The Official Hot Rod Thread

[RustyHornet]

Please tell me you bought this from a ISP trooper.

I got it from a co worker who got it from a friend of his, I don't know what his friend did for a living....

 

[ChristianPatriot]

LIM gasket is next on the list. Something else I've never done.

 

[RustyHornet]

German hot rod. Don't see these that often. Possibly one of the best car investments of all time. Sold for around $400k new, now they are fetching near a mil... Not bad for a 12 year old car.

 

[churchmouse]

LIM gasket is next on the list. Something else I've never done.

Life is full of adventures...

OK...LIM...???

 

[Bigtanker]

Life is full of adventures...

OK...LIM...???

Leaking Intake Manifold maybe?

 

[RustyHornet]

Lower intake manifold gaskets. Common on the 3800.

 

[Bigtanker]

Lower intake manifold gaskets. Common on the 3800.

That's what I meant.

 

[RustyHornet]

That's what I meant.

 

[churchmouse]

Temp/humidity is supposed to be better tomorrow.
I will be getting after the 64. I picked up a 1" shorter Alt. drive belt today.
Distributor/plug wires/belts and put the battery back in it.
I think that will get it running.

 

[RustyHornet]

Temp/humidity is supposed to be better tomorrow.
I will be getting after the 64. I picked up a 1" shorter Alt. drive belt today.
Distributor/plug wires/belts and put the battery back in it.
I think that will get it running.

Don't forget the fuel!

 

[RustyHornet]

Oh and the fuzzy dice! That car won't run without them!

 

[churchmouse]

Don't forget the fuel!

10 gallons of fresh Cam 2 in the tank. It is a leaded engine and a buddy had the fuel. He is running Alcohol now so he gave me the race gas. I will owe him.....
I pumped out and flushed the tank with 10 gallons fresh pump gas.

 

[churchmouse]

Oh and the fuzzy dice! That car won't run without them!

Looking for an appropriate emogie and coming up "Way" short.

 

[RustyHornet]

Looking for an appropriate emogie and coming up "Way" short.

Careful, that kinda talk will get you the hammer round these parts.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Lower intake manifold gaskets. Common on the 3800.

My STFT goes up to like 20% when it's warmed up and idling. Put a little load on it, like 2500rpm and it comes back down to single digits. So that's what is making me lean toward the gasket, and it's a known issue. I hosed down all the vacuum lines I could see with starter fluid with no rpm change. I'll probably swap out both O2 sensors just to give me peace of mind as well.

 

[churchmouse]

Lower intake manifold gaskets. Common on the 3800.

My experience on a 3800 is one that sits behind the driver with a fairly large Turbo attached.
Built several over the years and all but 1 finished top 10 at the Indy.

 

[RustyHornet]

My STFT goes up to like 20% when it's warmed up and idling. Put a little load on it, like 2500rpm and it comes back down to single digits. So that's what is making me lean toward the gasket, and it's a known issue. I hosed down all the vacuum lines I could see with starter fluid with no rpm change. I'll probably swap out both O2 sensors just to give me peace of mind as well.

I'm just a body guy, you're way over my head with that one.

 

[RustyHornet]

My experience on a 3800 is one that sits behind the driver with a fairly large Turbo attached.
Built several over the years and all but 1 finished top 10 at the Indy.

I miss having a 3800 car around.... They had a unique sound on startup that I'll never forget. Good freakin engines. Damn .gov ruined that.

 

[churchmouse]

I miss having a 3800 car around.... They had a unique sound on startup that I'll never forget. Good freakin engines. Damn .gov ruined that.

Damned Cart ruling body and the IRL ruined the 3800 for racing. 55" of boost (cheated to 60 of course) makes a crap load of power and torque.
We tried to chassis dyno one of the cars and had issues keeping it on the rollers but that was a small roller portable.

 

[Bigtanker]

My STFT goes up to like 20% when it's warmed up and idling. Put a little load on it, like 2500rpm and it comes back down to single digits. So that's what is making me lean toward the gasket, and it's a known issue. I hosed down all the vacuum lines I could see with starter fluid with no rpm change. I'll probably swap out both O2 sensors just to give me peace of mind as well.

I do remember selling quite a few upper intakes for the non pressurized 3800's when I worked at the parts store. The plastic would crack after a while.