A continuation of this thread:- http://www.solent-renegades.co.uk/general-discussion/25510-started-dismantling-trans-am-engine.html
To summarise, finding the fault, fixing the fault by fitting better/bigger parts, pretty much changing every moving part in the engine. It's now a rebuilt 383ci engine.
Done 20 mins run in at over 2k rpm, then oil change.
Done 100 miles of driving not exceeding 3k rpm then oil change.
Currently in the process of doing 500 miles before next oil change.
The clutch recommendation is to run it around town for 500 miles before launching it. So almost there. Around 200 miles to brandshatch and back.
Car ran well up to Brandshatch at the weekend. Felt good doing 70mph, it certainly seems happy. Driving around the tracks between 2mph and 5mph that it did not like. It doesn't like low load scenarios, it's not sure weather to accelerate or decelerate, the cam is very lumpy, and probably the root cause of it. Not too concerned as won't be driving like that very often.
Soo much that could have gone wrong in the rebuild, I'm very happy, Especially starting it up first time and it ran.
To summarise, finding the fault, fixing the fault by fitting better/bigger parts, pretty much changing every moving part in the engine. It's now a rebuilt 383ci engine.
Done 20 mins run in at over 2k rpm, then oil change.
Done 100 miles of driving not exceeding 3k rpm then oil change.
Currently in the process of doing 500 miles before next oil change.
The clutch recommendation is to run it around town for 500 miles before launching it. So almost there. Around 200 miles to brandshatch and back.
Car ran well up to Brandshatch at the weekend. Felt good doing 70mph, it certainly seems happy. Driving around the tracks between 2mph and 5mph that it did not like. It doesn't like low load scenarios, it's not sure weather to accelerate or decelerate, the cam is very lumpy, and probably the root cause of it. Not too concerned as won't be driving like that very often.
Soo much that could have gone wrong in the rebuild, I'm very happy, Especially starting it up first time and it ran.