Baffled by apparent reversion issues with Lightning headers and mild cam
06-04-2014, 09:16 PM
#62
isn't this just a damn boat motor ..With a moderate cam ................what the ...I have run far bigger cams ..some with lightening headers,, and never had this many issues ..........Or ,should I say debates......Not to be a smartass ,but i'm beginning to think you're afraid to put the motor in the boat and run it ...Could have written a couple of books ..........
Just trying to not make any major mistakes like I did with my previous motor. Don't want to be doing this a THIRD time - I don't think OSO or my own sanity could handle another one of these builds. And yes, I am scared to run it in the boat if I'm going to revert water and ruin a set of $2000 heads. I'm sorry if I'm driving some of you guys crazy, but if someone else learns from some of the problems I have had to deal with on this build, then that's what OSO's all about. That being said, I've learned a lot doing this build - I put this thing together from start to finish, and I don't do this for a living. Hopefully some of the rest of us will benefit too. I have to say that I really appreciate the time a lot of you have spent answering questions and offering ideas, and I try to do the same for others who are asking questions on here when I know the answer.I do agree with you that with this cam I should just be able to bolt the headers on and go. Don't know why that's not the case, but I'm going to figure it out. Thanks.
06-04-2014, 09:19 PM
#65
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I think the pink broom is brilliant !
Who would think of breaking in and stealing anything from a man's garage that has a pink broom.
A thief may not be scared off by a baseball bat or knife....but a pink broom ? Get the f*k out..now !!!!!
LOL.
Who would think of breaking in and stealing anything from a man's garage that has a pink broom.
A thief may not be scared off by a baseball bat or knife....but a pink broom ? Get the f*k out..now !!!!!
LOL.
06-04-2014, 09:23 PM
#66
Someone mentioned condensation earlier, and I came across this article that mentions it. Not sure of the validity of all that is said, but it's interesting that it mentions running cold lake water through the exhaust versus water that is first warmed by the engine.
http://www.perfprotech.com/blog/unca...d-and-checking
That being said, I don't think I want to put my engine through 15 minutes of idling like the testing procedure recommends. It does mention getting the operating temp to 160*, so maybe a hotter T-stat would help borderline cases of reversion / condensation. Anyway, interesting reading on a rainy Wed night.
http://www.perfprotech.com/blog/unca...d-and-checking
That being said, I don't think I want to put my engine through 15 minutes of idling like the testing procedure recommends. It does mention getting the operating temp to 160*, so maybe a hotter T-stat would help borderline cases of reversion / condensation. Anyway, interesting reading on a rainy Wed night.
06-04-2014, 09:24 PM
#67
I'm not ruffled ,and don't mean to get you going ............I just think you are overthinking the alleged reversion.If you started pulling exhaust off various boat motors,i think you may find a small bit of water laying where you would rather it not be ....
Dang Motor, wasn't my intent to ruffle any feathers. Just trying to not make any major mistakes like I did with my previous motor. Don't want to be doing this a THIRD time - I don't think OSO or my own sanity could handle another one of these builds. And yes, I am scared to run it in the boat if I'm going to revert water and ruin a set of $2000 heads. I'm sorry if I'm driving some of you guys crazy, but if someone else learns from some of the problems I have had to deal with on this build, then that's what OSO's all about. That being said, I've learned a lot doing this build - I put this thing together from start to finish, and I don't do this for a living. Hopefully some of the rest of us will benefit too. I have to say that I really appreciate the time a lot of you have spent answering questions and offering ideas, and I try to do the same for others who are asking questions on here when I know the answer.
I do agree with you that with this cam I should just be able to bolt the headers on and go. Don't know why that's not the case, but I'm going to figure it out. Thanks.
Just trying to not make any major mistakes like I did with my previous motor. Don't want to be doing this a THIRD time - I don't think OSO or my own sanity could handle another one of these builds. And yes, I am scared to run it in the boat if I'm going to revert water and ruin a set of $2000 heads. I'm sorry if I'm driving some of you guys crazy, but if someone else learns from some of the problems I have had to deal with on this build, then that's what OSO's all about. That being said, I've learned a lot doing this build - I put this thing together from start to finish, and I don't do this for a living. Hopefully some of the rest of us will benefit too. I have to say that I really appreciate the time a lot of you have spent answering questions and offering ideas, and I try to do the same for others who are asking questions on here when I know the answer.I do agree with you that with this cam I should just be able to bolt the headers on and go. Don't know why that's not the case, but I'm going to figure it out. Thanks.
I think MT has been fooling us all along - that really IS his pink broom, and that's MT in the avitar posting on OSO!
06-04-2014, 09:25 PM
#69
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I think the slip joint sucks. Literally.
These are not the standard Lightning headers most are used to.
These are not the standard Lightning headers most are used to.
06-04-2014, 09:32 PM
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