Tag: cover
Honda Element SC Rear Bumper Replacement
by Subachad on Jun.14, 2010, under Body, Installs
Making room to get under the car
This article actually got started a few weeks prior when my wife was rear ended at a red light. The damage is not too bad, but since the car is new, we would like to replace all the parts to get it back to “like new” condition.
With that said, let’s get to it!
Replaceing an Aveo Valve Cover Gasket – December 2010
by Subachad on Jan.18, 2010, under Automotive
With around 75,000 miles, I started getting some excessive oil around the valve cover base. I had a full blown oil leak where the valve cover protects the spark plug galleys from getting any oil in them. This made for a couple of oily plugs which does not work out to well for performance. The install went pretty straight forward, while I was in there, I also removed the Exhaust Manifold and did some minor gasket match porting on the head and exhaust manifold.
The minor port work I did had some surprising results. There is a “test turn” which I would normally take around 65 as that’s all the car could really muster. After the porting, I am through third, into fourth and find myself lifting as 75 is a little too fast for this turn.
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