| A few pics for my friends from the "old days" |
Subject: A few pics for my friends from the "old days" by 89Vette on 2010/4/20 3:45:32 About 2 1/2 yrs ago, I started hanging at C4Tech, trying to figure out how to cure a miss. It turned out to be a bad injector. After removing the plenum and the injector rail, I started thinking about an intake upgrade. (Everybody berades the TPI as a 305 intake, don't you know!) Plus, I started asking some of you guys about emissions equipment and other stuff. (Central Coaster and Bogus had their opinions about that!) Because I wanted to keep my car running clean enough to pass emissions, I kinda stayed focused on the TPI stuff. It was the "Ten Times the Torque" article that helped me decide that a SR might be best. But, some forum feedback steered me away from that route. After finally deciding on a heavily modified, siamesed SLP with big base (to create a SR-like power curve for street performance), I got to wondering about my 20-yr-old valve springs. (Someone mentioned how their 89's were low -- due to age). Even with only 55k miles, that got me thinking about refreshing my heads for the next 10yrs. Seemed like the smart thing to do considering my mileage and how I LOVE this car! Of course that led to the need for headers. Then, I decided my oil seals weren't the best. And, what about that original clutch hydraulic system? What about the clutch for that matter? Next thing I know, I building a WHOLE DAMN MOTOR, replacing the CHS, and putting in a new clutch/DMF combo. That's after learning how to polish aluminum, port intakes, and a whole lot of other stuff. So....Wanna see what happens after you pull apart an intake to replace a bad injector? In my case, you build this 383 stroker! :lol:        I included this last one, taken with my camera phone under shop lights.  Moral of this story....Sell your car when the injectors start acting up! Thanks for looking! :rofl: gp PS...If you want, I'll post a pic or two of how I siamesed/MEGA-ported my intake. |
