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I've got stage 8 locking header bolts but my headers still leak. I've decided that only good quality headers are the right purchase. I have Dynomax ceramic coated headers. The problem is the o ring surface is not smooth. I would suggest checking this surface and sanding if it is not smooth. I...

I'll forgo the life leasons as others have already posted on that. I bought my vette about 5 years ago as a weekend warrior. I had never even changed the oil in a car before buy my vette. I read everything I could get my hands on, internet forums like this, asked lots of questions at the local...

The best $100.00 I have spent yet in my 5 years of ownership of my vette was yanking the radiator shroud and mechanical fan and clutch and installing an electric fan. For less than the cost of a replacement shroud from Ecklers, you can probably find an electric 16" fan and wiring harness. I now...

Glensgauges makes a valid point regarding computerized carb and the cross fire 82 engine. I think some of the 1980 vettes also had a computer according to my Lectric Limited 1980 wiring diagram. It was a closed loop system only for the carb. One other thing to consider among many things are...

You can get a lot of opinions on which year and whats better. I've seen arguments over this kind of topic. My 2 cents...I would look for the best most complete/clean car you can within these 3 years regardless of which year it is. In other words, if you find a clean 81 over a rough 82, go for...

There is now a rack and pinion system available by Steeroids, but its very expensiveat almost $1,000. I thought about buying a rebuilt steering box, but the rebuild usually only includes the seals, bearings etc... but not the worm gear. A nex box cost nearly $400.00:eek I tightened the...

tightening the steering gear box to tight will cause problems. When you turn that little screw you are adjusting the lash of the worm gear...I think thats right. Anyway, the trick is to get it just tight enough to take the slop out of the steering but no cause binding. Centering the control...

If my memory serves me.... I had a tach problem about 3-4 years ago. I have learned to always check the easiest and least expensive things first. In this case I simply used a pencil eraser to clean all the contacts/connections and my tach worked perfectly. Remember, your car is now 23 years old...

My car, which is far from original, has some type of adapter on it. To this day I don't know what its for. I took the car to the local chevy dealer, and they could not give me an answer. I have a cable coming from the tranny to this little metal box. Then another cable from this box to the...

My first guess guess would be alignment. I drove my old trans-am from Athens, Ga to Jacksonville, FL once and the darn thing pulled to the right the whole way. Had the car aligned and everything was fine. The only other thing I can think of outside of somethign being warn is the power steering...

If your are refering to the seals between the radiator and the radiator mount, I used pipe wrap from Home Depot. Cheap, looks good and works perfectly. I've been using this for about 4 years with no problem.

Either size carb should do. I have a Carter 625cfm.

Also, loose the Cali 305 for a 350. Then loose the mechanical clutch and fan for an electric. For $100.00 I picked up about 15hp and 12lb-ft of torque installing a used electric fan. I also increased my gas mileage and was able to remove the fan shroud which allows me more room to work on the...

You can't go wrong with a matched kit like Edelbrock. There are numerous combos out there. Once you exit the state of California, your options are wide open. I went the poor mans special and purchased rebuilt chevy vortec heads. The machine shop rebuilt them with high performance components. I...

This is a very common conversion. You will find various opinions, but the majority of people who make the conversion say they are happy. I've read a few threads where someone did not like the conversion due to bounce or a cracked fiberglass spring. If you go with a fiberglass spring, you need...

I checked the fuses including the fusible links and nothing is blown. I too thought maybe it is a coincidence. The fact that I can't find a blown fuse is was adds to the mystery.

Started car up today and saw smoke coming from behind tachometer. I immediately shut the car off. After a quick inspection under the hood, I turned the ignition switch to accessory...no power at all...dead. Pulled tach and found blackened tach circuit board. The circuit board is still...

I went with a Bazooka Tube 10" bass tube. Easy to install and remove as needed... no need to fab an enclosure... built in amp. I picked one up on ubid.com for less than $100.00.

This won't answer your questions, but as an fyi...the best project I have ever performed on my vette in 5 years was installing an electric fan. Besides freeing up hp and torque, I was able to delete the pain in the a#! fan shroud. I now have more room to work in the engine bay, and I just...

If you really want to save money, there is an auction on ebay right now for a heavy duty 4 row brass/copper corvette 77-82 replacement radiator for $139.00 "by it now" with $25.00 for shipping. My 3 row 30 year old brass/copper radiator with electric fan has never exceeded 190 degrees.