hand signals lol

just ordered a pcv system so i assume i could buy the parts after to make any changes that happen

do you happen to do head porting?

 

Ok will do

 

Mmmmm new stuffs, I need to get my act together and get more Powell parts.

 

just installed s1 powell mount and xxx bar those two = aaawww yih

 

Snagged my 2nd set of yyz's. had them on my cobalt and loved them over everything else. now i bought a set for my redline that was also fitted with all my old powell goodies from my ion sedan

 

I finally got my Powell "medium" rear sway bar on my IRL and I love it - the car handles so much flatter and the steering response is improved as well. The biggest difference i've noticed is that I can get the gas a lot harder through a turn without the inside front tire spinning. Worth every penny.

 

Hello Mr. Powell, in one of those pics from page 70 when you talk about your v3 PCV system, I see a stock manifold that's tapped with a line right by the PCV valve. How did you block the rest of the manifold PCV port that would then dump to the beginning of the runners? I'm all about that quiksteel... my SC silencer plugs lasted 40k miles and many many heat cycles But how did you do it? Weld a plate, fill it, etc?

Either way, great idea. I'd take a guess that the modded intake line and the rear valve cover vent line come to a T, then go in to your separator inlet, then to the pre-turbo inlet? Then BOTH PCV vents are filtered by your separator, bye bye valve coking .

I've wanted your separator for quite some time but I must fix my severe blowby issue first, stupid cracked #1 piston

 

Bingo!

 

Is powell on vacation? Haven't heard from him in over a week.

 

Last I heard they have been swamped. Gloria is probably doing the nascar stuff now so I bet they are just busy.

 

I'm not on FB so I can't see Glo's pretty face in the nascar suit

Powell is busy building chevy cars again?

 

I got you covered buddy

 

So I just ordered the Powell trans mount and cabs. My gm dealer is installing them. Will they do it right? I see you should loosen the top engine mount and drive it with the bolts lose. Or something like that. Is that something that they will actually do? I put on my OTTP mounts a couple years ago. I don't remember losening the top engine mount. Maybe that contributed to them tearing. I don't have access to a lift or jack stands anymore though. And the dealers already putting new tires and brakes on so I figured I'd just have them do it all. Also I currently have the stage 2 OTTP mounts. Will this be a downgrade for me to go to the stage 1? Will I have more wheel hop now? I would think there would be less vibrations. It was cheaper for me to just buy this mount then to buy the new bushings and get them pressed in.

 

You should have installed them yourself. There is a how-to on here. Plus they are easy to install.

The dealership will prob not loosen & tighten the three (3) top engine mount bolts, so when you get it back, make sure you do that.

 

Can I loosen everything without jack stands? Would I just need to loosen and retighten the top engine mount or would the 2 trans mounts and the engine mount all need to be loosened and retightened?

 

Yes, you should loosen them with the car level and on the ground. Only need to loosen them a turn or so. Re tighten back to spec.

 

Loosen all 3 mounts including the back stock trans mount and then drive it softly? Then retorque. That the right thing to do?

 

I wonder how the dealer would handle it. I know the driving lightly part in in the Gm service manual because when I put in my OTTP mounts I had a mechanic friend help that had a true GM service manual. Not sure about the top engine mount though. I don't think that was in there at all. And I doubt they will actually drive it before tightening.

 

If there's a shortcut to take, then you can assume they'll take it. It's easy enough to do, so may as well just do it when you get the car back.

 

I don't have jack stand and I don't wanna go buy them.

 

You don't need to drive it... just loosen the bolts, and re tighten them with the car parked.

When you loosen them, it allows everything to line up.

Hopefully they follow the mount install procedure.

It's not just remove old mounts and install new ones, but knowing how techs handle stuff, that's prob what they will do to save time.

 

Yeah I'd be worried for sure. You won;t believe what I've seen at my dealership. There's a reason I haven't been there in over 3 years.

Do the smart thing and invest in a pair of jack stands and a simple floor jack. Like others have said, loosen all three mounts and then re-tighten them making sure you use Powell's torque specs.

Having a floor jack will also allow you to rotate your own wheels. I have yet to find a place that doesn't scratch them up in the process...

 

I Had issues meet up with them for my dual pass endplate and they sold it lol anyone have one for sale now let me know thanks

 

I am in search for some transmission mounts. My car had a set of 'poly' mounts and it vibrates horribly. I do not want any vibration at all, like OEM. But I understand the engine moves a lot and downpipes can get damaged from this.

I'll be looking into the Powell trans mounts.

 

You won't be sorry. They vibrate less than ZZP's works of art mounts and they are rotated so better for your trans and axels.