BrandenZ Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 One last update: Fixed the front cover gasket, and took her out today for the first maiden voyage after the rebuild... She's perfect. Zero smoking after a few runs attempting to set the rings. Plugs are spot-on, 160-165 compression across the board! Started at 4 degrees advance (E88 head on F54 flattops, being conservative), ended up stopping for the day at 10 degrees. No ping whatsoever (probably will push for 12-14 depending), pulls like a demon and doesn't want to stop even up past 6500 rpms. This is the 3rd L-series motor that's been in the car since I've owned it, and I've never had one a) make so much consistent, smooth power bottom-to-top, and feel so spot on. Cranks almost immediately even when cold, holds a dead-steady idle, rock solid oil-pressure, and has almost zero stumble (even with my DGVs). Thanks again to all for the advice and assistance, I'm extremely pleased with the end-result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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