okay, i picked my car up from the shop. got a new head, head gasket, and timeing belp. after i got it from the shop i noticed that it was a bit louder, kinda like there was a hole in the exhaust by the headers... just what it sounds like "kinda" but i didnt think that it was too serious, due to the fact that i havnt had my car in forever and wanted to drive like no other... flame all ya want...

anyways, its getting worse, much, louder, it idles like ****, i dont have pretty much any torque when in 5th curiseingthe interstate and going up a overpass, it like... ehh.. yeah, no tq... and when accelerating, it hesitates. i have to pratically ride the cltuch when going from a stop to 1st gear or it'll buck a bit... any ideas?

 

Maybe the header is loose..
Just put your ear by the header and listen for the extra loud valve tap..

 

if the header is loose, it would make it stall and do all of those things i listed!? wouldnt it be close to openish headers?

 

Take it back to the shop and tell them they messed something up.

Sounds like a blown headgasket.

 

If the header is loose you will feel loss of torque and low rpm power..

 

ive had a warped head and blown head gasket, didnt do anything like that dude. and its a new gasket. no oil leaks, nothing, perfect. but ill check the headers, if there not loose, back to the shop... thx yall

 

I cant imagine it would be that severe, I had Exuast manifold bolts fall off while driving and there was a noticible leak. I never had those syptoms.

Take it back, it was just worked on. Tell them that its not good business to put people cars back together wrong.

And regardless of what it is. Headgasket, timming, Leaks of any sort. They should fix it for free since they more than likely messed it up.

they remove alot of stuff to do what they did. Hell they could have torn a intake manifold gasket. Theres no sense in you tearing the car apart if you payed for the work.

Good luck

 

werd dude, that was put very nicely whatcha said
thx, ill take it back asap. as it is, already payed 1,400 for head, gasket, radiator.

thx

 

def take the car back to the shop... have the tech that worked on it take it for a test drive with you in it.

BTW whats the setup?

 

d15, when i was building the car, there was nothing at all too it. no interior, dash, axels, engine, paint, pretty much a frame, lol. so we just dropped anything in there. lookin to do a B18C5 swap possibly...

 

Any Updates on this, kinda wondering what the problem was and how the shop handled it.