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Post by hydroli on Oct 10, 2007 19:54:56 GMT -5
I can run a manual trans but I lost an arm when I was young and the police won't let me go if it see me driving a manual trans. I know that the thm200 has light internal parts and that I can buy a modified torque converter that will stall at a higher than stock rpm. I guess that by choosing a xcam that will wake up the engine at let's say 2200 rpm, and by installing the mitsu eclipse turbo that I already have, which will spool in this area on an engine that size, I'll maybe will have a performing setup. I just hope that it will eat a civic dx ;D. That is the reason I'm looking for a thm200.
But you'rre right, it could be great with a five speed, but I like the Idea of doing something good with something that seems boring.
Any have one?
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Post by hydroli on Oct 11, 2007 16:29:23 GMT -5
I changed the engine!!! And it runs!!! My engine is running great, no noise at all. The trans is firm and I can smile again . It was a hard job but luckily I had time to do it this week. In sum, that's a happy ending story I still have extra exhaust flanges for sale and I'm open to offers. I'll give news of my little turbo project. That's all for now Thanks to read me !
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Post by rad15E on Oct 11, 2007 20:32:11 GMT -5
glad to hear you back on the road again
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Post by thebest on Nov 4, 2007 20:57:37 GMT -5
hydroli, having lose lifters takes away from bottom end horsepower gives you more top end power. so if you want too fix the problem take a feeler gauge and check what the clearances are, and you can shim between the lifter and head too raise the lifter up. or you can cut the bottom of the cam carriage where it mates with the head this would have to be done at a machine shop. the other way you could do with shim stock. hydraulic lifters have at least 90 thousands of play. so if you had 30 thousands clearance between the cam and rocker arm then you could shim the lifters 35 thousands or cut the cam carriage. these are just some numbers so you can get an ideal of what I'm talking about. since you are stuck using a automatic, because of your driver licences. also getting a degree able cam gear so you can play with the cam timing, because you can fine tune it, bye driving it and then turning the cam counter clock ways retards the cam witch gives you bottom end power. the belt is made out of rubber and it does move under a load. every time you turn the cam, tighten the bolts and turn it over bye had to make sure the valves don't hit the piston. also the chevette torc converter stalls the horse power too about 2800 rpms. hope this helps. the best!!!!
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Post by hydroli on Nov 5, 2007 18:57:14 GMT -5
Are you sayin' that stock converter will stall at 2800 or that it should stall at this rpm to get better performances?
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Post by thebest on Nov 8, 2007 18:38:29 GMT -5
a stall converter don't let the power of the motor hit the drive line all at once it slowly lets it apply to the wheels and if i remember right the total power is turned lose about 2800 then after that. it will seam to come a live. they like rpms. i turned mine 8600 rpms. the engine has to be balanced to do this. hope this helps. the best!!!
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Post by hydroli on Nov 8, 2007 21:50:51 GMT -5
Thanks for the precision! I'll ask for a high stall when I'll be ready.
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Post by hydroli on Jan 18, 2008 22:30:51 GMT -5
As I said in another thread, the end of the story is that I didn't had the frost plug that goes to the end of the cam. Pressure was low, but not enough to turn on the oil pressure light. It caused the discharge of some oil lifters, less lift and duration, there's no surprise that the engine was less performant after the cam change.
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Post by turbo16 on Jan 18, 2011 9:46:06 GMT -5
I am setting up a lunati cam that they ground the lobe separation to114. I had to shave the cam carrier because the cam was ground on smaller a base circle 0.035'' this would really screw up the valve-train geometry giving unpredictable results and worse yet possibly kick off rockers at high RPM. It is also my humble opinion that hydraulic lifters dont belong in any thing that is trying to maximize power.
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