The Rebuild, Ch. 1 "Parts list"

[TrentNell]

X2 on injectors being a smart idea , just for tuning and keeping the pulse width down .

 

[maine04max]

Good luck with your build Tom , I believe the valve cover gaskets can be reused rite???

 

[TrentNell]

Good luck with your build Tom , I believe the valve cover gaskets can be reused rite???

yes , lower uses a thick reusable gasket , and upper uses sealant .

 

[TheBac]

Whose tuning were you running on your 12.28 pass? You going to be doing anything with your injectors?

Danville. Dont get me started....Ill sound like Ben talking about rods. It was my mistake.

Ive debated running bigger injectors, as it would help keep pulse and timing down. But then if I start with the hard parts, I may as well go big. Its kinda a catch-22 in my situation. I do think I need to replace my 156,000 mile OEM's, though.

 

[TheBac]

yes , lower uses a thick reusable gasket , and upper uses sealant .

Cool. :thumb: Trent, how did you go about replacing you rear main and front seals? Did you rent the GM tools to do it?

 

[duratothemax]

PM sent tom.

 

[TheBac]

I just read about the flywheel/flexplate bolts needing to be replaced, so add that to the list.

 

[paint94979]

what does your truck weight tom? i wish at 585 hp i could ran an 11

 

[TheBac]

what does your truck weight tom? i wish at 585 hp i could ran an 11

I figured 6450 this year. I can still lose 50+ lbs (rear bumper and other misc crap). I also have more experience with suspension setup (thanks to all you guys, esp Trent) and I will be running drag radials next year. Launching isnt a problem now.

One other thing is my plans always were to run RDL uppipes and a p-n-p'd turbo, so that cost had to be figured into the equation. Id love to be able to run manifolds, too. Gonna have to sell a kidney, or maybe a kid to add those, though. Hmmmm....

 

[stroke250]

when is this getting started tom???

 

[JoshH]

Tom, I have both front and rear main seal installer tools. You can borrow them if you need.

 

[stroke250]

Tom, I have both front and rear main seal installer tools. You can borrow them if you need.

x2 i do too tom.

 

[maine04max]

Not to add your hard earned $$$$$ Tom , but dont they recommend replacing the cam bolt too?

 

[TheBac]

when is this getting started tom???

Toward the end of the month. I just finished up the kitchen trimwork (YEAH!), next up is either fix the Cavalier in the garage for a 3rd car or buy my nephew's S10 for transport while the truck is down.

I figure the truck will be down a month.

 

[TheBac]

Not to add your hard earned $$$$$ Tom , but dont they recommend replacing the cam bolt too?

Ok, add that to the list. See what I mean about how I hate torque-to-yield? You shouldnt have to replace every damn fastener in an engine unless you are doing studs. Hell, whats next? One-use valve cover bolts?

Thanks for the tool offers guys.

 

[duratothemax]

Tom in my own opinion, if it was my truck, you are fine reusing the crank and cam bolts....

The only bolts that I would never reuse on the engine are flywheel bolts, head bolts, and main bolts.

ben

 

[JoshH]

I bought a little S10 when I was building my motor the first time, and it came in really handy to haul parts to and from the machine shop. Gets pretty decent mileage too.

 

[JD4440]

a p-n-p'd turbo...

twice I've seen this. What does it mean ?

 

[maine04max]

port and polish

 

[ripmf666]

Tom why don't you call me about the gaskets and bolts. Also I have the tool you could use and ship back to me. Why not just do head studs and get it over with now. Also yes replace front and rear main seals also I have the cam bolts balancer bolt will be fine the lbz was TTY now there all the same and not TTY. If you take your time Tom a work slow and clean you can save alot of the gaskets and just replace most of the o-ring seals.