What did you do with your Trans Am today?

[fbodyNATION]

how normal is piston slap on LS1 engines? well i could have almost died this morning,i went to start the car up after about 3 weeks of just letting it sit in the storage & i thought i heard something unusual,but after i let the engine run for a little while i did not hear nothing out of the ordinary,boy i was about to snap LoL! because i just changed the oil before the 4th of july,i did notice my oil was a little low but not low enough to cause any internal or major damage to the engine,funny thing is i didnt notice any leaks and i triple checked my dipstick after the oil change to make sure the oil was at operating range and everything checked out fine,now where
did that oil go? is there an oil additive or stabilizer i can put in the engine when the car is just sitting? i only drive it like 2 times out of a month

[Spikito]

how normal is piston slap on LS1 engines? well i could have almost died this morning,i went to start the car up after about 3 weeks of just letting it sit in the storage & i thought i heard something unusual,but after i let the engine run for a little while i did not hear nothing out of the ordinary,boy i was about to snap LoL! because i just changed the oil before the 4th of july,i did notice my oil was a little low but not low enough to cause any internal or major damage to the engine,funny thing is i didnt notice any leaks and i triple checked my dipstick after the oil change to make sure the oil was at operating range and everything checked out fine,now where
did that oil go? is there an oil additive or stabilizer i can put in the engine when the car is just sitting? i only drive it like 2 times out of a month

engine is probably just burning a little oil, mines a half to a quart low when i change mine

[pajeff02]

More likely that oil is being sucked out of the rocker covers into the PCV system.

Piston slap is common on these cars and is the result of short skirt pistons and materials that have different expansion rates when heated. Our engine is noisey when I first start it and then quiets down as it warms up. When cold, I always warm our car up to around 140 degrees on the coolant temp before I drive it.

[fbodyNATION]

More likely that oil is being sucked out of the rocker covers into the PCV system.

Piston slap is common on these cars and is the result of short skirt pistons and materials that have different expansion rates when heated. Our engine is noisey when I first start it and then quiets down as it warms up. When cold, I always warm our car up to around 140 degrees on the coolant temp before I drive it.

Yeah i do the same thing before i drive it,i learned that a long time a go,i see a lot of ppl just start up & drive off,not me though,i dont know if you guys are familiar with the GM 3100/3400 V6 personally but they have piston slap also,but the LS1s are a bit quieter,i hate the tapping noise

[Too Fast]

That's why I question the 0w20. Too thin for this hot weather.

Whoops meant 0w30. I had work on the brain. Some hybrids will use 0w20.

[Furious1]

I just put in 0W 30 today, we'll see how it goes. Took it for a drive and noticed a slightly higher oil pressure.

[JoshuaGrooms83]

well did alittle nut and bolt checks before I go on TDY for school for a couple weeks. Finally installed my UMI drivshaft loop, checked all my UMI suspention to make sure all my installes are good and tight, swapped my 18" rims for the trip, and painted my calipers red for the hell of it lol

[KMdef9]

Thought about spending money on it... then realized I own a house.

[pajeff02]

Picked up a transmission temperature gauge from Summit yesterday. Might even have a chance to install it this week.

[ls1camino]

Set up the wiring for the electric water pump...fyi, it's really hard guessing the length of wiring for an EWP when you have no engine or radiator in the car as reference

[pajeff02]

I looked at the Meziere EWP yesterday... salty!

[Knight]

You get one for that LSX block you picked up yesterday?

[pajeff02]

They didn't have a bare block on the floor -- just two engines on stands, one with the e-force and another with Trick Flow heads that had cutaways and a Fast 92.

[ls1camino]

I looked at the Meziere EWP yesterday... salty!

Salty?

[Knight]

Salty?

Aye, matey! It be a fine piece of equipment, methinks he means to say. Arrrr!

[pajeff02]

Salty -- as in, holy freaking jebus that thing is expensive!

[silverWS6]

Tested out the SLP Fan control switch and then came back inside as it was too hot outside to run the wire to the inside

[ls1camino]

Salty -- as in, holy freaking jebus that thing is expensive!

Yeah, I hope it serves me well.

I got it solely because I deleted the power steering...so now I only have the alternator running off of the crank.

[thor2001TA]

Installed my SLP Air Box Lid and Smooth Bellow.

['02 WS6]

Replaced pass side headlights motor, two dash vents, and put in my gas overflow bezel that was missing for some reason.