New TTi Headers on the Stroker...

[65RoadRacer]

Is anyone else like me.. you keep playing with your engine and putting parts on it even though you're not ready to install it yet?

 

[watermelon]

thats clean enough to eat off


watermelon

 

[1967coronet440]

Guilty

 

[Larrry B.]

I call it motivation.

 

[MOPOWER871]

REMEMBER DON'T RUN THAT NEW MOTOR ON YOUR NEW HEADERS !! NICE MOTOR


TTI FOOTNOTE #17
Ceramic Coating Warning - First Engine Runs

We strongly suggests that you use an old set of headers or set of cast iron manifolds for your first engine run / cam break-in. This will insure that you will not damage the coating and void the warranty of your new headers. Header coating damage usually occurs during the first engine run / break-in when the exhaust temperatures exceed 1200ºF. Excess exhaust temperatures are normally caused by excessively rich or lean air / fuel mixtures and / or incorrect ignition timing.



Maintenance Care & Warranty, sheet 708 .pdf







TUBE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

TTi Performance Exhaust and Headers

1555 Consumer Circle

Corona, CA 92880-1726 USA

(Manufacturing plant and Distribution center)

Phone (951)371-4878 Fax (951)371-6143

Phone hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm PST

 

[65RoadRacer]

REMEMBER DON'T RUN THAT NEW MOTOR ON YOUR NEW HEADERS !! NICE MOTOR

Thanks... It's a full roller, so there's no 'break-in' like a flat tappet, so we'll be fine. ​

 

[khryslerkid]

Yea, I like you. Couldn't say anything bad about you at all.

By the way, nice looking mill

 

[Darter6]

YES

 

[yella71]

The only reason I even like cars is the engine....

 

[65RoadRacer]

Yea, I like you. Couldn't say anything bad about you at all.

By the way, nice looking mill

you know, you're pretty okay yourself there, kid. haha

 

[Darter6]

So, do you feel bad that you won't be running poly power anymore ?

 

[65RoadRacer]

So, do you feel bad that you won't be running poly power anymore ?

Not really. It would have been great to build onto this engine, but I already spent way too much on the first build, and it didn't even last 25k miles. Huge disappointment... it was supposed to be about 375 HP, ended up being far less, slightly over 300. Fine for a cruiser, but not for how I use the car.

With the lack of performance components it's already at a deficit, and being a project car still we didn't want to use an engine that, essentially, nobody really cares about.

 

[Darter6]

I understand.You do allot of test mule stuff, so it makes plenty of sense.Keep it coming !

 

[451Mopar]

Have to make sure everything fits. Just Sunday, put the main motor mount bolt into the mount, and found the welded nut was messed up from where it was welded on. Had to tap and chamfer the nut so the bolt would go in. It would have sucked worse to find that issue after putting the engine on the K-member (in the car.)

 

[wyrmrider]

flat or roller tappet - you can still be too rich or lean at start up

 

[biomedtechguy]

Thanks... It's a full roller, so there's no 'break-in' like a flat tappet, so we'll be fine. ​

flat or roller tappet - you can still be too rich or lean at start up

Being too lean and overheating the unseasoned headers would be the main reason why they say not to use them.

 

[Hemirunner]

flat or roller tappet - you can still be too rich or lean at start up

Fuel mixture usually has nothing to do with it. Low timing resulting in a late burn puts heat in the headers cooking the coating.

 

[rumblefish360]

They write that disclaimer cause most people are idiots that can get a decently in the ball park tune on an engine on start up, couple with to stupid to install or eye ball the temp gauge and read a timing light.

I’ve broken in brand new HFT & SFT cams with brand spankin new TTI headers and haven’t had a problem with there coating.

Use your head fellas!

 

[65RoadRacer]

A cutaway shot I did this weekend showing the Comp Cams Roller Rockers and the Jomar Performance Rocker Arm Stud Girdle, made specifically for the Edelbrock Magnum heads.

 

[rumblefish360]

Cool picture!