took it for the maiden voyage today. plenty of power but a tick started to develop so off came the valve covers...... damn 1.72rr lost a roller tip. put the stockers back on problem solved (for 20mins). took it back out for another spin and the clutch felt spongey, bought the swap parts off cl and used em all so this one was not surprising. after a spirited drive, pulled back in the yard and behold the tick is back. much less noticable but i could here it with the hood up. now the question is am i hearing a slight header leak or is a lifter not pumping up.
in the lands. a mix of what looks like teflon off the side of the pistons, and very fine metal shavings from the cylider walls. i do not think i cleaned the block well enough before assembly. all the bearings look great, lucky me. so as to not make the same mistake again i will scrub and wipe the walls down better this time. idk what to do about the teflon coating however. hopefully it wont spur any more issues. ill post pics later today.
ok you can see the rings are stuck. i have to pry them out of the piston. they did come loose after 24hrs soaking in a tub of carb cleaner.
