Posts by Switchblade

  • Attention Turbo Users. You might want to check this.

    Let me preface this by saying this was my experience and hopefully is not yours, but it might be smart to check. I had Alpha install a stage II turbo kit. With all the talk about issues with boost turbo failures, that some think has been caused by the lifting of heads causing the head gasket to fail leading to piston failure I decided to have Henry install ARP head studs. This procedure can be done by removing the valve cover. The head studs are accessed without the need to remove the CAMS. Henry was surprised to find that the two middle head studs on my stock 2015 Sling were loose! They shouldn't have been loose. I have never had the cover off since purchase nor has a dealer. It came from the factory that way. I was SO GLAD I had them do the head studs. If I hadn't I could have easily seen an engine failure from two weak points.


    Now I am not saying yours could be the case. Just alerting to the fact and hopefully mine is an anomolly. However, it might be worth a check to pull your cover, and get and check your torqued head bolt studs. Because if yours are loose it could lead to failure. Henry is going to be checking their other Sling to test. Hope his are snug and at the correct torque. These engines are assembled in Mexico on a mass scale. I have no idea of their quality control, and would imagine with GM there would be some sort of a machine doing this. I am going to be checking my ARP studs as well in a few weeks of driving to make sure it isn't that casting that the studs are screwed into.


    Your Sling is most likely just fine, but I felt it was my duty to put it out there to save someone else of a possible future issue

  • Don't Do What I DiD Bleeding Brakes

    I wasn't thinking and was bleeding the rear brakes. My wife was helping push the pedal. Then she said why did the pedal hit the floor?! Nooooooooo! I wasn't paying attention. I knew what was going to come next. Luckily I had the fittings. I had to bench bleed the rear. Luckily it was the front fitting and reservoir. You pull the lower brake line to the master cylinder. Then you run a line back into the resevoir. Fill it up and pump cycle it through. Then re-connect. Sounds easy. It's not. A pain in the butt to get too. Then bled everything again. I just installed Stop Tech brakes and have a hard pedal.


    Moral f the story, don't bleed the resevoir all the way. If I had done it to the front, I would have had to take the whole dam thing out.

  • SOLD!: ALPHA POWERSPORT COLD AIR INTAKE SYSTEM!

    You know the amazing quality of Alpha kits. This is a rare color powdercoated and perfect with any color.
    You were gonna buy one, why not save money! Litteraly on my ride for less than a month. I went Turbo.


    Yours for only $315 Shipped to lower 48 via Paypal only


    New costs $449 from others






  • SOLD: 1320 HEADER!

    I went turbo so I have this barely used one ready to ship to you. You were gonna buy one, why not save money!


    Yours for only $210 Shipped to lower 48 via Paypal only


    New costs $299 from others





  • SOLD: ALPHA VARIABLE EXHAUST w/ ORIGINAL BOX! GO LOUD OR GO HOME!

    When it is closed I swear it is quiter than stock. Open her up and FEEL the RUSH. Easy to open and close with remotes.
    Includes original box, gasket, and control box. Includes easy to install instructions. Works with a header or stock
    manifold. Used for only 3 months. Went Turbo


    Yours for only $525 Shipped to lower 48 via Paypal only


    New costs $799 from others







  • Turbo Blanket

    Some of my buddies with turbos on their cars use turbo blankets. I am getting an Alpha turbo next week. Wondering if it worth the investment. I did read that these others turbos are at 20+lbs of boost which is where the real heat comes from


    Opinions?

  • Oil cooler

    Quote from Dave@DDMWorks

    Ours never had the shims in it, but that was from years ago, so it might be something new.


    We are actually using shims on ours also since the starting thread location on the LE5 and the LE9 are different. As a side note, from what we have seen every LE5 does start the threads at the same point, same with the LE9 blocks. Since ours was originally designed for the LE5 it clocks nicely everytime, but we had to do the shims to make it work consistantly with the LE9.


    Hope that helps and thanks for the info!
    Dave

    @Dave@DDMWorks I looked on your site and don't see your oil cooler kit for the slingshot? Are you going to have a full kit?