Building - a little nervous
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Building - a little nervous
Hey all-
If you have been seeing my posts of late, you would well know that my vett is undergoing a heart transplant, with a slightly more powerful, mean LT1 than stock.
I am tearing down the (blown) old long block this evening, and I am going to be getting the good block cleaned and "magnafluxed" prior to the build. I have a whole bunch of new parts, some aftermarket, most OE. I have taken due care in paying attention to the small things that my motor has while pulling the short block apart.
I have been watching the posts lately that have to do with the mods on a LT1, and have grown a little nervous about this rebuild. I am continuously seeing the "I put my cam in a little advanced/retarded" or, "my centerforce clutch is dragging - making shifting nearly impossible" or, "I am having serious problems with low HP after a 383 rebuild." I am not trying to shoot at any person(s) specifically on the forum. -- God knows you all have been *super* helpful...especially scorpion, but are there any idiosyncrasies that the LT1 possesses that I should keep a very close eye out for to make the fresh rebuild turn into a "trouble free" start and break-in? We (Scorpion and myself) are getting to the point where it is almost time to put her back in assembly mode, and I want to make extra sure that it is together all correctly.
Any suggestions?
If you have been seeing my posts of late, you would well know that my vett is undergoing a heart transplant, with a slightly more powerful, mean LT1 than stock.
I am tearing down the (blown) old long block this evening, and I am going to be getting the good block cleaned and "magnafluxed" prior to the build. I have a whole bunch of new parts, some aftermarket, most OE. I have taken due care in paying attention to the small things that my motor has while pulling the short block apart.
I have been watching the posts lately that have to do with the mods on a LT1, and have grown a little nervous about this rebuild. I am continuously seeing the "I put my cam in a little advanced/retarded" or, "my centerforce clutch is dragging - making shifting nearly impossible" or, "I am having serious problems with low HP after a 383 rebuild." I am not trying to shoot at any person(s) specifically on the forum. -- God knows you all have been *super* helpful...especially scorpion, but are there any idiosyncrasies that the LT1 possesses that I should keep a very close eye out for to make the fresh rebuild turn into a "trouble free" start and break-in? We (Scorpion and myself) are getting to the point where it is almost time to put her back in assembly mode, and I want to make extra sure that it is together all correctly.
Any suggestions?
