mine gets low too but thats why i tell everyone to use the hv mellings pump.that cam makes the valve train even louder.also why would you do only a 410 cam,should have went 422.if you think it pulls with that setup you would have loved the 422 and 95tm heads!!! 50 is pretty big to bore it out to but the first gen 90tm block will handle it all day as long as you dont use nos or go FInot much to update, but i installed the police light in the A pillar....
motor seems to be running just fine. valve train is a little noisy tho, but i guess thats just what the 4.0 does with aftermarket parts.
my oil pressure seems to be REALLY low. on a cold start my cheapo mechanical gauge tells me its making 50-60 lbs of pressure, not bad. then once it warms up it goes down to about 12 lbs at idle, bad. i cant quite determine if its the gauge or if its the oil pump itself. ill try the gauge first and of course im kicking myself now for NOT changing out the oil pump for an aftermarket one...
ol' Bruce also needs all new shocks and to have rear shock mounts relocated to a better place. Bilstein 5125s are in order since those RC shocks took a dump. but itll have to be awhile since i went over budget on my engine build and im a poor college student. :thumbdwn:
i was planning on throwing a d44 under the front, at some point but that is now at a stand still as well. ive actually been lookin for a decent zuk samurai...dont hate:
ok. well i got some stuff done....this next pic is for you Xeek.
pully should work. belt doesnt seem too tight either.
look at all that room! only thing else that i will be adding is the factory air box with a little mod im doing.
this is my experiment for the cooling system. im using a 4.0 manual trans radiator. only difference is that is a single core design which means the transmission lines that go into the radiator are cut and modified. meaning, that my engine and transmission fluids will no longer be fighting each other to warm up or stay cool. i have two trans coolers in the front.
im surprised someone hasnt tried this already. ill also be using an HHR fan and ill see how that does.
got the motor fully bolted in, wiring harness all plugged in, exhaust Y pipe bolted in and a few other random things.
major items still on the list are the electric fan, my air box mod, electronic accessory wiring
mine gets low too but thats why i tell everyone to use the hv mellings pump.that cam makes the valve train even louder.also why would you do only a 410 cam,should have went 422.if you think it pulls with that setup you would have loved the 422 and 95tm heads!!! 50 is pretty big to bore it out to but the first gen 90tm block will handle it all day as long as you dont use nos or go FI
if i was you i would get a trans temp gauge.just those two coolers up front might not keep it cool enough when wheeling.also that is when the hhr doesnt keep the motor cool enough.i run a manual trans custom alum radiator with the ac radiator as a trans cooler,an aftermarket trans cooler all most the size of the ac one and the stock front trans cooler.a4ld HATE heat.great build so far though,looks sweet
I finally listened to your video, sounds better than mine.... Now I know what I need to do.
