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project 12s buick (headers, 3.4, and tune coming now!)



Re: project 12s buick (engine tear down)

I don't understand the question. That is the harness that runs to the crank and cam sensors, ICM and then plugs into the main harness.

As for regasketing the whole motor. If you are about to cam, then it makes no sense...you'd end up replacing most of the gaskets twice. And..being a Park Ave (this is gonna hurt the gp guys) you don't have any dumb brackets in the way of removing your oil pan.

Procedure to do oil pan gasket:
Drain oil
Unhook oil level sensor in oil pan
Remove oil level sensor from oil pan
Remove 20 3/8" bolts holding oil pan on
Remove two bolts holding oil pick up tube on
Remove gasket
Clean surfaces
Reinstall oil pick up tube with gasket at the same time as the oil pan gasket
Reinstall oil pan
Reinstall level sensor and connector

On a crank learn. You don't "have" to get one. Your car should start and work just fine. The crank learn optimizes the pcm's knowlsdge of the cranks location and knowing TDC
 
Re: project 12s buick (engine tear down)

all original 74 corvette. and 67 getting restored in back
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Re: project 12s buick (engine tear down)

67 camaro. corvette is fast actually. in 74 you still could get it with higher compression with no egr and evap and emission systems. it did 12.4 with slicks
 


Re: project 12s buick (engine tear down)

and the mods begin!!:th_devil: i bought these speed daddy headers from a guy for 160 dollars. they are powder coated and are leaving to come to the right home on saturday:)

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Re: project 12s buick (engine tear down)

When you put the rear header in from underneath without lowering the subframe, pulling the motor forward etc etc... laugh at all our w body buddies. It's so easy to do headers on your car.

Question for you... let's see if you've been reading up and researching. What gaskets are you going to use for the head to header connection?
 
Re: project 12s buick (engine tear down)

the guy said he was sipping me the kind i need. he said he bought 2 extras when he bought his gaskets just in case. soo im hoping the are right. and i dont know :(
 


Re: project 12s buick (engine tear down)

Ok...so you know you aren't going to use them...right? You are going to take your factory gaskets off, wipe them down and reuse those beautiful and wonderful mls factory babies.
 
Re: project 12s buick (engine tear down)

Well...nothing really. But the factory gasket that is already on there, is going to seal w/o any issue and if you ever take the front off (say to swap a motor) it's much cleaner and easier to work with. FelPro one leaves crap on both surfaces
 


Re: project 12s buick (engine tear down)

Must be your first 3800 that you plan to mod. Know how I can tell? lol

Plan for them to be apart, trust us.
 
Re: project 12s buick (engine tear down)

haha well this engine isnt going to be the engine in it forever. im buying one from my junch yard the has low miles. im throwing my cam intercooler annd heades on that then dropping in
 
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