trying to determine whether it was knocking or something else. like you said **** happens. hope everything goes back together easy for you.
09-25-2007, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by SincalT/A
Your car is rejecting the transplant.Ohh well time to throw the ol'faithful LT1 back in!
What lifters were you using anyway? Had a lot of miles on them or something?
09-26-2007, 03:01 AM
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merv, look into the ctsv racing lifters. scoggin dicky has them in stock and are supposed to be really good.
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