After an OK night at the track (headers and y-pipe added and no time subtracted) I get home and park the car. The next day I was planning on sweeping out the garage and pull both cars out. There is a small puddle of oil the size of a quarter. I get out the mirror and sure enough the D@MN leak is back. I fixed it in the spring of 01'. What is the best way to fix it once and for all, and don't be a smart @ss and tell me to get an LS1. I'm really pissed at this!!!

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1997 Trans Am WS6
White, 4A, K&N, TBbypass,
MAF mods, 160* stat., Air Foil, Borla Cat-Back, Edelbrock Headers, Stock Y-pipe w/ no cats, Black T/A side decals and rear fill-in by Firebat
Best ET to date: 13.723@103.09
60ft: 2.043

1982 Pontiac Firebird
2.8 V6, A4, t-tops, American Racing Rims - PROJECT CAR

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sorry to hear it is back, i have done this three times on different vehicles and been quite successful. hmmmm, have you followed the instructions on the sites that are currently available? if so did you retourqe the bolts after 500 miles or so? i actually retorqued mine twice. don't know what to say???? g'luck when you fix it again.

taner

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1996 Camaro SS A.R.E 398
11.36@120.35mph, NA
10.14@135.11mph N2O(no more excuses )
Best 60' 1.375
Best mph: 135.11mph

oh yeah also an 80 Camaro, an 98 Ram Sport, the latest addition a 94Z28, w/T-Tops!

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cory, did you clean off the intake/block real good w/brake parts cleaner? if not thatn thats prolly why its leaking again. retorqueing it would be good too. also, sure you got a thick enough bead on the block? it should be about 1/4" round so it will squish a little when you put the intake back on.

on another note, did you get tuneing after your headers? shouldnt really need it, but that will also help. did mph change at all? almost impossible not to improve horsepower at all.

anyway, good luck.
chris


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1986 Iroc Z
355, cleaned up trick flow twisted wedge G1 heads, 750 holley, 700r4, 10:1 compr., forged flat tops, solidcam .501I .510E, 4gen rear w/3:73 posi, girdle, and disc's, Edel. torker II, shift kit, 2500 stal, hedmann LT. headers, 4 gen seats, man. strg., lt1 starter, alum. w/p, msd 6al, coil, dist., mallory wires.
12.86 @109mph so far(still need fine tuning)

1995 z28,SS Hood, Iroc style spoiler, tints and black outs, 700r4,2400 act. stall speed,B&M hammer shifter, 17" budnick trilogy III wheels, 275/40 ZR17, 160 stat, man. cooling fan sw., homemaid CAI,1LE elbow, hypertech airfoil, t.b.bypass,!cat, flowmaster, !maf screen, relocated batt., 1LE front l.c.a.s', poly trans and torq.arm bushings, MSD 6AL, custom program, p&p maf, accel coil, and under drive pulley

mods that i have, just not on car yet:
msd wires, edelbrock mid. headers, edelbrock rpm catback

 

Before you lay down the bead of RTV, take a center-punch, and make a line of dimples in the mating surface on the block, This will give the silicone something to grab on to.

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i think i got one too.. well ive i pull it of im going to throw in a CC306, headers, and get my heads ported and polished.

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94' Green Trans Am
17" chrome Ws-6,
Nitto 555 DR's
K&N FIPK,
3.73,
2800 stall,
shift kit,
HPP-PLUS,
160* thermo,
Flowtech CUT-OUT, dynomax Muffler
descreened MAF
and all the Free Mods
best times: 60' 1.968 1/8 8.576 mph 81.49 1/4 13.502 mph 105.2

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Valve cover breather?



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Red 1994 Camaro Z28
UltraZ hood, RKSport gound effects
Stock heads, stock manifolds, stock TB, stock gears, no power adders:
13.34 at 102.11mph on 18s
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Now with Hooker longtubes, 58mm BBK TB, and MSD, but no new times yet. Looking for 12s....

 

Thanks for all of the help. I cleaned it really good this time with cleaner and I put a real good bead on it too. I haven't fired it yet, I want to make sure it is dry.

As for the headers, the only difference that I got was I dropped my 60ft time to 2.010. My mph was the same, but I was consistent 13.72,3,4. After I get this fixed I'll head back and see if this leak had any effect on my times.