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[qwikz28]

Originally Posted by WayFast84

Its not that Im mad cause people arent helping, Im mad because when I do ask people for help they are like Im not helping your not trying hard enough...

its all good... to be honest i gave up on trying to do major work to my car... i just end up digging myself into a deeper hole... i do what i know how to and leave the rest for a professional *cough* 1984camaroz28 *cough*

[WayFast84]

I hope I blow this ****ing lg4

[qwikz28]

Originally Posted by WayFast84

I hope I blow this ****ing lg4

LOL! LS1 FTW!!!!

[WayFast84]

Originally Posted by qwikz28

LOL! LS1 FTW!!!!

Nah I was talking to my mom I said I wanted to put the car up for sale, she said no, I was like ok but if my motor goes it goes up for sale, she said no, I said Ok if the motor blows we are going to build a 800hp motor she said no I said 750 hp motor she said "what ever" I think Im gonna start looking for potential sbc parts as a next motor cause a 100 shot on a bone stock 305 is gonna be a big problem

[V]

blowing an engine may seem cool, but it sucks when you realize your out of a car and now need to spend even more $. oh well.

You are still young, theres no rush to learn everything in one winter. When i was 15-16 i was into bicycles, i didnt care about cars. i was into freestyle and bmx. then 8 months before i turned 17, i got my 1st car, a '73 dodge coronet, which i actually wanted then, what did i know. I coudlnt even tell if it was a 2 or 4 Bbl carb, but over time i learned more and more. and a month after i turned 17, i got my 88 Trans am GTA. And i continued to learn. While i was in HS i did very few things on the car myself. Only towards the end of my senior year i really started getting involved with working on cars. A lot of people around here have older brothers or fathers that helped them out and got them into the hobby, but im one of the few that didnt have any parental persuasion. i did everything on my own from day one. My parents know nothing about cars. Hell, even my GF is starting to know alot about cars. When i first met her she liked cars but knew little, now shes got the Monte and is already making plans for heads cam and a supercharger, all of which she will help install. My point is...relax, ok, so maybe it wont get done for dyno day, but you time otherwise.

[79CamaroDiva]

Originally Posted by SmokingSS

blowing an engine may seem cool, but it sucks when you realize your out of a car and now need to spend even more $. oh well.

QFT
how bout a little trip back in time to my latest experience.......

[bad64chevelle]

ehhhh I think we found your oil leak

[bad64chevelle]

Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva

of course you do jon...

Anchorman.....please tell me you have seen it.

[V]

and...
my iroc 355(that part of the cam fell out the back of the block)...

my LS1(just the parts of the oilpan that fell down so far, notice the bolt is sheered off. lol)...

[79CamaroDiva]

Originally Posted by bad64chevelle

Anchorman.....please tell me you have seen it.

does it count if i was hammered and don't remember it? If yes, then yeah, i've seen it...

[79CamaroDiva]

Originally Posted by SmokingSS

and...
my iroc 355(that part of the cam fell out the back of the block)...

damn cams are devious little buggers.

[V]

it went right during a 2nd-3rd gear shift at about 2800rpms, just in normal driving. The oil and antifreeze went ALL over the road, cops finally came, then a tow truck, and the driver had to use 3 bags of speedy dry to clean up my mess... lol

The LS1, just went in my driveway, exact cause isnt proven yet, btu the motor will be out by mid april and ill known for sure then what happened. All i can see up through the shattered oil pan is that #1 rod seems to have let go, and the pan shattered, front engine cover shattered, and the explosion(yes there were flames, lol) also cracked the front corner of the aluminum block..so its a total loss.

[Ian]

ahhh, engine carnage!

when I tore down the 305 that was in my pick up, all 8 pistons had chunks missing from them

And Matt, I personally have been pretty busy and very tired the past few weeks, but when it gets nicer out and I'm not all tied up I'll help you out. It just gets kind of annoying when every other post made by you is asking people to help with your car. people wont even be talking about cars, but you'll chime in with it anyway. Just calm down. you dont need your car to be in one piece for a few years anyway, who cares if it sits with the motor torn apart for a few weeks. It will get done eventually. and as far as you running out of money, well, thats what you get for trying to build an LG4 . seriously though, you probably shouldn't have ordered nitrous for it, thats going to be a waste in my opinion.

[Brando56894]

im just learnin about car too bro, i barely know **** about my car when i got my first car i didnt really care that much about cars, maybe cuz mine was an 89 nissan stanza gxe and i couldnt do anything worthwhile to it, i was (still) interrested in computers. then i got my firebird and was like wow i can actually do stuff now that will actually be worthwhile! stuff takes time bro

[BigAls87Z28]

If Matt blows an engine...its not like he is SOL for a ride, unless the cam shoots out and blows up his Huffy.

[enRo]

[79CamaroDiva]

[oh one ls1 SS]

if u have ur car done and running perfect with ur NNAAWWZZZZ its just going to be a bigger temptation for u and ur friends to go out joy riding and racing..its better that u dont have it done yet... y are u in such a big rush anyway? ur 14 and cant drive ur car (legaly) for 2-3 more years..take ur time..work a little at a time and if u stop asking everyone for help every other post eventually people will come around..i said it before and ill say it again..if i knew anything about how to swap a cam or how to install NNAAWWZZZZ i would be there helpen u wrench but if u want someone to watch and give my 2 cents on what i think should be done..its ur call

[79CamaroDiva]

i've watched and helped in a few cam swaps, i could probably do it on something non-computer controlled, but i dont know the first thing about ripping apart the damn computer. give me a real mechanical engine any day, other than that i'm lost.

[V]

melissa..i was hesitant to jump into fuel injection when i was buildign the Monte, but now that its over, i woudl think nothign of it. theres quite a bit to learn but not that bad, the tuning aspect is a different thing though, lol. Only thing different with computer controlled cars are really the intake manifold. The LS1s are different but nicer, you dont even have to remove the intake manifold to do a cam swap, just remove the valve covers, and unbolt the rockers i believe then turn the cam a few times and all the lifters pop up.

I could do a cam on a SBC any day of the week, but its just the work involved that can get difficult on a car thats 20something years old. rust takes over, bolts break, wires become brittle, etc.

[79CamaroDiva]

Originally Posted by SmokingSS

I could do a cam on a SBC any day of the week, but its just the work involved that can get difficult on a car thats 20something years old. rust takes over, bolts break, wires become brittle, etc.

if none of that happened i wouldnt know what to do with myself!!!

[oh one ls1 SS]

Originally Posted by SmokingSS

melissa..i was hesitant to jump into fuel injection when i was buildign the Monte, but now that its over, i woudl think nothign of it. theres quite a bit to learn but not that bad, the tuning aspect is a different thing though, lol. Only thing different with computer controlled cars are really the intake manifold. The LS1s are different but nicer, you dont even have to remove the intake manifold to do a cam swap, just remove the valve covers, and unbolt the rockers i believe then turn the cam a few times and all the lifters pop up.

I could do a cam on a SBC any day of the week, but its just the work involved that can get difficult on a car thats 20something years old. rust takes over, bolts break, wires become brittle, etc.

how bout a LS1? wanna help? haha

[Savage_Messiah]

@ all the engine carnage pics

[V]

i would help, but... i have this fear, a fear that ill mess up and then if something goes wrong, itll be my fault. Its a paranoia ive almost always had even though nothign has really gone wrong with stuff ive worked on. I was so paranoid that the 350 i completely rebuilt for my monte would be bad, that i bought a spare motor to start rebuilding to replace it. Well, the 1st 350 runs great, no smoke noises, or leaks. Even with the 383 i half built and swapped in, no mechanical problems, im just still hesitant to work on other peoples cars. If its something simple or a bolt-on part sure, but getting into engine/trans/rear internals... only on my personal cars.


kasey, buy my tires dahm it, lol

[Savage_Messiah]

I do need em dont i... did you get my voicemail btw?? somehow I managed to break that god damn plastic part around the seat belt clip today while changing my oil... go figure