My car is running again!

98SVT_Le Tank · 07-24-2009

Hey guys i just fired my car up yesterday after a long two months of trying to get everything i needed to fix my problem. It was the timing chain guides and tensioners which where the issues. My car started up great no more rattling which was exciting. I also put some BBK L/T's ceramic coated on while i was doing this. Left the headers open

took it for a test drive around the block and i am pretty sure all my neighbors either hated me or didnt know what to say. Blank expressions on all of them. But the car runs good no issues anymore hopefully for a while.

2Manystangs · 07-24-2009

great...now go get your mufflers hooked up before you see flashing lights

Brutal Metal · 07-24-2009

Nice!

98SVT_Le Tank · 07-24-2009

ha ha for sure just hung the o/r x pipe i got from BBK and man did i have to muscle that thing up there to get it bolted down! but now im about to throw on my cat back. i will have BBK L/T's ceramic coated going through the bbk o/r x pipe through my SLP LM 1!! Full exhaust im intersted to feel the power differnce but igot to break her in before i beat her down

. ill keep you guys posted though for sure.

Cusp · 07-24-2009

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Originally Posted by 98SVT_Le Tank

Hey guys i just fired my car up yesterday after a long two months of trying to get everything i needed to fix my problem. It was the timing chain guides and tensioners which where the issues. My car started up great no more rattling which was exciting. I also put some BBK L/T's ceramic coated on while i was doing this. Left the headers open

took it for a test drive around the block and i am pretty sure all my neighbors either hated me or didnt know what to say. Blank expressions on all of them. But the car runs good no issues anymore hopefully for a while.

You remind me of my Brother in law, who after working late into the evening to get the engine into his ski boat thought it a good idea to fire up that uncorked Olds 454 in the driveway at 11:30 at night. Cops were there in about 15 minutes.

Seems that the old woman trying to sleep next door didn't like getting blown out of bed.

98SVT_Le Tank · 07-24-2009

oh ya the open headers was awesome but a little much atleast the neighbors thought so. hooked up all my exhuast about an hour and a half ago and it sounds great!!!

Brutal Metal · 07-25-2009

That exhaust setup is gonna show some NICE HP gains over stock exhaust manifolds on the Dyno!
Who installed the long tubes and how many hours?

98SVT_Le Tank · 07-25-2009

well i orignally pulled the motor bc i was going to do forged internals ran short on cash so i just fixed my problem got long tubes and the trans rebuilt with new HD clutch and pressure plate etc. i put the motor all together to include trans starter and passenger side header. droped the motor in half way installed the driver side header then droped the motor down all the way. so to install the actual headers a matter of maybe an hour but to get the motor and everything droped back into place about 3 hours with everything on. the hardest part was lining up the motor mounts. i put the motor in with me and my 2 freinds.

blck97snake · 09-24-2009

sounds like it was a fun challenge id like to do that one day