The Motor is IN!!!!!!
11-13-2006, 10:31 PM
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The Motor is IN!!!!!!
Just have to attach all hoses and electrical thingys
im pullin an all nighter
I will say this now putting an engine in the cobalt by yourself is a true bitch
Mounting the tranny back to the block and aligning the slave cylander into the pressure plate is a joke and that tranny weights a good 250 so holding it wasnt fun
I reccomend anyone that does this have at least 3 individuals to help with reinstall dont do it solo like i just did
I dropped the tranny on my foot in the process
im pullin an all nighter
I will say this now putting an engine in the cobalt by yourself is a true bitch
Mounting the tranny back to the block and aligning the slave cylander into the pressure plate is a joke and that tranny weights a good 250 so holding it wasnt fun
I reccomend anyone that does this have at least 3 individuals to help with reinstall dont do it solo like i just did
I dropped the tranny on my foot in the process
11-13-2006, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by bdwarr6
dude get lots of redbull and you as i have will take up smoking from stress
yes this thing has driven me to smoke
its nuts
yes this thing has driven me to smoke
its nuts
Haha yea I already smoke trying to quit but I have some help. my gf's uncle and two cousins build race cars in Illinois and they are going to help me out. Her cousin has a lift in his pole barn at his house so I have access to everything I need. They said they would even hone the cylinders and everything for me. So Im pretty excited I wont have to do this by myself in my garage!
11-13-2006, 10:44 PM
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Great job bro. sounds liek your havin alot of fun lol. let us kno how it runs when you take it out for a drive. I kno your feeling so happy right now. lol. i would be.
11-13-2006, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Killa SS
Great job bro. sounds liek your havin alot of fun lol. let us kno how it runs when you take it out for a drive. I kno your feeling so happy right now. lol. i would be.
im happy it will be done very soon yet i just looked at my credit card bill....
11-13-2006, 10:48 PM
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i hope to fire her up around 7 am when my buddie gets here to help me preliminarly tune it
im gonna try to tune it so i can drive it safely for 3-5 days to break stuff in
then ill play some more
im gonna try to tune it so i can drive it safely for 3-5 days to break stuff in
then ill play some more
11-13-2006, 11:02 PM
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dude after reading all your threads lately, and the enthusiasm you have for this....I truely hope it fires up and pulls ******* hard.
I hope your pour down 340hp on the dyno and it runs strong for a long time.
Your an inspiration for the rest of us who are to broke or to scared to let go of the warranty (me) lol
keep posting. your car is gonna be idolised soon hehe.
I hope your pour down 340hp on the dyno and it runs strong for a long time.
Your an inspiration for the rest of us who are to broke or to scared to let go of the warranty (me) lol
keep posting. your car is gonna be idolised soon hehe.
11-13-2006, 11:23 PM
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I dont trust shops, i might not be the best machanic but i know i do **** right even when i know im right i double check it
ive double and tripple checked everything i only have one possible problem but we wont go into that
Dont worry im broke to
ive double and tripple checked everything i only have one possible problem but we wont go into that
Dont worry im broke to
11-13-2006, 11:28 PM
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right on man
well imnot to worried i know timing is dead on we spent 6 hours on it and redid it 3 times and all three times were correct we rotated the crank by hand 10 times to make sure also
so honestly i dont see anything major that can **** up maybe just a wrong wire or some cels lol
well imnot to worried i know timing is dead on we spent 6 hours on it and redid it 3 times and all three times were correct we rotated the crank by hand 10 times to make sure also
so honestly i dont see anything major that can **** up maybe just a wrong wire or some cels lol
11-13-2006, 11:30 PM
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You have put a ton of time effort and money into this project. We at CPP are waiting for you to fire that thing up and show some decent numbers. Hopefully scare the **** out of a few people when you blow by them.
11-14-2006, 12:12 AM
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Dude that tranny weighs like 75lbs. Lol. Lining it up ain't no thing. Why is it that everyone just decided to build the **** out of their LSJs in the past month? I thought I was going alone on that one right now.
11-14-2006, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by StreetDreamz
Dude that tranny weighs like 75lbs. Lol. Lining it up ain't no thing. Why is it that everyone just decided to build the **** out of their LSJs in the past month?
I just thought of this, while you had it out you should have swapped to the Neutral balance shafts. I heard that with the stock balance shafts the crank can't handle much more than 370 at the crank. A Red Line guy already snapped his crank at 7800rpm because he didn't swap the balance shafts. He dynoed 425 at the wheels but admits the dyno wasn't accurate.
11-14-2006, 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Cobalt_Supercharged
Blown ring lands tend to inspire people to upgrade internals.
While you had it out you should have swapped to the Neutral balance shafts. I heard that with the stock balance shafts the crank can't handle much more than 370 at the crank. A Red Line guy already snapped his crank because he didn't swap the balance shafts.
While you had it out you should have swapped to the Neutral balance shafts. I heard that with the stock balance shafts the crank can't handle much more than 370 at the crank. A Red Line guy already snapped his crank because he didn't swap the balance shafts.