LSX454 swapped 95 BASS burb.

[shady]

Got 28 in the top 30. Lol
Out of 31 cars

 

[shady]

Not horrible for a first show.

Wasn't last lol.

But, too be honest. I was the newest vehicle in the show by a decade. And I was up against things like a real boss 429, and a cobrajet torino.

I didn't have a chance lol

 

[76zimmer]

There’s usually politics in play at judged shows!
Let the garage queens go home and be tucked away until the next show, you get to enjoy yours on a daily basis!

 

[shady]

Yeah, when it ended I noticed quite a few going on trailers.
Dude with the torino lives by my inlaws. About a mile out a gravel road.
I know he drives his, cause we've seen him doing 5-8 mph off the gravie a few times lol.

 

[shady]

And I was the only one the left and mashed it

 

[centexk5]

Screw the judges. You did something most of those trailer queen owners didn’t. You should be proud.

 

[shady]

I am lol.

This dude owns a shop not far from me and built his.
He has "built not bought" all over it.
Turbo 5.3, bagged, original patina with clear over it
This dude had a full build book with pics of him getting dirty too

 

[83ChevyK5Blazer]

That charger is my literal dream car down to the paint and top color

 

[shady]

There’s usually politics in play at judged shows!
Let the garage queens go home and be tucked away until the next show, you get to enjoy yours on a daily basis!

I literally drove it home from work this morning, where it had sat outside in a thunderstorm last night. Took an hr nap, got up, and drove it to the show, without washing or vacuuming it lol.
Did a quick water spot wipe down at the show, and just hoped nobody looked inside lol.

 

[shady]

The dude with the 50 Buick and me, will talk again.

Spent quite a bit of time talking to him. And found out he owns a custom shop about 18 miles from my place, that Ive stopped in front of and taken pics for the 'in the wild' threads on here. Lol.
I'll be swinging in there with the burb some day soon.

 

[folkenheath]

Odd question....
Something I've been kicking around.

The instructions for this engine said to prime it with mobil 1 15w-50 prior to starting.
So basically breaking it in on serious synthetic.

But, to this date, about 2000 miles in, it still seems like the rings haven't set.
It clearly burns oil, and has blow by.

Would it hurt anything you think, if I ran a change of regular dino juice through it ?
Not taking it to the drag track or anything like that.
But just change it and drive it normally for a while.
1000 miles or something?

Just not sure how it's going to seat, and wondered if the oil burning is causing me any issues.
Idle, O2 sensor reading, etc...

I can smell it in the exhaust, and it routinely pushes the dipstick out of the tube 1/2-3/4"

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It's worth a shot but may be too late if the rings glazed over. If you do it don't leave it in more than 500 miles, and don't baby it. Beat the snot out of it! I mean it.

If the oil pressure starts dropping at all get it out ASAP, that stuff isn't made to last 1000 miles.

Want something that also might work? I have seen multiple engines on the dyno now pickup 5 -7 HP after we sprayed them 100 shot with no other changes. The rings suddenly seated in better with the heat and pressure. At first I thought it was a fluke but I have seen it enough now to know it's not a fluke. It's not every time, but more often than not.

Also, a long time ago I had an engine that burned oil for 10 years, until I sprayed it a 150 shot, then it mostly stopped!

Didn't know it existed.

I suggested that after you bought it but you wanted to follow the manufacturer instructions, I don't blame you for that but the GM warranty on burning oil sucks, their tolerance is way too high.

 

[folkenheath]

Nice!

Got 28 in the top 30. Lol
Out of 31 cars

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