Few small questions that don't deserve a whole topic (Page 4/4) 1985 Fiero GT APR 26, 03:22 PM quote Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: Yeah, I can totally ship them to Canada, it won't be that bad. I'll have to figure out how best to ship them. They are heavy, so it MAY be better for me to ship them individually via USPS Priority (which has a 70 pound limit within a certain size). That's probably the best option. For the standard torque wrench. Yes and no... it's OK, you just have to make sure you're careful with torquing down the bolts. The bolts are designed to stretch naturally (which is why they cannot be re-used). Don't ask me why they designed them this way, or why that's a good thing, but they do that. So when you are torquing with a flex torque wrench, as the bolt settles and stretches, the "tension" indicator will decrease (because there's literally less torque since the bolts are stretching), so there's a tendency to want to keep torquing down the bolts... and that's how you can end up breaking the threads or snapping the bolts. An alternative to this is to use ARP studs. They're hardened and can be reused several times (and don't stretch). Well... you could wait until you get my cyl heads, but you can install them on the ones you have now too. The rocker arms come off super easy, and you don't need to remove the cyl heads to install them. It's just a single nut, and then you have to adjust the valve lash... which is as simple as basically taking your two fingers and twisting the pushrod as you torque down the rocker arm. As soon as you can no longer freely spin it, then I think you back off a quarter turn (something like that)... and magically, valve lash set. So... you could put them on now, and then swap them over to my cyl heads when you get them. They can be reused because they don't really take any wear. Ideally, just remember from where you removed them... that way you can keep the same pushrods (in the same direction) in the same location. Just that much less "re-breaking in" needed with the new heads. But yeah, you'll notice a big difference with the 1.6:1 rocker arms. It's basically like installing a hotter camshaft. Like I said though, I'm actually installing a hotter camshaft, so that's why I'm sticking to the 1.52:1 because I don't need even MORE lift. But, I do want the tip and reduced wear/heat. Ok, makes sense, and it doesn't detract from the low rpm torque already present? I'll probably wait for your heads, to do that still though, and my USPS box is in Maine, usa, so cheaper and easier then shipping to my physical address in Canada. 82-T/A [At Work] APR 26, 07:39 PM quote Originally posted by 1985 Fiero GT: Ok, makes sense, and it doesn't detract from the low rpm torque already present? I'll probably wait for your heads, to do that still though, and my USPS box is in Maine, usa, so cheaper and easier then shipping to my physical address in Canada. No, I think what it affects is the duration... but I am not a mechanical engineer, and I only pretend to be one on Pennocks. So, if I understand it correctly, it basically emphasizes all aspects of the Fiero's stock cam by whatever percentage the 1.6:1 does over the stock stamped 1.5:1 rockers (which can actually be as low as 1.48:1). And yeah, no problem on the heads. I'll save them for you and let you know when they're ready. You'll know because you'll see the video about it... but I'll know either way I've promised them to you. 1985 Fiero GT APR 26, 09:09 PM quote Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: No, I think what it affects is the duration... but I am not a mechanical engineer, and I only pretend to be one on Pennocks. So, if I understand it correctly, it basically emphasizes all aspects of the Fiero's stock cam by whatever percentage the 1.6:1 does over the stock stamped 1.5:1 rockers (which can actually be as low as 1.48:1). And yeah, no problem on the heads. I'll save them for you and let you know when they're ready. You'll know because you'll see the video about it... but I'll know either way I've promised them to you. Ok, interesting, thanks again, although from what I read here, the videos usually end up about a month behind, I may very well have the heads installed by the time the video comes out haha! jelly2m8 APR 27, 02:40 AM #4 I always did set mine and all my customers timing to 12 degrees, No one has ever shredded an engine, High mileage, fresh rebuilds. A 2.8 will easily take 12 degrees of timing and be happy. 82-T/A [At Work] APR 27, 09:42 AM quote Originally posted by 1985 Fiero GT: Ok, interesting, thanks again, although from what I read here, the videos usually end up about a month behind, I may very well have the heads installed by the time the video comes out haha! Hahah... yeah... the engine is already done at this point, and she hasn't even posted the videos. We're just waiting now for the transmission to be finished so she can take it off the stand and put it back on the cradle. She's already totally sanded down, painted, and repaired the cradle, and even gotten the entire suspension cleaned, sanded, painted, and bushings installed. Her last video was her measuring the cyl bores before we took it to the machine shop... hahah. We're like 2 months behind now. 1985 Fiero GT APR 27, 09:44 AM quote Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: Hahah... yeah... the engine is already done at this point, and she hasn't even posted the videos. We're just waiting now for the transmission to be finished so she can take it off the stand and put it back on the cradle. She's already totally sanded down, painted, and repaired the cradle, and even gotten the entire suspension cleaned, sanded, painted, and bushings installed. Her last video was her measuring the cyl bores before we took it to the machine shop... hahah. We're like 2 months behind now. Yeah, that's fine, is a good day when one of the Fiero YouTubers post a video haha, did you go with oe rubber bushings? Have you gotten that huge wrench I suggested for the last trivia? 82-T/A [At Work] APR 27, 10:56 AM quote Originally posted by 1985 Fiero GT: Yeah, that's fine, is a good day when one of the Fiero YouTubers post a video haha, did you go with oe rubber bushings? Have you gotten that huge wrench I suggested for the last trivia? That company won't return my calls, or my e-mails... it's crazy. It's like they have no interest in selling a single wrench. Haha... Yeah, we went with OE rubber bushings. To that point, we kind of cheated. We got the control arms apart (I had to help her and drill out the wheel studs)... and then we took the control arms to the machine shop and said... "Here..." we got back clean metal with new OEM bushings and sleeves pushed in, with the original ball joints (200k miles) removed (rivets drilled out). 1985 Fiero GT APR 27, 11:04 AM quote Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: That company won't return my calls, or my e-mails... it's crazy. It's like they have no interest in selling a single wrench. Haha... Yeah, we went with OE rubber bushings. To that point, we kind of cheated. We got the control arms apart (I had to help her and drill out the wheel studs)... and then we took the control arms to the machine shop and said... "Here..." we got back clean metal with new OEM bushings and sleeves pushed in, with the original ball joints (200k miles) removed (rivets drilled out). Haha, fun, some companies don't care about providing a service, only about making massive money, I wouldn't want to figure out the rubber bushings either haha.