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Old 07-07-2011, 08:48 AM
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Factory boost is like 14 psi (?) He raised the boost to 20 psi, cracked piston #3 and the warranty covered it. After he got it back, he raised the boost again and we have no idea what's wrong with it until we split the old block. 8k miles on the original engine. Yesterday, we got the tumbler deletes on, the fuel rails, and i had to solder up a plug that looks like it got too close to the exhaust and melted the wires on. Today, we're going to try and swap over the cam gears, install the intake manifold, and get all the little sensors swapped over to the new block. I hope you guys liked the green that I put on my brakes.

P.s.- It's my best friend's car. We're just doing the work at my house because I've got tons of tools. So far, we've got everything done with the tools that I already have besides having to buy an 8mm allen socket. Neither of us are mechanics...

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