Very good observations. I'll ask him if he emails me back. Did anyone notice the billet throttle body? I wonder how that works in conjunction with the OEM ECU? Ken
On Tue, July 22, 2008 12:11 pm, Mike wrote: > If it's so much 'better', why is the crank rusty and the baked-on oily > dirt still present on the inside of the oil sump? Makes you wonder what > the > insides of the oil galleys must look like, eh? The cylinder head gasket > surface on the case edge does not look very clean, and that's one the most > critical points on this engine. > Paint detail and a few bolt-on go-fast goodies look pretty decent, but > do > not make a reliable, long-term engine. Painting the aluminum case gloss > blue does not make it run cooler. > > Mike B. |
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