Recent content by frank_ster

? Black coatings transmit 50-100 times more infra red radiation What I have seen is the header is transmitting heat directly to the engine block. Adding to the btu s that the cooling system needs to take away. I went header wrap last summer and noticed a huge difference. And so far testing...

Installed

What my setup looks like now

Thanks for the link And very good info. From what they say their coatings are thicker . And act as actual insultion. Witch is great. Likely the white lightning is better. But its also the 10x cost . And not a diy kind of thing.

Well again the surface color and finish effect emisivity. So silver paint and ceramic coating will have the same emisivity for the same color / finish . Cermaic will endure highertemps before it burns off. Compared to regular paint. The ceramic coating i got is sprayed on its water based. It...

So I did some research and the surface color and finish has everything to do with emisisivity or infra red radiation . So a coating that is silver or Chrome will emit 2-5% of the heat of something that is mat black. Mat black being the highest in infra red transmission. So headers need to be...

Did you look at my pictures from my other thread ? I had the flex plate break 3 times . So i lasercut a 3/8" thick one and drilled it to match the bob weight of the stock one . This is the first test of it , think its a problem not being as flexy as the stock one ? I am thinking about bolting...

Ah and i could replace it with a custom brass bushing Thanks for the info

What do you use as a tool to pull them out ? Hook on a slide hammer ?

There is a pilot of the tc that i made a brass bushing for that sits in the end of a crank like a manual trans or a typical auto. The other side of the torque converter is like a gm there is a i guesss a babbit ring and then oil seal supporting the trans side of the tc. But unlike the gm trans...

Converter snout seal. Fyi its a 5 speed auto awd I had a flex plate break and the converter flopped around . Since then its been leaking I have tried another converter and same deal. I think it may be the bushing inside the snout cant realy change it with out dismanteling the tranny

Yea i know i have gotten away with worse Its been a daily driver for 4 years and there is always something small that is wrong with it . But the mains are quite rough as you will see. Ill just re do it again. And for what ever reason the other problem with the car is the torque converter...

I didnt take any . What are you interested in ? Ill take some when i pull the engne

so the mains are .020 turned with a .010 bearing.. fml the crank mains are in rough shape , the rod journals are fine. \ so do i pull everything and replace / turn crank , or just change the bearings ? the rods will be fine but the mains may not be so happy. good thing i had no bypass oil...

here is hoping , pulling it apart now ... AGAIN !!!!