Eric,
your could put a bubble gum on the chassis rail and see if you can dent it
with the downpipe...
Ulix
On Thu, 19 Feb 1998, Eric Mumford wrote:
> I've put about 75 miles on my new block without major catastrophe - my
> fuel line broke a few days ago but I'm back on the road now.
> 
> Everytime I engage the tranny, there's thisawful grinding thatseems
> tocome from the front passenger side of the car.   You can really feel
> it and really hear it.  My current theory is that the block vibrates
> violently from the low-end torque and rams the header down-pipe into the
> chassis since it sits about a half-inch from it.  But I'm not sure if
> this is it.
> 
> It's like I'm fighting this "grinding" constantly - it doesn't feel like
> the car is outputting as much power as it should.  It is more noticable
> in 1st and 2nd, not so much in higher gears.
> 
> I think it was present before I rebuilt the engine - I fear its a
> drivetrain issue but I'm unsure where the culprit is exactly.
> 
> Any suggestions on this one?
> 
> eric
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