Recent content by CursedH1

Went down and dropped off the "P400 DS4" injection pump and picked up the timekeeper idlers. Took some closer pictures for the experts' opinion. My guy (well, his Dad, its a father-son build team) says that he doesn't think the failure was due to installation. He thinks the part just failed...

Ready to go back in (once I deliver the injection pump... which got delivered to my house instead of the garage).

Heads (with studs) are on.

They're not building racing 6.5's. They're racing SxS. Both he and his daughter. She's the better driver hilariously - consistently shaming the guys and leaving them in her dust. I think the hard part about calling him is that I'm not having him fix it. Its mostly because - well, he takes...

I hope not. But its nice to see a vote of confidence. Appreciate that!

In the end, I got some simple, easy to follow instructions from Will and passed them along to my guy who is comfortable doing the studs, and they are now as I type this curing in their loctite bath in the block over the New Year's holiday. My engine never has had a problem with heat (except...

Oil has been religiously changed at 3k or less. Usually less.

This was the only HS roller that had any kind of wear marking whatsoever. It's not flat and spins freely - just like all of the rest of the rollers. These have about 20k on them. Going to go ahead and put these back in.

Just to update on the build - the bearings were fine. Some minor wear but nothing that is out of the ordinary from a healthy engine. Lifters arrive today. Head studs are being installed. Bottom end is all buttoned up (Thank you @Twisted Steel Performance for the torque specs!!!). Need to...

Hello, I took @Will L. 's chart and converted it to an Excel spreadsheet using Claude.ai. I was one foot in the bed when I did this and so I didn't actually check the numbers too strictly against the original - so if someone finds something off, I'll fix it and re-upload it.

I run 15psi. Ran 16psi on my old P400 with factory head bolts no problem. Of course I'm not doing 150,000+ miles on my H1 though...

My guy sent a picture of the bores which he said "look practically brand new". I'm not ashamed of my numerous and repeated "learning experiences" as long as others can learn from my self-inflicted idiocy. If that makes me look like a moron to people (which I've been told) then so be it. As...

Its interesting because literally every single H1 shop/tech I talk to (ModMafia, Rubberduck, Tor and others including the shop that is currently rebuilding the engine) have indicated to me that the gears are not something that they recommend doing as its not necessary. Searching back through...

I don't know all of the details. I don't know why the timing cover was removed during the water pump replacement. I don't do that level of wrenching on my truck. The mechanic is one who I have used and trusted since I got my first H1 back in 2018. He did the original P400 swap - with the...

When the water pump was replaced back in September - my mechanic said he had to use a "thicker" gasket in order for the dowels/shafts to not interface with the timing cover. So he did notice them touching the cover but perhaps it wasn't enough.