What did you do today to your 3/S?

**donniekak** · 01-21-2013, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by Boomer3000

Not exactly zero, when cold start. It will be high, a little above what the stock gauge says is normal for hot idle. After it starts to warm up it drops to about 2 or 3 ticks above the L Mark.

Just have to wait and see with an aftermarket gauge

My car would sit on about the second mark from the bottom at hot idle. I hooked up a real gauge and it was over 25psi at hot idle. The stock gauge is junk.

**keo92stealth** · 01-21-2013, 10:20 PM

Finished up installing my oil cooler and lines, radiator, and set the timing.. Tried firing her up but she just cranked. Checked for spark and it has that. I know the timing is right for sure!! Could not smell gas though lol. Probably out lol . Will put corn in tomorrow and see if she fires.

**CoopKill** · 01-22-2013, 11:58 PM

Loaded the block in the truck.

**Markingtime** · 01-23-2013, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by CoopKill

Loaded the block in the truck.

Where is it going and what are they doing to it?

**CoopKill** · 01-23-2013, 12:39 AM

Machine shop (Tom's Performance) Balance, and assembling the rotating assembly, coating the bearings, installing new rings. Received phone call about the heads. Two intake valves were bent. I am guessing they were on the #6 cylinder, as the valves were discolored from the rest of them. No visible damage on the pistons that I could see...

**FeaRpb** · 01-23-2013, 12:40 AM

Ordered a few last things and got some stuff in. Assembly starts very very soon.

**Blackmount** · 01-23-2013, 12:49 AM

looked at it and thought about how fortunate I am to be able to be happy with the car I have unlike 90% of other owners who r never happy with their 3/s no matter how good looking or fast it is.

**Markingtime** · 01-23-2013, 01:51 AM

Originally Posted by CoopKill

Machine shop (Tom's Performance) Balance, and assembling the rotating assembly, coating the bearings, installing new rings. Received phone call about the heads. Two intake valves were bent. I am guessing they were on the #6 cylinder, as the valves were discolored from the rest of them. No visible damage on the pistons that I could see...

Skip a tooth?

**DK77** · 01-23-2013, 03:14 AM

Originally Posted by Blackmount

looked at it and thought about how fortunate I am to be able to be happy with the car I have unlike 90% of other owners who r never happy with their 3/s no matter how good looking or fast it is.

Uh... Dude you are always talking about what you are going to do next or what you would like to do to your car or cars you don't even own yet...

I disagree with the statement that most 3S owners are not happy with their cars. I am always thinking about making it better or modding something else but that doesn't mean that don't get a huge smile on my face every time I floor it or whenever some stranger has to pick their jaw up off the floor because they think it's an amazing car.

**familyMAN** · 01-23-2013, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by Blackmount

looked at it and thought about how fortunate I am to be able to be happy with the car I have unlike 90% of other owners who r never happy with their 3/s no matter how good looking or fast it is.

It's a hobby for most that post. Hobbies never end; that's the point, unless you get a new hobby.