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Mach1 Rebuild Saga: 28k miles. Start. Boom. Engine pulled. Toast. Need new one. Help!
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<blockquote data-quote="wurd2" data-source="post: 15376982" data-attributes="member: 15196"><p>I'll start this update on a random note.</p><p></p><p>After having long wheel studs installed in the rear end, we got sick of looking at the short wheel studs up front. So we changed them out for long studs, and definitely like the look:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7309/800/0/0/.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The ABS rings on the hubs made the stud pressing process more challenging.</p><p></p><p>As for getting this car on the road, we fiddled with our throttle body adjustment and did a few more tune iterations with Jon Lund. Eventually we got the engine to idle, and threw up our hands in victory:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7308/800/0/0/.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Then came time for cruise and step data logging.</p><p></p><p>Off the lift we rolled...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7310/800/0/0/.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>...and off the lift tore our low-hanging, driver-side muffler along the way...LOFL. Thankfully, there wasn't any real damage. We increased the ride height of the car and better positioned the muffler.</p><p></p><p>Then the cruise and step logging commenced with no major issues. I sent the data logs to Jon Lund, and he said the logs actually look good:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7315/800/0/0/.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><span style="color: lime"><span style="font-size: 15px">The car <strong>drove</strong> for 15 minutes or so, in 119°F weather!</span></span></p><p></p><p>I was incredibly relieved the entire drivetrain seems fine, with the T-56 shifting smooth and effortless. The McLeod twin-disc clutch has a stock feel and seems perfectly street-friendly.</p><p></p><p>My one concern with the drivetrain is that my throw-out bearing is properly disengaging the clutch fingers, as we crossed our fingers and stuck with the pivot ball installed/adjusted by RPM Transmissions.</p><p></p><p>When I was done with the initial drive, I drove back to the shop and attempted to pull back up onto the lift. Not realizing that my suspension settled about 2" during the drive, I managed to get the car stuck half-on, half-off the lift by jamming up the exhaust.</p><p></p><p>Once we got the car off the lift, we parked the car under it, and readjusted the ride height for better ground clearance the following day. It wasn't any fun working on the ground:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7311/800/0/0/.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7312/800/0/0/.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>In other news, we came up with a simple approach to hold all the Mach1 shaker components together, so we can mount the whole assembly on the hood:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7313/800/0/0/.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7314/800/0/0/.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I'll post more when I get the time!</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wurd2, post: 15376982, member: 15196"] I'll start this update on a random note. After having long wheel studs installed in the rear end, we got sick of looking at the short wheel studs up front. So we changed them out for long studs, and definitely like the look: [img]http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7309/800/0/0/.png[/img] The ABS rings on the hubs made the stud pressing process more challenging. As for getting this car on the road, we fiddled with our throttle body adjustment and did a few more tune iterations with Jon Lund. Eventually we got the engine to idle, and threw up our hands in victory: [img]http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7308/800/0/0/.png[/img] Then came time for cruise and step data logging. Off the lift we rolled... [img]http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7310/800/0/0/.png[/img] ...and off the lift tore our low-hanging, driver-side muffler along the way...LOFL. Thankfully, there wasn't any real damage. We increased the ride height of the car and better positioned the muffler. Then the cruise and step logging commenced with no major issues. I sent the data logs to Jon Lund, and he said the logs actually look good: [img]http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7315/800/0/0/.png[/img] [color=lime][size=4]The car [b]drove[/b] for 15 minutes or so, in 119°F weather![/size][/color] I was incredibly relieved the entire drivetrain seems fine, with the T-56 shifting smooth and effortless. The McLeod twin-disc clutch has a stock feel and seems perfectly street-friendly. My one concern with the drivetrain is that my throw-out bearing is properly disengaging the clutch fingers, as we crossed our fingers and stuck with the pivot ball installed/adjusted by RPM Transmissions. When I was done with the initial drive, I drove back to the shop and attempted to pull back up onto the lift. Not realizing that my suspension settled about 2" during the drive, I managed to get the car stuck half-on, half-off the lift by jamming up the exhaust. Once we got the car off the lift, we parked the car under it, and readjusted the ride height for better ground clearance the following day. It wasn't any fun working on the ground: [img]http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7311/800/0/0/.png[/img] [img]http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7312/800/0/0/.png[/img] In other news, we came up with a simple approach to hold all the Mach1 shaker components together, so we can mount the whole assembly on the hood: [img]http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7313/800/0/0/.png[/img] [img]http://www.asylent.net/site/getalbumimagebyid/7314/800/0/0/.png[/img] I'll post more when I get the time! :) [/QUOTE]
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