There could be "just enough" pressure to blow a HG, but not quite enough to blow something else.
I agree with Chris that if you have good internals, then Oringed is the way to go. If you have stock bottom like me, and youre not planning to upgrade, then yeah, NO Oring.
all this talk about boost and blown HG just makes me cringe. Ive been lucky so far but I guess mine is tunned good enough for now and the fact that I cant get it past 4,200-4,500 under hard acceleration b/c of the clutch before it slips. Also it still back fires out the exhust when I do get on it so I guess its getting enough fuel
Oddly enough I usually thought that "Mocha oil shake" meant blown HG for sure. I dumped my oil this morning and it was black and thick as a normal oil change. It was not the funky flavor it usually has been. So I guess that just checking the dipstick is not always a sure sign that a HG is gone. However the thick rock concert smoke effect is a definite sign!
So I guess that just checking the dipstick is not always a sure sign that a HG is gone. However the thick rock concert smoke effect is a definite sign!
So true. When mine went the first time not only did I do a James Bond smoke screen but I covered a brand new Infiniti G35 in hot steaming coolant water. G35 didn't even have a plate yet (paper tag). That should up the resale value.
Mmmmmh...there's nothing like the sound of the motor firing right up after you take it apart. I swear it runs better and better everytime I put it back together!
Mmmmmh...there's nothing like the sound of the motor firing right up after you take it apart. I swear it runs better and better everytime I put it back together!
I pulled it apart on Friday night and it took me about 3 hours at a regular pace.
Sunday I went out @ 3pm and started cleaning the heads, intake and block in about 2 hours and then started polishing stuff while I had it off. I buttoned it all up at 9pm exept installing the H-pipe to the headers. This morning I added coolant, oil and connected the pipe and had it running in an hour. So about 10-11 hours total. If I wasn't so damn meticulous and picky I could prob do the whole job in about 8 hours straight through. The longest part is cleaning all the stuff thoroughly for me and everything else just follows in easy sequences now. I am at the point I no longer need a Chilton's manual anymore for torque specs, firing order, etc. It has become second nature to me now and doesn't seem like a lot of work. It's just time consuming and the time flies by before you know it. I have to say w/out a garage I would be hurting bad. I used to live in an apt. on the 3rd floor and having a place to leave chit laying around is a absolute help in the whole process.