Edubs

Mike,

How did you make out with the new rockers/cam followers? Is the car running again?

g5mike

I just got out of bed,but today is the day they are supposed to have the parts in,just to let you know,when I move back east,I've decided to have JBP build a performance top end for me.Just feel more comfortable have them do it instead other shops

Edubs

Best of luck. Let us know how you make out!

CobaltSS422

Not having the a/c doesn't bother me. I don't use it anyways. Robs power from the engine. The car is a dog when the a/c is on. The only thing i like on the Stage 3 is the rev limit adjustment and the HOM

g5mike

Damn,the noise was still there,now they are gonna replace the whole head.

spaz

with hp tuners you can set the ac to turn off at any %throttle you like.As for the rev limiter hp tuners set it to what you want. mine's at 7600. I don't take it there but just incase.High Octane mode. set your timing to what ever you like with hp tuners.But stage 3 is good if you don't have time to mess with the set up of your car.

Sorry for the mini hijack of the thread.

DTM2188

g5mike, what was there reason for replacing the head? I am assuming that its not covered under warranty or anything, correct? And Edubs, I did receive an e-mail from JBP today, thanks for asking for me though. No updates from me yet, the head is back at the machine shop being looked at *fingers crossed*.

SSdan

Updatttttes?

DTM2188

Nothing new yet, I hate my car haha.

SSdan

I think it hates you lol!

DTM2188

Your probably right haha.

1gmfanatik

Damn...May have to talk to JBP for a refund if this continues..

g5mike

Don't worry yourself too much yet,like I said,"I ran fine on mine,it justs looks like I had a bad head job

Rodimus_Prime

iTrader: (3)

so are cams really that hard to put on the LSJ?

friend of mine can do an L61 change in like an hour, they cant be that different

1gmfanatik

Hope so Mike...Hopefully we will see this week. I hope that Dans car gets put back together and the cams work well. I'd LOVE to see his car back on the street and runnin like a raped ape. Especially since I would still love to have a good set of cams in mine. After spendin on this time on a local website and seein all the sickly fast WRX's, EVO's, and other damn imports out my way, I am gonna need all the help I can get. lol..

It's not that they are tough to install. It's that so far everyone that has had them installed has had bad luck with other things, so we are unsure if it's the cams giving us issues or if it's just bad luck.

Toronto SS

Even player_1 who had Mev install the cams himself is taking them out... I think it's more than just bad luck.

1gmfanatik

We'll see, hopefully soon. I guess worst case scenario, I will return the Cams, an valve springs (if they ever get here) and use the refund for Tag's 2.5" header back exhaust. Then have her tuned by TTP wit my 60's and have em throw my HE on for me.

victory_red_SS

iTrader: (2)

Ed is taking them out because he had tuning issues. Ed has run the cams for over a year as the official tester. While he needs to fine tune his car , the car ran for a long time.

g5mike

Ok I just want to confirm this to you guys that indeed my cams ran fine for two months,the sourese of my problem was that the number two valve did indeed drop>due to a inncorrect head job.So yeah my cams are just fine and are no sourse of problems

DTM2188

My update is as follows, it has been discovered that I have a broken valve spring (JBP) and two damaged exhasut valves in cylinder #2. That is all that I know of right now. The head is still at the machine shop for further "dissecting" and should have the reason(s) for the damage known and if anything else is damaged by tomorrow night.

Edubs

Keep us up to date Dan. It's interesting to hear that one of the upgraded springs failed. I wonder what could have caused that? I still haven't had a chance to look at my engine with the valve cover off. Damn work and three classes. I have no time for anything. Eventually I'm just gonna have to call the dealership up and figure out how we're gonna get my car out there. I'm just hoping that there's not significant damage (i.e. head)...

That could be a real pain in the ass for me trying to figure out who has to pay for it...

1gmfanatik

This is becoming more of a pain then I had originally expected. Not to mention, that if I change my mind on this, it may even be more difficult to get a refund. Guess my only option is to go through with it and hope for the best. I hope that sometime soon, someones car starts running right with these. lol..

g5mike

Well i ran fine on the cams, as amatter of fact I ****** loved them,my recent problem was due to a bad head,so han in there

DTM2188

g5mike, what exactly happened to your head that got damaged? Was it before or after the cam install? Did you have any codes thrown before or after the head went bad? Just curious for obvious reasons.

g5mike

i had the performance valvetrain installed and I'm assumming that the machine shop did not seat the number 2 valve guide correctly, this happened two months after the cam install