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Re: flat rate head gasket swap
ive worked on a 280z turbo engine , toyota 22ret factory turbo engine, and a miata engine (twice :P) all were new barings rings and seals. built with factory parts. and all are living happy lives =)
ic what your saying...since they were used before you under torqued them they are still streached.....id say get a new pair ready just incase you blow another head gasket :-X |
Re: flat rate head gasket swap
Originally Posted by needahonda
ive worked on a 280z turbo engine , toyota 22ret factory turbo engine, and a miata engine (twice :P) all were new barings rings and seals. built with factory parts. and all are living happy lives =)
ic what your saying...since they were used before you under torqued them they are still streached.....id say get a new pair ready just incase you blow another head gasket :-X i think the other guys have more experience with the 5.0 HO engine. im gunna buy some ARP studs once i get some cash |
Re: flat rate head gasket swap
;DSo is it ready to come up an play with the beast???? >:D
Or you gonna hide in oregon....Just ribbin ya...Anyway seems like you can tear that thing down in your sleep now.I wouldnt worry to much about those head bolts if they didnt break when you torqued them down then they are gonna do just fine. Gonna go a different direction on the chevy....305 baby with forged pistons aluminum heads an nice hyd roller cam.Built to the hilt 700r4 trans setup or the manual t5 that i have sitting hear now....HMMMMM.... an 15psi boost lets see what happens....... |
Re: flat rate head gasket swap
Originally Posted by Cadracer
;DSo is it ready to come up an play with the beast???? >:D
Or you gonna hide in oregon....Just ribbin ya...Anyway seems like you can tear that thing down in your sleep now.I wouldnt worry to much about those head bolts if they didnt break when you torqued them down then they are gonna do just fine. Gonna go a different direction on the chevy....305 baby with forged pistons aluminum heads an nice hyd roller cam.Built to the hilt 700r4 trans setup or the manual t5 that i have sitting hear now....HMMMMM.... an 15psi boost lets see what happens....... MAF + injectors + boost + DRs + 11 flat + tickets couple nights ago i was showin off for my pops... on this long straight out in the country i got on it hard through 3rd (bout 110) with the blown HG... i guess somsone called the cops. here is a qoute from one of the officers "the lady said it sounded and accelerated like a racecar" lmao they tried to get me to admit to it so they could dish out some fines cop: "so you got a lead foot" me: "no" silence... looks around cop: "so what, the car is pretty fast" me: "no, its just a car" sighs... cop: "well take it to the track next time" me: "ok bye" lol |
Re: flat rate head gasket swap
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Your in the boonies as it is wtf...lol |
Re: flat rate head gasket swap
Originally Posted by Cadracer
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Your in the boonies as it is wtf...lol 3rd time the cops have came to my house other two times my neighbor calls em says im doing circles ala nascar around the block, when my car is just sitting in the driveway idling lmao. |
Re: flat rate head gasket swap
ehh cops have only showed up at my house 1x or 2x... that was when i used to assclown around town back in the day. Now im still open dp and cops still dont give it a second look >:D
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Re: flat rate head gasket swap
do u every use copper spray or anything on your hg when u reuse them, ive used it on all head gaskets if im re-using them works good.
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Re: flat rate head gasket swap
Originally Posted by mycrx
do u every use copper spray or anything on your hg when u reuse them, ive used it on all head gaskets if im re-using them works good.
BTW, car sounds bad ass ;) |
Re: flat rate head gasket swap
I had a sheriff come to my house once after blowing by his house at 135. That was kinda funny. I was on my bike btw.
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