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Can't hurt, but I thought modern engines used roller rockers exclusively, so they didn't need the ZDDP? Apparently it's bad for the cat...

Hope you can find some of the Castrol, it's all gone from all the usual local places I could get it. It's still available online from various...

[ATTACH] It's always sumthin...... I was rotating the tires and giving the Racing Green a good once over and saw this - the cup under the ball in...

Took the Racing Green on a 50 mile highway run today and it did pretty much everything perfectly - still need to cut the idle down a touch and...

Well, it turns out the dyno we use is booked thru Sept, so that isn't happening. Plus too and also, Dan pulled the head on the Inno because -...

Last night I retorqued the head and reset the valve clearances - while I had the torque wrench out I checked all the lug nuts too. Drove the...

Be sure and get the "Classic" Castrol GTX (says it right on the bottle) [ATTACH]

Well, it didn't.......exactly. I spent 4 days trying to get the damn thing to start - which is weird cause it usually just pops right off. I...

I buy 5 quart jugs at Wal Mart for like $24

You absolutely need ZDDP in these engines with flat tappets, be careful just pouring it in, it's better to mix it with a quart of oil first, then...

Got the head all cleaned up and back on the block, torqued down. Tomorrow I should hear some good noises out of it. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

So far today has been spent getting the block ready - I pull all the studs out for a couple of reasons, it makes it easier to clean the surface...

Congrats on the new ride!!! I had a 1970 Dino, and the 308 was my next favorite car. I also once drove a Euro model 308 with the fiberglass body...

Right now the plan is for the Inno, my green car and Don's pup to go on the dyno the day before we head to SD, if nothing else we'll get baseline...

Well, I found the problem.....no idea why it started leaking as I had the block skimmed and the head surfaced when I rebuilt it 3K miles ago, but...

I've never been so busy as since I retired, I wonder how I ever found time to go to work!!!

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out - it's not show car quality, but it looks good and all the little bumps and rusty spots are fixed with new...

Got a text from my buddy with the Inno, he did some carb tuning, timing adjustments and so on and really got the mixture dialed in - and did a...

My Green Mini spent all the fall and most of this spring at my buddy's shop, his schedule finally opened up enough that he could get started on...

Yesterday the Innocenti went home to its new owner, and as he lives about 4 hours away he brought his truck and trailer to tow it home. When he...