| Got a great surprise while swapping valve covers |
Subject: Got a great surprise while swapping valve covers by Crazy8 on 2008/12/19 16:34:07 Well, the factory valve covers looked like crap, so I picked up an inexpensive chrome set to replace the factory ones (I am holding onto the factory ones so I can refinish and be able to reinstall if I want). I was also leaking oil from the valve covers, so I was going to replace the gaskets anyway. When I pulled the covers off, to my surprise and delight, were Comp Cam 1.6 Roller Rockers! Now I know why the car runs a little better in the quarter on what I thought was a factory motor. I wonder what else the previous owner did to the motor. My 86 does have a Dana 44 with 3.73 gears, that was installed two owners ago. This also came as great news to my wife, who has decided to give drag racing a try and wants to use the 86 Vette. That is what got me started on all of this, as I wanted to do a full tune-up on the Vette. Now, she is not sure if she wants to sell the 86 Vette, if she likes drag racing. Our local drag strip has a Corvette Challenge, that she would like to compete in with me. My 08 Vette might be faster, but watch, she will end up schooling me on the tree, if we get paired up together. I guess I really need to get my 86 Monte Carlo SS transmission issue sorted out, so I can have one of my family drive it to the track as a back up to when my wife bumps me out of the Corvette Challenge, I can drive in the GM Challenge. |
