Status on Eagle's TA
Here's the FACTS.
Took 8 passes down the track, PB on the spray of 11.44 @ 122.64 with a 1.86 60' bogging in 1st. It's in the 10's if I could drive it, but admittedly, I can't... YET. Here's PB the run:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FwiIcz9dKw
If anyone has video on the run where I F'd up... post that junk.
Last run I F'd up the 3-4 shift (yep Turk F'd a shift. you can tear me up for that) and over rev'd it and coasted the rest of the track. On the return lane I knew it was NOT happy. Pulled it into the pits, checked it over quick and swapped out the tires.
It ran, but ticking quite loud... but not like a bottom end thing... a weird noise... totally in the exhaust. Odd. Anyways, it ran... so I figured screw it, I'm gonna try to drive it the 65mi home... and it made it without further issues.
THANKS TO BRU AND MOOK/STKORN FOR FOLLOWING ME HOME!!! Hope the beer helped soften the long ride home from BWW later that night!
With everyone's help... ok not Mook rly, but he provided great entertainment... we got the valve covers & intake are off. Rockers all OK. Springs all OK. 2 minorly bent pushrods.
Tomorrow I'm going to try and get the heads off to see what's going on under there. Right now I'm hoping I have a few crapped out lifters. Cam might be hosed too... but again, no visible metal in the oil @ all even after driving it 65mi home.
Here's to hoping. I'll add some pics and post updates. If its just something like lifters, I'm still hoping to get the car back up for next weekend's car's and coffee.
Here's the FACTS.
Took 8 passes down the track, PB on the spray of 11.44 @ 122.64 with a 1.86 60' bogging in 1st. It's in the 10's if I could drive it, but admittedly, I can't... YET. Here's PB the run:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FwiIcz9dKw
If anyone has video on the run where I F'd up... post that junk.
Last run I F'd up the 3-4 shift (yep Turk F'd a shift. you can tear me up for that) and over rev'd it and coasted the rest of the track. On the return lane I knew it was NOT happy. Pulled it into the pits, checked it over quick and swapped out the tires.
It ran, but ticking quite loud... but not like a bottom end thing... a weird noise... totally in the exhaust. Odd. Anyways, it ran... so I figured screw it, I'm gonna try to drive it the 65mi home... and it made it without further issues.
THANKS TO BRU AND MOOK/STKORN FOR FOLLOWING ME HOME!!! Hope the beer helped soften the long ride home from BWW later that night!
With everyone's help... ok not Mook rly, but he provided great entertainment... we got the valve covers & intake are off. Rockers all OK. Springs all OK. 2 minorly bent pushrods.
Tomorrow I'm going to try and get the heads off to see what's going on under there. Right now I'm hoping I have a few crapped out lifters. Cam might be hosed too... but again, no visible metal in the oil @ all even after driving it 65mi home.
Here's to hoping. I'll add some pics and post updates. If its just something like lifters, I'm still hoping to get the car back up for next weekend's car's and coffee.
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