You follow me on Lat-G (better than following me on Facebook I guess).... Awww shucks, thanks... looks like I have a fan already...

But hey... whether your name is Chetly or Basher.... If the shoe fits.... mmm wear it? :action-smiley-027:

In all seriousness, Greg is a generous guy and you're one of countless lost souls who have been the recipient of his giving. I am on that team. I just don't kiss his azz that bad.

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Yes please do share Lance.

How te hell did I get dragged into this ****, I'm not President of Greg Weld fan club... Greg Weld is the president of the Greg Weld fan club...

Now there's a man who knows what he is talking about! :lol:

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Truth... With the ego, he's 6'4". It's no wonder he and Gaetano haven't swapped spots on the track yet. hahahahahaha

Welds car
 

Would also like feedback on the garmin
Almost bought a gopro hero 3 motorsports
last week. Wish I had something as my head
keeps replaying thunderhill

Panteracer

I was rereading through the thread trying to ID some parts Greg pawned off on me....Todd, I think you nailed it, or at least part of it. When I took the parts up to the machine shop to have Rick look them over, the valves are what caught his attention. He noticed the amount of heat or heat cycles and asked if it had an oiling issue. Surface of the valves looks fine, the heat marks are on the stem just down from the valve.
Everything else looks good, well besides the broken rocker. Turns out the pistons are huge and won't fit in a stock block.....I'm working on an aluminum and titanium wind chime with the spares.

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Dan

I agree --- low oil pressure and high operating RPM's.... not a good mix. The new motor has far better oil pressure - SOUNDS better - runs stronger (despite the slightly lower peak HP numbers - that's a different dyno issue). While on the surface of things you wouldn't think the valves would be directly affected by the lower oil PRESSURE (provided there is VOLUME)... the oiling thru the rockers and flowing down the valve stem would be cooling them as well as keeping them oiled.

The only thing that was reused was the crank and the block and the head casting. EVERYTHING else is brand new. Those titanium valves are over the top expensive BTW! And there's a lot of them! LOL

After having the motor back to the SAME builder and having the SAME exact issue time after time (Valve train failures) -- it went to someone with a fresh set of eyeballs (Borello Racing Engines). I now have more invested in rebuilds than I paid for the little Yellow Lemon to begin with.

The part that always bugged me the most - is that my buddies all are running event after event and NEVER having any motor issues... and here I am with the highest dollar motor and I can't make a weekend without a rebuild! That's BS in my book! Hopefully that's all behind us now. The little Lemon FLIES now!

What did you want for FREE -- your money back?? LOL

Now where have I heard that before? LOL Wiser words have never been said...