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    Savage SS with Mach 28 engine have issues

    Hi everyone, I recent bought a second have savage ss model Not 4.6 for my dad, it came with a Mach 28 engine had heaps of compression. I ran a tank or two through it on idle to be sure incase it wasn’t broken in. I changed the gearing to a 47 tooth spur with 17 tooth bell same as my SS 4.6. I...
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    HPI K 4.6 engine problems

    Hey anyone had problems with the K4.6. I have given mine a good thrashing in the past and now it seems to have lost alot of compression. I can pull start it one handed and the car doesnt lift of the ground it is really hard to start now too. I have stripped the engine and all loos ok the piston...
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    3 Speed Tranny

    Installed a 3 speed transmission in my 4.6 the transmission was all assembled when I bought it new. The problem is I cant get it to shift to 3 rd gear I have leaned out the mixture and it flyies along in second. Do I have to strip the box and adjust 3rd gear from the inside. Has anyone had...
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    Hellfire`s topspeed??????

    Top Speed of savage trucks On the note of top speeds, What is the quickest Savage out of the box, I have a ss 4.6 and it seems to get along quite fast across the oval 45 something mile an hour claimed. I would like to get a radar gun and speed check it. What would a 3 speed gearbox do for top...
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    Savage ss 4.6 loose flywheel

    Flywheel slips Thanks did you put a washer between the bearing in the engine and the collet?
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    Savage ss 4.6 loose flywheel

    Flywheel slips I think you guys are on the wrong track. The pilot bolt is done up tight and the brass collet does not seem to bite into the flywheel enough to lock the flywheel in. Could my engine be faulty. I have bought a new flywheel and collet and pilot bolt but it doesnt seem to lock in...
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    Savage ss 4.6 loose flywheel

    My car has had approx 3 runs, long sessions hi speed oval work. Just recently the pilot bolt must of loosened off and the flywheel started slipping. It ground away the flywheel and now the pilot bolt does up all the way and the flywheel is loose. I will need to buy a new flywheel and pilot bolt...
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