Still need to get the lifters, ran out of cash.
Mmmmmm nice! What cam did you get?
Oooo a CI cam. I bet it's going to run really good now :D
Niiiiiiiiiiice !!! I'll probably go with a custom ground cam when I start the new engine.My friend has access to a company that sells them for somewhere a little shy of $200.00.I'm proud for you Kitzy.
Great choice on going with a CI cam!
Thanks for posting up your cam card from Jay. What I like about his information is: Duration specs at 4 points not just at .50. Spring pressure open and closed. Cranking commpression. Recommended shift points and maximum RPM.
Notice the negative overlap?
For those who will pull out a cam companies catalogue think to compare an OTS: don't bother, it won't have any where near the information for an accurate comparison.
Installing Jay's stuff is easy too, you don't have to hassel with a degree wheel to make sure it's installed propertly. Just check lift at TDC. I've put in three, all were spot on.
I see you went billet core as well. I wouldn't go any other way!
When you get it running you'll pleased.
cool kitz.. good choice. I haven't ran mine yet so I can't brag about it but will be very soon :) good luck with your new combo!!
It's just the added things that I wanted to do do my cat for the winter, I have not accomplished any of it yet.
Whats holding you up Bob? I hope not the hood.
Nothing really holding me up parts wise. Just time, I still have to finish the one spring in the front and put the front brakes back together, bleed the system and thats it. Than order a scoop for the hood. I'm in no rush, sometime in March I'll be done
I doubt I will be finished by march, maybe the the day before cat jam.
Putting in the cam today. I got to get going.
cool man, wish I was home working on my car :( must be nice ;)
STILL haven't put mine in.... :toilet:
Still haven't driven my car :punchballs:
Any body looking for a E-cam? Springs next, then put the new cam in.I picked a bad weekend to do this outside rain for the next 2 days, so far holding off.
I took one look at the instructions on Jays site for installing one of these and said efff it I'll just have the machine shop do it.
http://www.camshaftinnovations.com/FTT_InstallingCam.htm
I'm done for the day, ran into valve spring shim hassles, There a little big for my heads.
Will have to tweak them tomorrow.
you gonna finish up today? pretty py out today
Not looking good, should of stayed on it more yesterday.It's suppose to clear soon, don't look like it on the radar though.
In my younger days when I had no garage I just duct taped a plastic tarp to the hood and attached the other end to something. I did an intake swap on my old tbird in the rain LOL. Now I work on my car in my pajamas sometimes.. oh how things change.
I should of did this at my shop. but I spend enough time there. I'll get it done.
The rain did give me a chance to clean parts and paint them, so not much lost time.
I hear ya about wanting to do it at home, I've been spending more time working than playing lately. Good for my wallet but no energy left to get in my own garage and turn some wrenches.
Sit back in your beach chair, have a beer and wait for that paint dry, and relax. Thats whats its all about anyway, isn't it? Thats why I love this hobby so much, nothing more relaxing than working on your car Have fun ;)
Got the springs in what a pain that was. plus the rain didn't stop. Now the sun just came out. I'll get the cam in and set up tomorrow, I had enough of this day.
Cams in that's it for yesterday.Took me 3hrs just to set the end play.
Freakin billit timing set took every little bit of free play away.
I will never do this in the back yard again.
Got it together, Now I need longer push rods. I miss the day when you hooked cams dot to dot.
Pushrods are in.now the valve covers I got from Vinnie don't fit. Take them to work tomorrow and modify them now. Oh well got to do whatever it takes.
You want my Trick Flow ones? They're coming off soon....
I'm pretty sure I can make these work.
The KAT runs. finally, Strong at that. the valve train a little more noisy than I like.
Will be checking into that shortly. Adjusted them twice already. You all know how that sucks with efi. need to run this and quit working on it.
Missed forgot to put my kitty dist. cover on!
Your still running smog? Whats going on with the top hose?
Looks good. Wish I had time/money to get some motor work done on my car
The time has FINALLY come for me.....We start Wednesday -- in a garage :hick:
No smog, egr is not operable. The thermo housin not a 90 it's like 60 and a big alt. it's fine. Oh yeh Vinnie Your vc covers suck, lol.
Good luck man, I never expected the hassles I ran in to. The garage wouldn't of helped much for me, it was lack of race parts in my area to finish sooner. We don't have summit down the street here.
I'm lucky. SK Speed is a 3 minute ride down the road.
I only need the pushrods after I measure it up :burnout:
You changing valve springs? I think I took stiffer ones out than I put in.
Hope it all works for you. The CI cam sounds a bit stock toward the E cam at idle.
But it pulls a whole lot different, want to go run it now.
How's that?Are those the Ford Racing ones from........man,I don't even remember when.LOL.I used them for some time til I got the ones I needed...the COBRA covers.They match my "one of none" Cobra intake.
No problem Vinnie. It was well over a year ago. Just trying to drag you in to this.
I always appreciate that.LOL.I'm glad you made some real progress.I haven't had time to do anything lately.I can't wait for the weekend to get here.I only get one a month,so,I need to do something.I'll be happy if I can just wash it and get it all cleaned up.Maybe a little cleaning and painting under the hood.I still have all, that to clean and detail.
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Yup. Changing them. What ones did you have before? Jay usually specifies heavy springs with the ramp rates he uses.
They were comps, I gave jay the part# I guess he figured they weren't right.
Could have been a rare occasion of too much spring. You hardly hear of that though.
So, how is it?
Oh ok. Just looked like the belt was going to a smog.
What is the advantage of EGR delete?
hey Dave get you camera out and shoot some video. I have to see someones car running :(
I will try this weekend after I clean an inch of pollen off of it.
V8 it runs strong I sort of miss the lumpy idle.
no lumpy bumpy but idle quality is good right? now your back to the sleeper side of things which is good, I'm sure WOT sounds awsome ;)
Lemme know how it works out gas mileage wise.
I doubt it will save the world!! It's not something I actually track.
I did go from 11 to 12 gal. pulling it out of my driveway. I only run about 100 bucks of gas in a year. I will check it to carisle and back. I'll let you know.