800 bucks later, shes done. I cant believe the things some mechanics do. I was there when the pulled the bottom intake, nasty stuff. Someone used silicone to fill in for the broken gasket, missing like 5 gaskets along the intake, etc. Got my speedo working again with a new vss and gears. Now one question...they replaced some o-rings on the injectors, and now my gas mileage has gone through the roof...normal driving my needle is barley moving, where before the same amount of driving would have used 1/4 tank. Can someone explain how the 2 things did this?

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1989 Firebird
2.8 v6, t5 swapped in

Ram Hi-po clutch, Cold Air, 1.6 rockers,Lakewood LCA's, Lakewood Lift bars, Wonder Bar, 3" y-pipe, Random Tech Cat, 3" I-pipe, Flowmasters, MSd 6a, MSD Coil (Fireball in future) Accel 8.8 wires, MSD Ignition Module, Auto Meter Gauges (Water, Clock (needed one) Fuel Pressure, and 5" monster tach)TB Bypass, 4th Gen Seats

Coming for my v6:
Panhard Bar, 4thgen front seats, Nitrous, Line Lock, and Ram Air 2 hood

"I'd rather run last in a full out race, than to not have run at all"

 

they may have very well sealed a bad seal on the injectors...as far as cleaning the intake..obvious...

 

Besides the injector o-rings, you could've had a ton of vaccum leaks where the previous guy screwed up the intake gaskets. Congrats on getting the car back!


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Good to hear your car is back, and running better than ever.

A little off the topic, I notice you have 1.6 rockers, did you pick up an noticable gain in hp on them. I am thinking about a set. But I searched old threads and they said don't do it unless you get a Crane compucam, and/or new valve springs. Do you have new springs or a cam, or just put them straight in?

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1987 Firebird
2.8L Auto
T-Tops
New Paint last Fall
No mods yet...

 

i put them straight in. Yep..tons of difference. I can really get up and go now. u will have to go crane full rollers

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1989 Firebird
2.8 v6, t5 swapped in

Ram Hi-po clutch, Cold Air, 1.6 rockers,Lakewood LCA's, Lakewood Lift bars, Wonder Bar, 3" y-pipe, Random Tech Cat, 3" I-pipe, Flowmasters, MSd 6a, MSD Coil (Fireball in future) Accel 8.8 wires, MSD Ignition Module, Auto Meter Gauges (Water, Clock (needed one) Fuel Pressure, and 5" monster tach)TB Bypass, 4th Gen Seats

Coming for my v6:
Panhard Bar, 4thgen front seats, Nitrous, Line Lock, and Ram Air 2 hood

"I'd rather run last in a full out race, than to not have run at all"

 

Greame'sfirebird
I read somewheres you have to get new valve covers because the roller rockers won't fit underneath, or did you just put them straight in...no Valve cover change?

 

i put them straight in..sometimes once in a while, they will hit the valve cover. not usually any problem though.

 

they hit the valve cover??

are you sure?
they never hit the valve cover when i had them in my car. are you sure they just aren't loose or something?

just curious...

 

dunno..when i nail the gas, ill hear a bang from the right side, but thats when its about just at redline. Its weird. it doesnt do it all the time either

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1989 Firebird
2.8 v6, t5 swapped in

Ram Hi-po clutch, Cold Air, 1.6 rockers,Lakewood LCA's, Lakewood Lift bars, Wonder Bar, 3" y-pipe, Random Tech Cat, 3" I-pipe, Flowmasters, MSd 6a, MSD Coil (Fireball in future) Accel 8.8 wires, MSD Ignition Module, Auto Meter Gauges (Water, Clock (needed one) Fuel Pressure, and 5" monster tach)TB Bypass, 4th Gen Seats

Coming for my v6:
Panhard Bar, 4thgen front seats, Nitrous, Line Lock, and Ram Air 2 hood

"I'd rather run last in a full out race, than to not have run at all"

 

i think they would do it all the time if it was the rockers. i mean it would sound like a "rap rap rap rap rap rap rap" cause it would always have the same lift.