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PQ · 06-11-2011, 03:31 PM

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*SSE 4 2SS* · 06-12-2011, 12:51 AM

I hear Magnuson is looking for a professional blower installer... Yours has been on and off so many times...

Seriously, I hope you finally get this sorted out...

PQ · 06-12-2011, 09:37 AM

Car will be going to Vengeance. Started it up yesterday and NO change. I have a lifter getting worse anyway. So I may just have them crack it open while it's up there.

I don't have a clue what it could be now. I knew the gaskets looked good but wanted to try it anyway.

Ron@Vengeance · 06-12-2011, 04:26 PM

Wow!!!! Definately doesnt sound good... We will get you picked up this week. You will be up and running with more power and an engine that is right ASAP

GSUNCSU · 06-12-2011, 05:25 PM

I miss Da' Red Hose(s)...

Darth_Emma · 06-12-2011, 06:39 PM

PQ:
If they're going to replace your lifters... as you said... this is a good time to do the cam (and torque converter). Get the LS3 conversion and be done with it. I know it's not cheap, but, imho, those DOD lifters are awful. Many have failed and there have been service bulletins about them. I had LS7 lifters put in mine.

I wish you could come up here and drive my car with the cam. The car pulls MUCH harder and is a much bigger beast than it was before. It feels like a bigger jump in power than when I had the maggie installed. The numbers say it's not, but it sure feels that way.

If you can swing it, you'd love it.

Good luck to you. You're about due for a great stretch of success with no issues!

camarohead · 06-12-2011, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron@Vengeance

Wow!!!! Definately doesnt sound good... We will get you picked up this week. You will be up and running with more power and an engine that is right ASAP

wow ron...you guys are first class..you guys dont stop until a customer is completely satisfied...great customer service.

4xchamp · 06-12-2011, 08:04 PM

Sounds like an exhaust header leak .

*GTAHVIT* · 06-12-2011, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4xchamp

Sounds like an exhaust header leak .

Really?????

Dude if that is what it is I'll owe Randy at least a 12 pack.

It would be much better for his pocketbook if it is just a header leak. But it sounds awfully mechanical.

I was assuming tha since the noise goes away as it warms up that the lifter might be slow in pressurizing.

I'm no expert. An header leak would be great news

*mlee* · 06-12-2011, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4xchamp

Sounds like an exhaust header leak .

A header leak wouldn't go away like that...

WoW... Randy you scared me when you pointed at the pullys...

PQ · 06-13-2011, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by GSUNCSU

I miss Da' Red Hose(s)...

LOL Me too.

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Originally Posted by Ron@Vengeance

Wow!!!! Definately doesnt sound good... We will get you picked up this week. You will be up and running with more power and an engine that is right ASAP

Quicker the better. Hahaha

I'm sooooo freaking curious as to what this surge is. Driving me crazy. The lifter knock is not new but been getting worse. It's separate. I think.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth_Emma

PQ:
If they're going to replace your lifters... as you said... this is a good time to do the cam (and torque converter). Get the LS3 conversion and be done with it. I know it's not cheap, but, imho, those DOD lifters are awful. Many have failed and there have been service bulletins about them. I had LS7 lifters put in mine.

I wish you could come up here and drive my car with the cam. The car pulls MUCH harder and is a much bigger beast than it was before. It feels like a bigger jump in power than when I had the maggie installed. The numbers say it's not, but it sure feels that way.

If you can swing it, you'd love it.

Good luck to you. You're about due for a great stretch of success with no issues!

I'm not really wanting to spend too much. I'll have to make decisions as they come. I'd take a simple engine surge fix and no lifter problem if I could.

Quote:

Originally Posted by camarohead

wow ron...you guys are first class..you guys dont stop until a customer is completely satisfied...great customer service.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4xchamp

Sounds like an exhaust header leak .

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTAHVIT

Really?????

Dude if that is what it is I'll owe Randy at least a 12 pack.

Plus I'd be on a serious streak.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlee

A header leak wouldn't go away like that...

WoW... Randy you scared me when you pointed at the pullys...

Don't they expand when they get hot? I initially thought header leak too. And figured maybe the manifold just got hot and expanded just enough.

I try and stay away from the moving parts. But I am ok I think unless I'm the one making the parts move.

*CamaroSpike23* · 06-13-2011, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PQ

I'm sooooo freaking curious as to what this surge is. Driving me crazy. The lifter knock is not new but been getting worse. It's separate. I think.
the lifter tick has plagued L99 guys for a while now. its nothing new... well, to you it is

I try and stay away from the moving parts. But I am ok I think unless I'm the one making the parts move.

...........then......

Quote:

Haha... look at that!

As he reaches his hand close to the spinning pulley

Speedy1975 · 06-13-2011, 09:44 AM

Wow Randy, that does sound pretty bad. That's way worse than the proverbial "HEMI Tick" our Challengers are known for.

Glad to hear the shop's gonna come get it and get it fixed up. You did your best bro, and with as much effort as you put in trying to find the problem I'd have done the same thing in your shoes. It gets to a point where your time is worth more than to continue hunting for the problem.

Keep us posted.

*GTAHVIT* · 06-13-2011, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedy1975

Wow Randy, that does sound pretty bad. That's way worse than the proverbial "HEMI Tick" our Challengers are known for.

Glad to hear the shop's gonna come get it and get it fixed up. You did your best bro, and with as much effort as you put in trying to find the problem I'd have done the same thing in your shoes. It gets to a point where your time is worth more than to continue hunting for the problem.

Keep us posted.

this!

Well said!

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SSE 4 2SS Boosted Moderator Drives: Bone Stock LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marion Tx Posts: 15,812	I hear Magnuson is looking for a professional blower installer... Yours has been on and off so many times... Seriously, I hope you finally get this sorted out... __________________ If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...

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Darth_Emma Psssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh! Drives: under contruction Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 12,996 View My Garage	PQ: If they're going to replace your lifters... as you said... this is a good time to do the cam (and torque converter). Get the LS3 conversion and be done with it. I know it's not cheap, but, imho, those DOD lifters are awful. Many have failed and there have been service bulletins about them. I had LS7 lifters put in mine. I wish you could come up here and drive my car with the cam. The car pulls MUCH harder and is a much bigger beast than it was before. It feels like a bigger jump in power than when I had the maggie installed. The numbers say it's not, but it sure feels that way. If you can swing it, you'd love it. Good luck to you. You're about due for a great stretch of success with no issues!

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Speedy1975 FASTER! Drives: Challenger Hellcat, 2SS Camaro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 2,244	Wow Randy, that does sound pretty bad. That's way worse than the proverbial "HEMI Tick" our Challengers are known for. Glad to hear the shop's gonna come get it and get it fixed up. You did your best bro, and with as much effort as you put in trying to find the problem I'd have done the same thing in your shoes. It gets to a point where your time is worth more than to continue hunting for the problem. Keep us posted.