Welll.....The Car Is In Need Of A Heart Transplant......
07-28-2004, 06:33 PM
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Welll.....The Car Is In Need Of A Heart Transplant......
As some of you may remember, at the last Pungo event I went limping home with my car sounding like a 57 Chevy. Well, it turns out my engine is shot. One of the valve retainers failed and caused a valve to shoot throught to the pistion and cause a whole lot of havoc.
Actually, the engine could be repaired, but by the time I spend the money to repair the engine, I might as well get a new one, which is what I am leaning towards right now.
Oh well, the thing that sucks the most is that I have a brand new set of wheels and tires with only two events on them sitting in my garage. With any luck I hope to be back out on the auto-x course by the end of the summer
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Hell, i may even beat Jerry back
!!
Actually, the engine could be repaired, but by the time I spend the money to repair the engine, I might as well get a new one, which is what I am leaning towards right now.
Oh well, the thing that sucks the most is that I have a brand new set of wheels and tires with only two events on them sitting in my garage. With any luck I hope to be back out on the auto-x course by the end of the summer
....Hell, i may even beat Jerry back
!!
07-30-2004, 05:52 PM
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Re: Welll.....The Car Is In Need Of A Heart Transplant......
Originally Posted by Bandit
damn. hope to see it out again soon.
jerry still hasnt got his car together?
jerry still hasnt got his car together?
Should be within a month. It feels like I have been saying that for the last year, though. It is all done at Abacus, just needs to have Terry find the time. It took awhile because I had to keep upgrading everything.
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Re: Welll.....The Car Is In Need Of A Heart Transplant......
Originally Posted by cosmosM3
Should be within a month. It feels like I have been saying that for the last year, though. It is all done at Abacus, just needs to have Terry find the time. It took awhile because I had to keep upgrading everything.
.BTW, your new motor is a 3.2L OBD I right? With all of the extra stuff that Abacus did for you, what chip will you be running, the same Jim C. 3.5 HFM/24# Injector one?
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Re: Welll.....The Car Is In Need Of A Heart Transplant......
Originally Posted by jmciver
Good to hear that Jerry. I just sold Mike my old motor (everything except the OBD I stuff). I am not sure when I will finally have the motor in. I will be out to sea for much of the summer. But I still may beat you back .
BTW, your new motor is a 3.2L OBD I right? With all of the extra stuff that Abacus did for you, what chip will you be running, the same Jim C. 3.5 HFM/24# Injector one?
.BTW, your new motor is a 3.2L OBD I right? With all of the extra stuff that Abacus did for you, what chip will you be running, the same Jim C. 3.5 HFM/24# Injector one?
I got Stickly to burn a chip off the shelf. I would recommend that, espically if you go with schrick cams. My motor is done, ready for Terry to do final assembly. I just need to pick it up from Abcaus and get it to Terry. So I should beat you, after almost a years worth of waiting.
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