So far.....

[QWKSNKE]

The head gaskets have seemed to fixed my blowby and dipstick coming out. Electric fan is also working very well on keeping the car cool. Borla XS's sound really cool with no tail pipes but I will need to put the tails back on before we make the dragon run next week.



Car is running well. Hopefully will get the street tune fixed up this week and hit the dyno Saturday afternoon.

[Italian LX]

That's great news! :banana2:

[Wicked]

Sweet!

[banditmwp]

:metal:

[TheJeanyus]

:metal:

[slvrbullit]

Cool Congrats Lee.

[Craig K.]

cool deal Lee, hopefully everything stays in check

[NightHawk756]

Congrats!! :chug:

[93Cobra#2771]

Very cool! So you ended up running the taurus fan, right?

Don't forget to hookup the a/c wire on the DCC, or will get to see a nice cloud of R12 venting from under the hood when you start the car with the a/c on and you aren't moving...

[QWKSNKE]

Very cool! So you ended up running the taurus fan, right?

Don't forget to hookup the a/c wire on the DCC, or will get to see a nice cloud of R12 venting from under the hood when you start the car with the a/c on and you aren't moving...


yep



already done :nice:

[ChipR4cam]

All, you gotta do is get a tune that'll hold it all together. Maybe there will be some smooth sailing now. :towel:

If it was my car I would be walking everywhere I went by now. I would have given up... Or blown it up. :bomb:

[coupe]

Good Luck Lee. :nice:

[Italian LX]

It did great this morning on it's first 50 mile road trip. ;)

[FX331]

"quote"The head gaskets have seemed to fixed my blowby and dipstick coming out. "quote"

Hi, newbe to the site here. Great info center!!

I found your post very interesting with reguards to blowby & the dipstick coming out. I just finished my motor & ran it down the track & it pushes my dipstick out about an inch & I end up with oil on the windshield on every pass unless I zip tie it down. (Thought I blewup the motor on the first pass.. :think: )

I am wondering how headgaskets would cause this problem. I run the D331 Headgaskets with an A4 block. I also installed the moroso E-Vac kit to pull some pressure from the motor but it didnt really help with the dipstick issue.


Thanks!
Rob

[QWKSNKE]

"quote"The head gaskets have seemed to fixed my blowby and dipstick coming out. "quote"

Hi, newbe to the site here. Great info center!!

I found your post very interesting with reguards to blowby & the dipstick coming out. I just finished my motor & ran it down the track & it pushes my dipstick out about an inch & I end up with oil on the windshield on every pass unless I zip tie it down. (Thought I blewup the motor on the first pass.. :think: )

I am wondering how headgaskets would cause this problem. I run the D331 Headgaskets with an A4 block. I also installed the moroso E-Vac kit to pull some pressure from the motor but it didnt really help with the dipstick issue.


Thanks!
Rob


Basically, I was either getting boost leakage from lack of sealing at the intake to head gasket or a small amount of compression leakage at the head gasket from not sealling. I don't know. I do know that I have seen around 8-9 psi of boost and the dipstick has not pushed out yet.

[QWKSNKE]

oh yeah.. Welcome to the site :nice:

[Italian LX]

I do know that I have seen around 8-9 psi of boost and the dipstick has not pushed out yet.
I saw 13psi this morning and its still seems fine. :evil:





j/k :jester:

[Craig K.]

FX331,
Welcome
Could you have the vac pump going the wrong way (rotation, or the inlet outlet are not connected on the right sides?
Also do you still need to run a PCV system with a vac pump?

[FX331]

The system i'm running is the Moroso e-vac kit. Basically the way it works is by replacing your valvecover breathers with a breather that goes to a hose that has a one way valve that is welded into your header collector & creates a vaccuum from the exhaust. It really pulls alot of vaccuum.. I pulled the hose from one of the breathers & stuck it to my hand & man o man did it pull some vaccuum. I dont run a PCV valve.. only the e-vac kit, but it should be way more than enough.

I'm starting to wonder if maybe I gapped the rings a little on the large side because I am also seeing alot of gas in my oil but that is probably the tune the carb hasnt gotten yet (out of the box 750HP), or if there is another problem somewhere.

I originally used the A302 head gaskets but had water seepage from the drivers side head (onto the ground) so I replaced them with the D331 & that solved that problem.

[FX331]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone :chug: !!

[Craig K.]

yeah i have heard if you have too large of a ring gap that you can get that effect.

[QWKSNKE]

What are the rings gapped at?

[FX331]

I gapped them per JE's specs for nitrous but have never hod nitrous on it yet... that is probably where the problem is. Maybe I'll buy a locking dipstick & just live with it till I winter. Then I will install new rings. The never ending saga of a car............. :banghead:

[FX331]

I'll check my buildsheet when I get home & post the gaps... Cant rember off the top of my head. I THINK the middle ring is .022" & the top ring is .031" but I will double check.

[FX331]

Cant really see the car here but you can hear it. My wife was thrilled to say the least.... It is called the Jim Beam burnout for a reason :chug:

http://motorcityoutlaws.com/userfiles/FX331/Jim%20Beam%20Burnout.MPG

[QWKSNKE]

that shouldn't be a problem.

Did you put the gaps opposite of each other? (top ring gap faces one side, middle ring gap faces the other)

[FX331]

I did them in 3'rds. Top middle & oil.

On a compression check all cylinders have between 182 & 187 psi.