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Lol.....hey Turtle,are ya gonna remove the balance shaft?

yea i added his balance shaft to my bucket of em....probably play lawn darts with em

This is amazing. Turtle, you are a genius.

robotennis61 wrote:

Lol.....hey Turtle,are ya gonna remove the balance shaft?

long gone!

So here I'll start the picture dumping


close up on one of the bores - healthy factory crosshatch




INTENSE stage3 heads mostly cleaned up


ARP stud set and MLS gaskets ready for the head



pretty shit


L26 front cover and James modded oil neck with oil filter bypass delete

I'll edit in some more of the pics here soon and point out some stuff James showed me.

Wow! do you feel alot of vibrations now with the B.S,gone? has it improved anything?

robotennis61 wrote:

Wow! do you feel alot of vibrations now with the B.S,gone? has it improved anything?

The balance shaft is being removed but at the same time, It's getting a bigger cam and more importantly, the solid mounts are going in so I have no doubt I'm going to feel new things but how much of it is an affair of the balance shaft or lack of, I couldn't say.

got the HP rear mount all in. Looks good



Torsen is also in. Other than a few tricks for dealing with the lock rings, it's a fairly uncomplicated install.


dropped the motor in and torque converter bolted back up but I still have plenty of little snags slowing me down now.

I'm short 4 pushrods due to them getting bent in the old motor. I'll probably order a set of comps from zzp tomorrow. Pray they have the 7.300" ones in stock! I also need a knock sensor for a 1997 that still has the factory thread sealant in tact or I'll have to throw mine in with new sealant which will affect its sensitivity and give me unreliable knock readings. I could replace it later on but I don't really want to take a bath in coolant in the future if I can avoid it.

Anyone have a spare 1997 knock sensor? I suspect the 1997(and down maybe)

it was good.

Great idea! Looks tasty

Posy vids of the whine!!!

turtleman wrote:

robotennis61 wrote:

Wow! do you feel alot of vibrations now with the B.S,gone? has it improved anything?

The balance shaft is being removed but at the same time, It's getting a bigger cam and more importantly, the solid mounts are going in so I have no doubt I'm going to feel new things but how much of it is an affair of the balance shaft or lack of, I couldn't say.

I can tell you that in a similarly equipped Regal I did not like it one bit. I would never do that to my DD.

Maybe without the balance shaft the new engine will shake itself apart - then you can send me that Torsen diff!

AA wrote:

Maybe without the balance shaft the new engine will shake itself apart - then you can send me that Torsen diff!

I hate to say it but it's pretty much a guarantee the torsen will be coming out in the foreseeable future. When I obliterate my transmission, I'm gonna have to make some decisions. That torsen could fund an 4T80e swap, but then I'll be back to having an open diff again lol.

OK intercooler people, what did you do with this?




The rear intercooler pipe goes straight into the accessory belt tensioner bracket. It looks like I could strategically grind down the parts of the webbing to give the hose enough room to squeeze through but I'm not certain that'd work.

Take an inch out of the pipe and tig it back together. Tap the tensioner to pipe thread and install a hose barb. Or maybe I'm clueless, but it looks doable, just probably a PIA.

i usually cut the core tubes at the 3/4inch step and clearance the core halves at the snout bolt hole boss for easier hose fitment, i just put a small notch in the tensioner.

look at the pics of eric's whippledRiv and youll see how the hoses are routed

i sent you a text

Also you can use a molded elbow to help get around that corner without kinking the hose.

he drives a prius....he needs the experience of kinking with tha hoe's

It's getting there. I got the new pushrods in the mail today and put them in. Valve covers are on. Fuel system is done. I just got the IC & blower on. I'm working on grinding down the back of the alternator to clear the blower. Needs a good bit of grinding.

After spending so much time on stupid shit today, it's finally alive! (as of 2am)

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