Date:         Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:53:25 -0400
Reply-To:     Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
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From:         Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Nice WBX....
Comments: To: Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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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.