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I got an education on troubleshooting this past weekend, weeks and months after the fact.
I was able to stay ahead of Superman's Vette with Red at Road Atlanta. There were two "becauses." He slung the big belt off and was afraid to spin many R's after that. Even at that, the engine he built himself wasn't performing.
SM loves to fabricate stuff. When he went to roller rockers he had much taller valve covers. He made a bracket to move the alternator farther away to clear the valve covers. That bracket he made flexed under stress - thrown belt. He figured that out. Now he has a beefy bought sexy chrome aftermarket bracket that will not move or flex under acceleration. $170 later.
Even while his big belt was on and he was running low RPMs to keep from throwing another one, he was losing power. He took the thing apart and looked at the heads. He had got Summit heads with inferior brass valve guides, according to him. He was leaking/burning a quart per hundred miles right there. He showed me the "old" heads, not so old at all. Two cylinders on the heads looked like charcoal.
Now he's got more better heads with better valve guides and the car even sounds different leaving the driveway. So much for outrunning a Vette. It was a ....weighted contest.
I was able to stay ahead of Superman's Vette with Red at Road Atlanta. There were two "becauses." He slung the big belt off and was afraid to spin many R's after that. Even at that, the engine he built himself wasn't performing.
SM loves to fabricate stuff. When he went to roller rockers he had much taller valve covers. He made a bracket to move the alternator farther away to clear the valve covers. That bracket he made flexed under stress - thrown belt. He figured that out. Now he has a beefy bought sexy chrome aftermarket bracket that will not move or flex under acceleration. $170 later.
Even while his big belt was on and he was running low RPMs to keep from throwing another one, he was losing power. He took the thing apart and looked at the heads. He had got Summit heads with inferior brass valve guides, according to him. He was leaking/burning a quart per hundred miles right there. He showed me the "old" heads, not so old at all. Two cylinders on the heads looked like charcoal.
Now he's got more better heads with better valve guides and the car even sounds different leaving the driveway. So much for outrunning a Vette. It was a ....weighted contest.
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