13:1 Compression 3.3L cam'n its ass off

[shonuffmine]

Gawd I vanish for 2 yrs n come back n jeez you're still Kevins pillow biting butt monkey!!!!!!!
Merry freeking Christmas

 

[zach44102]

Well now I know you're not dead.

 

[zach44102]

So i have not updated for a while but the motor is coming along pretty smoothly. Got the heads bolted on, cams installed, bottom end all assembled, half of the valves are adjusted but for the other half im going to need some pretty odd sized shims. Also got some accessories bolted on and finally gutted the AC compressor. Waiting on a timing tensioner stud, water pump, timing belt, timing belt tensioner, valve cover gaskets, valve cover grommets, oil pickup tube gasket and the oil cooler to block gasket. All ordered from www.SHOsouce.com.

 

[zach44102]

O and happy 2500 post to me ^^

 

[SHOdded]

Congrats on your 2500th, Zach! And great looking engine build too

 

[PROPHET]

2500 lol...and i haven't posted in years.

build looks great...much success brother.

 

[zach44102]

Got some new parts

NIB TIMING belt tensioner.


new timing tensioner stud and a Alternator bracket I was missing.


And lastly the new water pump, timing belt, oil cooler to block gasket, SHO SOURCE valve cover gaskets and grommets.

 

[TimboSHO]

So now that you have all of the parts, you will have videos of it running tomorrow?

 

[SHOspazz92]

You are going to want to put some RTV on those SHOsource grommets.

-Sam

 

[zach44102]

Do the shosource grommets tend to leak some oil?

 

[jmpSHO2nd]

Do the shosource grommets tend to leak some oil?

They will leak without rtv. Mine did.

 

[zach44102]

Thanks for the tip guys. Just some black rtv smeared on the bottom?

 

[waffles]

Thanks for the tip guys. Just some black rtv smeared on the bottom?

I just put a nice bead around the bottom, I wouldn't go stingy on it.

 

[SHOmethewayhome]

I'm with waffles.
that's what I remember doing, but I haven't done a 60K valve cover job in 5 years.

YMMV

 

[PROPHET]

I come back to the forum after a few years and everyone is blowing or stroking something.

:swing:

 

[SHOmethewayhome]

Or married...

 

[revhardSHO]

Moter looks great. How far off are you from having the car completed?
I guess with a SHO that's relative. you fix one problem and ten more crop up overnight. what are you doing for half shafts and any concern with 3rd gear. I know it mostly effects boosted SHOs. Donno if any NA cars have shredded 3rd yet.

keep up the good work.

 

[intimdatr]

Moter looks great. How far off are you from having the car completed?
I guess with a SHO that's relative. you fix one problem and ten more crop up overnight. what are you doing for half shafts and any concern with 3rd gear. I know it mostly effects boosted SHOs. Donno if any NA cars have shredded 3rd yet.

keep up the good work.

Yup, they have. And he was the one to do it.

 

[zach44102]

Already broke third once. But the car weighs 2600 pounds now. Not too worried about breaking axles. More scared for input shafts.

 

[Ocnaj]

What all did you do for weight reduction? I'd like some specifics.