Carl's 98 auto AWD project Black Magic - Page 10

**CornFed2.4** · 06-05-2013

I got some valves ill give ya a bunch so you'll have back ups.

**scheides** · 06-05-2013

Well at least it stopped there and didn't chew up the piston/cylinder wall! That is crazy dude, definitely one for the books!

Get this thing fixed asap!

turbotalon1g · 06-05-2013

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Originally Posted by carltalon

The car has been running good for the last month or so. I even drove it to Brainard lastwweekend and it was a smooth trip. Yesterday it desired to remind me that it was a DSM. It took. It into town and on the way back it started to misfire. After looking at it for a few hours I found that it threw a rocker on one of the intake valves. I think the lifter collapsed and allowed the rocker to eject during a pull I made right before the misfiring started. There is a slight scratch on the cam lobe, but no other real damage I am planning on replacing the lifter and and putting the rocker back in, and hoping for the best.

So the car didn't self destruct?

carltalon · 06-05-2013

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Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

So the car didn't self destruct?

No I'll take the blame on this one, even though I have no idea how the clamp got in there. It just seams like a DSM to be running perfect one minute the drop a cylinder the next. The car ran for over 600 miles with the clamp in the motor So I guess these DSMs are pretty badass.

**Tachyon** · 06-05-2013

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Originally Posted by carltalon

The car ran for over 600 miles with the clamp in the motor So I guess these DSMs are pretty badass.

Indeed. Frankly I think they are some of the best engineered cars from that era when you think of what we are asking out of the original design parameters.

carltalon · 06-11-2013

I got the car all back together last night and it its running good again. I replaced the two valves (thanks Cornfed) cleaned up a few small dings in the head and the top of the piston and put it back together with new gaskets.

while it was apart I took the oppertunity to coat my exhaust manifold with the extream high temp header coating I got from Ling ling. I had my buddy that did all my powder coating sandblast the manifold, paint it and cure it in his oven. it turned out so good it was a shame to cover it with the heat shield.

Now I just need to fix my coolent temp sensor pig tail that has a loose pin in it and get my drag radials mounted and I will be ready for proving grounds.

**goodhart** · 06-11-2013

Got a nice sized crack on the bottom side of the manifold.

**goodhart** · 06-11-2013

Got a nice sized crack on the bottom side of the manifold.

C3L1CA · 06-11-2013

Nice job getting it back up and running so quickly!

carltalon · 06-11-2013

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Originally Posted by goodhart

Got a nice sized crack on the bottom side of the manifold.

Yeah I think that's been there for awhile. It doesn't go all the way through. The coating just makes it stand out. Mabey some day I'll step up to a FP manifold..

**goodhart** · 06-11-2013

Just wait for a holiday sale! haha

**scheides** · 06-11-2013

HAWT! Nice work man! So you didn't have to machine the head or anything, just slap new valves in? If so that's nutzo!

carltalon · 06-11-2013

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Originally Posted by scheides

HAWT! Nice work man! So you didn't have to machine the head or anything, just slap new valves in? If so that's nutzo!

The seats had no visable damage. I think the seats held up because they are harder then the clamp was. I lapped in the new valves and they lapped in really nice. I rechecked the seats after lapping the valves and they were lapped in evenly so I figured I'd run it.

**Tachyon** · 06-11-2013

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Originally Posted by carltalon

The seats had no visable damage. I think the seats held up because they are harder then the clamp was. I lapped in the new valves and they lapped in really nice. I rechecked the seats after lapping the valves and they were lapped in evenly so I figured I'd run it.

That's amazing O.O

turbotalon1g · 06-12-2013

lol nice to hear its back together.

Manifold looks good, even with the surface crack.

turbotalon1g · 06-12-2013

lol nice to hear its back together.

Manifold looks good, even with the surface crack.

carltalon · 06-23-2013

The day started out kinda ruff but got better at the end. After waiting fot the rain to clear out and getting no practice/ qualifying passes. I got disqualified the first round of eliminations. Because the car wouldn't make boost at the line so I took to long to stage. I Waited around and watched the rest of eliminations hoping they would have open testing after. They did so I made 3 passes first was 11.64@ 116mph I followed that up with 2 11.7s @ 117mph. All in all I consider it a good day since I drove the car there and back and raced with no issues. It was good seeing other members up there I will try to do better at PG13.2.

On a side note. Bald guys need the. Apply a 2nd coat of sun screen if they are going to drive home with the sunroof open. My head hurts.

**CornFed2.4** · 06-23-2013

Looked good going down the track wish I could of lined up with ya.

carltalon · 06-23-2013

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Originally Posted by CornFed2.4

Looked good going down the track wish I could of lined up with ya.

Next time.

C3L1CA · 06-23-2013

Car was looking good, it was a bummer you got kicked out the first run.

You went up there nick? You bring the car?