[Va68goat]

mgarblik,
Well, I honestly believe that the knocking noise was missed at the dyno. It's understandable considering how loud it must be. When the car was first started, the knocking noise was different. After conducting about 25 hours of diagnosis and replacement of parts, we pulled the motor and checked the windage tray. There were witness marks on the tray. We added some spacing and put it all back together and started the car. The knocking noise was not as loud and appears to have a different tone. I think the noise from the windage tray masked the current noise that we here now.

[Va68goat]

dataway,

Yeah, I agree. It sounds like hard medal hitting softer metal. I don't think I will be the one to set up a GoFundMe, though I do appreciate the kindness. Paul, Jeff and I have an unofficial agreement regarding shipping the motor back to Arizona then back to Virginia when it's repaired.

I had a custom wooden crate that was build by a business that is right around the block from Pauls shop. Does anyone have a stand or crate that can be used for transport?

[grivera]

Originally Posted by Va68goat

dataway,

Yeah, I agree. It sounds like hard medal hitting softer metal. I don't think I will be the one to set up a GoFundMe, though I do appreciate the kindness. Paul, Jeff and I have an unofficial agreement regarding shipping the motor back to Arizona then back to Virginia when it's repaired.

I had a custom wooden crate that was build by a business that is right around the block from Pauls shop. Does anyone have a stand or crate that can be used for transport?

Vidguy (James) had one for loan in the past - not sure if still available:

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...98#post5661698

[HWYSTR455]

Those spacers installed added like a 1/4", I seriously doubt anything is still hitting the tray. The witness marks were very minor to begin with.

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[STEELCITYFIREBIRD]

Originally Posted by HWYSTR455

Those spacers installed added like a 1/4", I seriously doubt anything is still hitting the tray. The witness marks were very minor to begin with.

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You didn’t verify Before closing it up?

[HWYSTR455]

It didn't hit when the engine wasn't running with the original spacers, it was only once the engine was running that it hit, most likely vibrations, combined with close tolerances. There are 4 points of the tray mounting, adding a 1/4" was overkill, and there is really no way to check it under those conditions unless you started it.

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[Holeshot71]

What kind of gaskets are you using between the RA exhaust manifolds and heads?

[Va68goat]

Holeshot71,
Would there be any evidence of residue on the manifolds itself?

Sirrotica,
I'm hoping to have the car on my buddy's lift this weekend. I'll make sure we do some testing before we just replace the flexplate. I like that idea of using a hose to listen for the noise. I used my buddy's stethoscope and it was a little deceiving because of the vibration with the car running.

dataway,
Thank you for taking the time to do all of that...that's some CSI stuff. Hahahaha. I will share this information with the guys working on my car this weekend. This is great information. Thank you again.