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Hi all. I am wondering whether the even rocker/valve bank is inherently a little louder than the odd bank of the engine. It doesn't seem to be one particular rocker tapping its just all collectively slightly louder than my passenger side. Is it worth pulling off rocker covers and checking the...

Hi guys. Just wondering I placed a strong magnet in my oil filter to see how much debris it will collect. I didn't want to cut the filter apart so I just placed it just inside the filter at the top. I have a few pics to show how much it collected. I am asking out there is the amount of metal...

Hi guys. Just a stupid question I would like to pur out there. I am wondering if I mix 4 liters of 5w30 full synthetic oil with 1 liter of Lucas oil stabiliser, can I find out what viscosity the outcome would be. Just putting it out there if anyone may know the calculation etc. Regards. Billy D...

Hi everyone. Just looking for any high tech info. I scored a free box (3 bottles) of Nulon oil 25w60 street and track. Premium Mineral 25W-60 Street and Track Engine Oil. This stuff has the most zinc additive I have seen in engine oil. 2300 ppm! All sounds good for flat tappet cam shafts. But...

Just wondering whats out there, which is the more desirable choice in cooling? Electric? or convention flex/clutch fans? Does any one know which is the more horspower hungry of the three? I am thinking of going back to an engine fan (flex fan) instead of electric. They say you get better cooling...

Hi all. I am going to use hollow Manley push rods on a set of roller rockers. This will allow oil to be fed up to the roller rockers which have a gallery to oil the shaft. Is this a problem? Since oil is also fed through the shaft via the head. Or do you end up with two ways that oil is fed to...

Hi all. I have a query in regarding how much advance is apropriate. I myself cannot run more than about 27 degrees total advance. At the moment I am running 10 degrees initial and about 16 degrees in the curve and seems very good on 98 octane fuel. Any more initial and the engine will ping...

Hi All. I have to run a remote oil filter due to right hand drive here down under. I have mounted the oil filter assembly on the "driver" side guard inside the engiune bay for easy access to remove and replace filter. But I get noise transmitted through the oil lines onto the inner guard when...

Hi all. Just like to recap about these cams being noisier than normal. It has been discussed that the agressive ginds are to blame for this. Is this absolutely correct? If I was to use Comp Cams "matching" lifters and springs would this help? Reason being is that I did not use any other Comp...

Hi all: Can anyone shed some light on this? They say that the new oils with a higher spec API rating of SL and SM have been modified to have less ZDDP which is very good anti wear additive for metal to metal rubing surfaces such as cam lobes and lifters. Since I still run dinasaur valve train...

Hi all. New on this site. I would like to address a problem. I just rebuilt a 360 cubic inch v8 by myself and all was well up until I changed my oil after 500 miles from my running in oil to a normal semi synthetic oil 10w 50. I have seem to have developed a rear main oil leak. It seems to...