| Re: 1989 L98 Engine rebuild - Part 2: prep and install |
Subject: Re: 1989 L98 Engine rebuild - Part 2: prep and install by Matatk on 2010/7/2 11:37:41 Ok...updates... I got the valves adjusted the other day. They were close but not perfect. It's a pretty involved process on this car since the valve covers take 45 minutes to take off! I'll do a tech post later on how to do that. I also got the new Taylor spiro pro wires installed. They seem like a nice quality piece. After that the car was running like a beast! I had a stock 195 thermostat in there and the car was running around 210 with it. So I put in a 180 (tested first) and then it was running around 195...go figure. I also tightened up the collector bolts because I could hear a bit of an exhaust leak there. Seems to have worked. If not, I bought a set of Mr. Gasket collector gaskets which are better than the ones in there now. I'm kicking around changing the IAC, it is a bit tempermental. Was giving me issues last year, but I cleaned it and left it at that. Guess it's time to just do it. As far as first impressions...holy crap. It's great. 0-60 is like nothing. Still not fast enough....lol. But the trans shifts fast and smooth. The shift kit is awesome. It doesn't jerk, just catches, so that's perfect for the street. Stall is a little different than I'm used to, but that will just take some adjusting to get used to. It's not bad, just different. I'll get a video later. Matthew |
