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so i thought i remembered a thread discussing this topic before but i cant seem to find it. my question is, how much horsepower can the oem replacement head gasket handle. torqued down to 80ft/lbs with arps of course. if someone else knows where to find the thread with this information please...

i almost didnt open this thread (didnt look at who posted) and i was like who is this doucher. look at the bright side, at least your supe is fixed now, mine's on its way down...partially bhg ftl lol

not to hijack, but how much would sending the block, assembled, to a machine shop and having them check everything, set lash and do a valve job and stem seals? ballpark figure..

you need to make it to jacksonville to majestic on july 18th...

actually i kinda do sometimes lol. i only get like 21-22 city and thats if im not on it. if i reset my economy thing then take off from a light i only get 8-9 mpg :) edit: im trying to take it easy on my motor for the most part until i can get a mhg and arps, and hoses.

yeh i have a code 52 and still get like 320 miles to the tank...maybe im just lucky(ish)..if i was real lucky i wouldnt have the code in the first place

i believe the down on power side but im not so sure about the gas mileage part...unless you guys are getting a lot higher than me. i get between 21 and 22 mpg around town and about 26-27 on the highway..is that bad? (its a major improvement over the mileage on my last vehicle) ;)

http://store.driftmotion.com/dynamic/imageviewer.php?w=640&h=480&sURL=http%3A//www.xpressbasehosting.com/driftmotion/system/dlgateway.php%3Ffc%3D001f112e9e5779539f73e1efa0d632ef%26fn%3D95e118e1ccdfb85e2290bda7c3ac07b7%26iViewFlag%3D1 it should be right there on your thermostat housing with...

yeh it seems like maybe the same symptoms with different causes bc 87 mentioned his seems like its getting worse where as mine seems the to stay the same

the second and fourth pic looks like your vsv is gone. also, that red vac line going over your afm looks like its running to the wrong place, unless it makes a few bends and comes back to where it needs to be

yeh, im a little short on money at the moment and ive seen a few different types of boost/leak down testers, just havent made one yet. thanks though, and hopefully that helps 87..maybe he will notice one of the flaws i pointed out..

no need to start my own. im not try to take away from the OP .im not asking a question, i simply think this person is having the same problem as me so i am providing more information about what is happening so that maybe someone can tell him what he needs to do. like i said, what he is...

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