Project Lex

[evotuner]

WTF at that lip lmfao! Are they serious???? This time ebay has failed you. haha

haha omg rofl :beerfunnel2:

[Speedfreak]

Considering you want it to be as quiet as possible.. twin mufflers will be the better option for you.

[turbotalon1g]

Duals are badass, just ask the good 'ol boys in dem saweet pick'em up trucks!

Seriously though I like the look of duals, but less weight of a single is appealing.
If quiet is what you want, I'd have to agree with mo.

[Halon]

Rideskinz wrote back and said that's how they package all poly stuff because it will return to normal shape once it reaches a more normal temperature. Well he was right, the lip is sitting in the room and looks normal! So that's good :)

Went and worked on the motor for a couple hours today. It's taking me awhile since I'm new to this thing. The wire harness is a god aweful mess, but I got it all disconnected and out of the way. Intake and exhaust manifolds are off. Fuel rail off. Valve covers off. Serpentine belt off.

So at this point, I guess I need to figure out how the timing belt works and what all it takes to get that thing off. Seems like I'll have to remove a bunch of shit to get the cover off. Then take the cams out, head bolts off, and that should be it I think.

Once the head is off I plan on calling up Northern Cylinder Head in Andover to see if they'll go ahead and clean it up, put new valve seals, valve springs, and cams in for me (and shim). Nice little tin shed po-dunk feeling shop that's done a lot of head work for me on my DSM in the past!

So that's it for now. here's a couple pics.

[95talonracer]

Are you going to need to take off your damper? That thing is a completr beoch and is tq'd to 239ft lbs.

[4seasons69]

Looks good! If you ever want any help let me know since I'm close! Plus I have access to alldata at work and have just about every tool you'd need if you ever need to borrow anything.

[Speedfreak]

Electric fan/s in your future?

[turbotalon1g]

^lol.

What was the leakdown on your old DSM head like?

[Halon]

I guess I'm assuming I'll have to take the dampener off, but no idea yet.

Thanks for the offer on helping. I'll let ya know if I ever do. I'm kind of a do it myselfer though, just go out there an hour here and an hour there.

Electric fan sure would be nice. The stocker is a monster that I'd love to ditch. However I think I'm going to leave it on for now, and it must work pretty well because I never come close to overheating :)

[Halon]

^lol.

What was the leakdown on your old DSM head like?

Never did a leakdown on my dizzm