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  1. motorman

    Question: E4ME Mixture solenoid connector color??

    i have rebuilt a lot of original carbs and have never saw a black connector. i wonder if the ones built by carter used the black connector.
  2. motorman

    Rumor Mill: V6 Corvette is Coming

    as long as GM has V-8 power pickup trucks the corvette will have a V-8 because they are build at the same factory. no more V-8 pickups no more V-8 corvettes simple as that
  3. motorman

    Shell Rotella T oil for Flat Tappet Engines?

    if you access to december 2007 issue of the GM techline read all about it there. this is straight from GM oil experts
  4. motorman

    What Do GM's Troubles Mean for the Corvette?

    GM is going to be beat over the head about spending development money on cars like the ZR1,CTS-V caddy etc instead of developing economy cars the liberal congress wants. i think that is why tom wallace made a hasty exit from GM as he was in the liberals gun sights as head engineer of these gas...
  5. motorman

    What if... the C7 gets delayed?

    wait till congress asked this question how come GM has a car with 600+ HP and goes 205 MPH but they can't build a car that gets 50 MPG ?
  6. motorman

    Question: Another E4ME question

    you are correct about the float as the brass has a different buoyancy than the stock float so the factory float setting would not be correct for a brass float. make sure you do not have excess fuel pressure caused by a plugged return line from the fuel pump to the tank
  7. motorman

    Question: Another E4ME question

    if your corvette still has the computer controlled carb you need the gauges to set the M/C lean stop,the rich stop and the idle/air setting. here are the gauges you need.
  8. motorman

    NASCAR is about to face some tough times

    when i started in NASCAR we drove the race cars to the track,from Pa to Fla to race and if something happened to the car in the race we fixed it to drive it back home. these new guys with their helicopter and private jets are about to get a rude awaking
  9. motorman

    article: new oil & flat tappets

    i have been running mobil1 in my 1988 chevy PU for 20 years and it has hyd flat tappet camshaft and so far no camshaft problems. the aftermarket camshafts with heavy valve springs had the biggest problem because they no longer "parkerize" their camshaft unless you pay extra. you should always...
  10. motorman

    Detroit must die

    the big problem for american car manufactures is the price of gasoline is now again close to $2.00 and very few new car buyers are going to buy a small electric car or any small car of any kind. people are coming into the dealership even now looking for pickups. if the price of gasoline stays...
  11. motorman

    valves loosening

    get new GM lock nuts before you ruin the threads on the studs
  12. motorman

    (C4)Filters: Green vs K&N

    on most new vehicles the air box design not the filter element is the restriction because of the federal noise restrictions.
  13. motorman

    (C4)Filters: Green vs K&N

    this GM thing is about pickups with "duramax" diesels. which some don't see more miles than a corvette
  14. motorman

    (C4)Filters: Green vs K&N

    all these type air filter allow in more dirt than a paper filter. the new truck dealers are instructed to check the turbo charger impeller on diesels for a "polished" look which means the dirt going thru the oiled mash type air filters. since a diesel engine run wide open all the time and the...
  15. motorman

    Z06's waiting on the lot

    dealers have to "take" 6 ZO-6s to get a ZR1 because the ZO-6s are not selling.
  16. motorman

    Alingment on 2008

    GM recommends camber as close to "0" as possible if you do a lot of open road driving to prevent the excess wear in the inside edges of your front tires. this was in Corvette Quarterly the GM Corvette house organ
  17. motorman

    Question: 2000 Headlight Motor

    do not open or close those "air brakes" at speed because it puts a lot of strain on those gears either brass or plastic.
  18. motorman

    Thermostat poll, 160 vs 180

    that is correct and with a lower temp thermo your car may not pass you states emission tests
  19. motorman

    Dick Guildstrand's GSRT

    contact katechengines.com
  20. motorman

    Attaboy for Plant and NCM

    A fellow Corvette owner had his ZO-6 do the "famous column lock" in front of the NCM and the factory sent over 2 people to repair the Corvette so he could be on his way back home to Pa. GREAT JOB BOWLING GREEN
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