Recent content by Boosted MK3

Shouldn't be an issue, just watch the oil level as you are burning a little bit during each cold start. My 7m had blown valve stem seals for about 75k miles (previous owner mostly, I put about 15k on her before I rebuilt the engine.

Most likely would be the valve stem seals. Very cheap and easy to replace if the head is off, Would be a PITA with the head on the car.

Still driving it, just recently did a tune up to get her ready for daily duties this winter. Have about 13-15k miles on my rebuilt motor right now!

My father used king bearings on his small block 350, it has been making respectable power on the motor. Completely unsure how well they would do for a boosted inline 6 though. I have clevite bearings in my 7m.

Bought a replacement for mine at Home depot

Thanks man! Open bic performance DDP, it's impossible to hear anything above but "noise" above 2k rpm. Below 2k it sounds like a diesel truck. Not running anything major, around 13psi.

So guys, may have been beating on the car a little lately... I'm at about 1,500 miles on the rebuild and have done my first oil change. Did that at 1,250 miles, was planning to do it at 1,000 but I took the car to the Ocean and back which is about a 400 mile round trip. Car made it there and...

Haven't Updated this in a while so here we go. Currently have about 600 miles on the motor and clutch! Turbo I was sold as "good" is definitely on it's way out as I'm burning some oil. On the first drive my timing got out of whack. Again. Turns out my tensioner spring was stretched and was the...

Well all my timing components came in today, put them on and started the car, let it warm up while checking all the hoses, took it for a ride, everything looks good. But then I noticed a battery light. Got the the gas station and the car wouldn't restart. Alt went bad. Luckily I had the jump box...

Thanks, It's already a new belt but the tensioner is old, probably 10-20k miles on it. Just gonna replace both for piece of mind.

Great progress! and good find, especially with that mileage!

As promised, here is an update. Car ran for a while today, but for some reason my timing keeps getting out of whack. I believe my belt may be stretched. I ordered a new belt and tensioner with next day shipping, hopefully they will be here by the weekend and that will alleviate my issues and...

Thanks man, ran into some snags here at the end, my timing got out of whack after I set it but before the motor was installed and started really put me though hell and back trying to figure it out, I figured it was a harness or spark issue. After ruling them out, with the helpful advise of a...

Guess who got their car running motherfuckers? That's right, this badass mofo. Only let it run for about 20 seconds, because I don't have a radiator in yet, rad comes in Wednesday. Expect a photobomb and video then!

Thanks, my boost pipes and intercooler are bright and shiny, so I'm probably going to get my intake and alt polished to match that. I'm hoping that will help break up the black nicely, without being too over done and bright.