I totally get it. I just want to make sure you have a space to provide these when and if you decide to.
I can't speak for all sbf engines as I have only done two of them with the Sniper. On the second, I put the plate I made on right away and never had any problems. When you get yours built and running and find you are having rfi problems, send me an e-mail or pm and I'll get you a plate sent out. I still have a couple left. I'm not on here a lot, so it may be a few days before I see it.
Well, shoot. If I had looked at those and seen the pricing, I probably would've gone with that system.
Hi Dave what is the best way to contact you would like to get a plate if you have one
I need one as well! was lookin into this conversion for my car and saw his issue and said.. well I better ask!
Store manager didn't seem to care, just wanted the car fixed. This is the last good parts store in town as far as I'm concerned and the only one I go to. Like I told him, I wasn't even mad, just confused on how that happened as I've never seen that before.
Not gonna happen again.
AHHHH, the Roadkill life!!Since I'm here, figured I'd do an update on how the system is doing. Last fall, I was out of town on my way home and the car started to run rough. It felt like it dropped a cylinder. Made it another hour to get home. Upon looking at it, one of the injectors died on the side the O2 sensor is on. Guessing it made the other side run really rich which was making it run rough. Ordered another injector and installed. All is good again.
The way it runs now is making me wonder if there was a problem starting a while back and never noticed. With that injector replaced, the car got really snappy. I never remember it being like that. On cool roads and in 2nd gear, have to be light on the throttle or the back end wants to get away. Seemed odd as 2nd was always planted pretty good.
On that same trip, the hub decided to pull off the water pump shaft, sending the fan into the radiator. Luckily, the fan broke and didn't cause any leaks in the radiator. A buddy came with another water pump and we swapped them out in a gas station parking lot...at 3:30 am.....in the rain. What a glorious night!
This car had a NOS radiator in it, the only one I could find. The parts store covered 100% of damage (water pump, fan, re-core radiator, and anything else if needed) By the way, a re-core on these cost $950.00.
Oh, the new water pump now has a welded flange on it.
Dave, I purchased and installed a Holley Sniper on my 302 SBF. I don’t have any major issues but I want to eliminate any possibility of them in the future and wish to purchase a protection plate if you have any left. PM me please.Since I'm here, figured I'd do an update on how the system is doing. Last fall, I was out of town on my way home and the car started to run rough. It felt like it dropped a cylinder. Made it another hour to get home. Upon looking at it, one of the injectors died on the side the O2 sensor is on. Guessing it made the other side run really rich which was making it run rough. Ordered another injector and installed. All is good again.
The way it runs now is making me wonder if there was a problem starting a while back and never noticed. With that injector replaced, the car got really snappy. I never remember it being like that. On cool roads and in 2nd gear, have to be light on the throttle or the back end wants to get away. Seemed odd as 2nd was always planted pretty good.
On that same trip, the hub decided to pull off the water pump shaft, sending the fan into the radiator. Luckily, the fan broke and didn't cause any leaks in the radiator. A buddy came with another water pump and we swapped them out in a gas station parking lot...at 3:30 am.....in the rain. What a glorious night!
This car had a NOS radiator in it, the only one I could find. The parts store covered 100% of damage (water pump, fan, re-core radiator, and anything else if needed) By the way, a re-core on these cost $950.00.
Oh, the new water pump now has a welded flange on it.
I have heard Holley stepped up and is putting a coating on the inside of the "bowl" to help with this. Not sure how true, but hopefully they did something.
