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t&t moyer · 04-21-2014, 03:36 PM

Good to hear it was a simple fix!

BFASTNOTLAST · 04-21-2014, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by humblebeast07

UPDATE!!!

Well got it checked out and it looks like the coil harness was backwards, or swapped idk....The squeaking is the header gaskets..they say($200) for diag and replace gaskets. I told them to go ahead...But they said it runs on its own now....

Glad you got it figured out and not with any bad news. I'm still astonished that there is a lack of oil in the valve train while a motor has ran that long. Makes you wonder..... Almost tempted to take a valve cover off and see if this happening to all of us. Still having a hard time believing the lack of lubrication is normal.

SSDan · 04-21-2014, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by humblebeast07

UPDATE!!!

Well got it checked out and it looks like the coil harness was backwards, or swapped idk....The squeaking is the header gaskets..they say($200) for diag and replace gaskets. I told them to go ahead...But they said it runs on its own now....

Yea! Been lurking this thread out of curiosity and concern for you. Great news!! When you get it back give us one last update with a vid so we can see and hear it the way it's suppose to run.

J-Rod6410 · 04-21-2014, 06:34 PM

So what was the tapping sound? Exhaust leak?

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humblebeast07 · 04-21-2014, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by J-Rod6410

So what was the tapping sound? Exhaust leak?

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I guess so they said there will still be a little noise from the flame travel in the headers due to running rich...still needs a tune.

J-Rod6410 · 04-21-2014, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by humblebeast07

I guess so they said there will still be a little noise from the flame travel in the headers due to running rich...still needs a tune.

Well good deal man. This is why I kept telling you to ck compression. If you would've checked compression from the beginning then you would have known right away that the engine was ok and it was something on the outside, as it was this time with the gasket leak and coil connections. But anyways glad to see it wasn't anything major.

And if you don't mind posting a video of the valvetrain after its fixed just to compare before and after because it really sounded bad in the video like something internal was wrong. You may just have too good of a mic on your video camera lol.

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humblebeast07 · 04-21-2014, 06:54 PM

Lol, it is a pretty nice camra, paid about $500 I think, but I will repost tonight

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humblebeast07 · 04-21-2014, 10:17 PM

Fyi picked car up this evening....driving 15miles untuned took a slight learning curve(kept dying if I just left off the gas too quickly) Sounds much better now, will post a video tomorrow(will piss off my neighbors). It sounds mean.....Changing plugs tonight (TR6), and topping off tranny fluid, change oil(BR30) hopefully get matt@fsp to tune(remote) tomorrow. Hoping for 505-515rwhp(if this p&p on the heads is as good as he says it is).

376LS3 · 04-22-2014, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BFASTNOTLAST

Glad you got it figured out and not with any bad news. I'm still astonished that there is a lack of oil in the valve train while a motor has ran that long. Makes you wonder..... Almost tempted to take a valve cover off and see if this happening to all of us. Still having a hard time believing the lack of lubrication is normal.

Ya, I said a couple pages back that when I run mine without covers on, I barely see any oil coming up. Sure wasnt anything like my ZZ4!

BFASTNOTLAST · 04-22-2014, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by 376LS3

Ya, I said a couple pages back that when I run mine without covers on, I barely see any oil coming up. Sure wasnt anything like my ZZ4!

I bet there are going to be a few shops checking this to confirm if they haven't already. I would have never thought it would be that bad. Most SBC's will spurt out of the pushrod/rocker just by turning them over let alone while running..... So either the LS motors are different in that regard or there is some voodoo going on.

humblebeast07 · 04-22-2014, 09:45 AM

NEW VIDEO, up and running, no tune

Pro Stock John · 04-22-2014, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by humblebeast07

UPDATE!!!

Well got it checked out and it looks like the coil harness was backwards, or swapped idk....The squeaking is the header gaskets..they say($200) for diag and replace gaskets. I told them to go ahead...But they said it runs on its own now....

Yeah it fired funny in the first vid, like firing order was wack. I have done that before.

thahemp · 04-22-2014, 11:57 AM

Much better.

BplumCrazy-SS · 04-22-2014, 12:29 PM

yep much better........... glad to see you got it running right

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04-21-2014, 06:54 PM	#77
humblebeast07 The Beast Drives: 13 2SS/1LE/RS/NPP/NAV/SUNROOF Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 172	Lol, it is a pretty nice camra, paid about $500 I think, but I will repost tonight Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk __________________ N.F CAM, P&P HEADS, SLP UDP, C.A.I., TRI Y'S, BMR 1" SPRINGS & SWAYS, PFADT TIE RODS & TRAILING ARMS, TUNED BY MATT@FSP 490HP/428TQ

04-21-2014, 10:17 PM	#78
humblebeast07 The Beast Drives: 13 2SS/1LE/RS/NPP/NAV/SUNROOF Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 172	Fyi picked car up this evening....driving 15miles untuned took a slight learning curve(kept dying if I just left off the gas too quickly) Sounds much better now, will post a video tomorrow(will piss off my neighbors). It sounds mean.....Changing plugs tonight (TR6), and topping off tranny fluid, change oil(BR30) hopefully get matt@fsp to tune(remote) tomorrow. Hoping for 505-515rwhp(if this p&p on the heads is as good as he says it is). __________________ N.F CAM, P&P HEADS, SLP UDP, C.A.I., TRI Y'S, BMR 1" SPRINGS & SWAYS, PFADT TIE RODS & TRAILING ARMS, TUNED BY MATT@FSP 490HP/428TQ

04-22-2014, 11:57 AM	#83
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04-22-2014, 12:29 PM	#84
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