Egie Istallatio Guide CONTENTS How to Prevet Egie Failure - - Complete Prep & Istall Procedures Warraty Registratio Maiteace & Cotact Iformatio - Dyo Testig 1
Cogratulatios! Your ew BluePrit egie is the best performig, best-valued highperformace egie o the market. Whether you re cruisig the boulevard, headig to the racetrack, or avigatig your favorite off-road trail, your BluePrit egie is built for maximum performace ad ejoymet at every tur. Iside this istallatio guide you ll fid the iformatio ad directio you eed for proper egie istallatio, break-i ad maiteace ad to esure years of trouble-free performace ad drivig pleasure. Your ew BluePrit high-performace egie marks the begiig of a whole ew relatioship betwee you ad your vehicle. It s i your hads ow. Ejoy it! IMPORTANT INFORMATION ONLINE: Importat details pertaiig to your ew high-performace BluePrit egie are located olie at uder Egie Istallatio. These details iclude what s icluded with your egie ad the list of recommeded add-o parts ad specificatios for your egie. 2
Istallatio Process At-a-Glace 1. Review your Istallatio Guide carefully before begiig istallatio. 2. Go to Egie Istallatio at to fid the list of recommeded add-o parts ad specificatios for your egie. 3. Remove your egie from its crate ad check: a. For possible damage durig shippig b. For all parts that should be assembled with your egie 4. Read ad follow all TAGS attached to your egie. 5. Prepare a complete list of add-os that you will eed to complete your egie istallatio, icludig ew ad existig parts (refer to add-o recommedatios for your egie at uder Egie Istallatio ). 6. Be sure all add-o parts are as recommeded ad properly cleaed prior to istallatio. 7. Istall egie i vehicle, alog with the igitio ad fuel systems (if ot ordered with your egie). 8. Pre-lubricate egie followig procedures o Page 4. 9. Follow start-up ad break-i procedures, icludig igitio timig o Page 5. 10. Register your BluePrit Egies warraty olie at uder Warraty Registratio. How to Prevet Egie Failure! WHY ENGINES FAIL BEST WAYS TO PREVENT FAILURE Bearig failure due to improper pre-lubricatio. Follow istructios o Page 4. Improper break-i ad ot usig oil with a zic additive for flat tappet cams. Note: Zic additive ot required for egies with roller cams. For flat tappet cams, we require you use oil cotaiig zic or a zic additive durig break-i. Follow istructios o Page 5. Wrog tue-up specificatios Follow istructios ad use recommeded specificatios for correct timig o Page 5. Overheatig Always istall a ew thermostat with a by-pass hole for your egie. Leakig exhaust maifold gasket from iadequate torque o maifold bolts (liste for tickig). Poorly cleaed add-o parts that result i premature bearig failure. Leakig itake maifold ad itake vacuum (oil cosumptio). Excess vibratio from improperly istalled or icorrect flex-plate ad/or harmoic balacer. Always re-torque maifold bolts after a heat cycle to esure proper seal. If usig aftermarket headers, cotact the maufacturer for proper gaskets. Clea all add-o parts professioally to prevet abrasives from gettig i oil. Never use abrasive sadig discs or blastig media to clea parts. Follow the istructios that came with your itake maifold gasket for proper istallatio. Refer to your egie specificatios at NOTE: Your BluePrit egie is a high-performace egie with a aggressive cam profile. It is ormal for your BluePrit egie to soud differet tha a regular stock egie. 3
ENGINE INSTALLATION IMPORTANT: Please read BEFORE startig istallatio. To preserve your warraty ad esure years of trouble-free performace, it is critical that you follow the procedures i this istallatio guide. 1 STAGE ONE Parts Ivetory: Check egie parts ad add-o recommedatios/specs Your egie has bee assembled with select parts based o the egie cofiguratio you ordered. Prior to istallatio, check to be sure your egie arrived with the parts you ordered (base, base dressed or fully dressed). Now determie the add-o parts you eed to complete your istallatio. The parts list ad add-o recommedatios ad specificatios for your egie are available at uder Egie Istallatio. Depedig o the egie you ordered, add-o recommedatios ad related specificatios may iclude the harmoic balacer, flex-plate/flywheel, spark plugs, spark plug gap, ad water pump. 2 STAGE TWO Egie Assembly: Assemble all you ca before istallatio We recommed completig as much assembly of your egie as possible prior to istallatio, such as the igitio system, fuel system, water pump, balacer ad pulleys, flywheel or flex-plate ad egie mouts. 3 STAGE THREE Pre-Lubricatio: Use our aerosol pre-luber for excellet results 1. Fill the crakcase & oil filter with the recommeded oil ad amout, based o the type of cam your egie has: a. For egies with flat tappet cams: Use a O.E. recommeded or API SN service-rated multi-viscosity (o-sythetic) oil cotaiig zic or use a zic additive for cam break-i. Commo break-i oils with high zic cotet are: Torco ZEP Zic Ehaced Egie Protector, ZDDPlus, GM EOS, Joe Gibbs Break-I Oil, ad Lucas #10063 Break-I Additive. b. For egies with roller cams: Oil cotaiig zic or a zic additive is ot required. Use a O.E. recommeded or API SN service-rated multi-viscosity (o-sythetic) oil. 2. Your egie has bee pre-lubed ad dyo tested, but requires additioal prevetative maiteace before iitial startup. Fill oil filter ad oil pa to recommeded capacity. Remove spark plugs ad proceed to crak egie over with starter util oil pressure is visible o maual gauge. Reistall spark plugs ad proceed with iitial startup. Coolig System: Add coolat ad istall ew thermostat Coolat: We recommed you use a quality ame brad exteded-life coolat. Check the label of the brad you choose to esure the compatibility of the coolat with your egie metals (cast iro, or cast iro ad alumium) ad radiator material. Use a 50/50 mix of atifreeze ad distilled water to fill the radiator ad egie. Fill the egie with the thermostat housig removed to help prevet air pockets from developig i the coolig system. Thermostat: Istall a ew performace thermostat equipped with a by-pass hole, such as a Stat Super Stat or similar brad. As a geeral rule, we recommed a thermostat that will keep your coolig system i the 180 to 190 F rage. Fuel Requiremets: Use premium gasolie or a gas/ethaol bled We recommed you use a premium gasolie with a miimum octae ratig of 91 for your high performace egie. Fuel requiremets may vary for egie types. For more iformatio o egie fuels, go to Egie Istallatio at. 4
SAFETY FIRST: Before startig your egie, be sure to set the emergecy brake if the vehicle is o the groud, chock the wheels, ad make sure the vehicle caot slip ito gear. For the start-up ad iitial break-i process, total timig was set at the factory if your egie was ordered with a distributor. If your egie was ot ordered with a distributor, total timig should be adjusted to 22 to 24 at 2,000 rpm to reduce excessive heat or load durig break-i. If the distributor is removed durig istallatio, total timig must be re-set. Total timig set at the factory will also eed to be verified. For egies with flat tappet cams: Start the egie ad brig it to 2,000 RPM. Get the egie ruig smoothly. The vary the egie speed from 1,800-2,200 RPM i a slow acceleratio/deceleratio cycle for 30 miutes. This is ecessary to provide adequate oil splash ad lifter rotatio to properly mate each lifter to its lobe. STAGE FOUR 4 Start-Up & Iitial Break-I While the egie is ruig, be sure to check oil pressure ad coolat temperature, ad check for fluid leaks, such as oil, trasmissio fluid, fuel, ad coolat/atifreeze. Also liste for ay uusual souds. Should you hear a uusual soud, shut the egie off ad check for the source. Oce resolved, restart the egie, brig its speed immediately to 2,000 RPM, ad resume the acceleratio/ deceleratio cycle for a total ru time of 30 miutes. For egies with roller cams: Roller cams do ot require a break-i period. Start your egie. Brig it to 2,000 RPM ad get it ruig smoothly. While the egie is ruig, be sure to check oil pressure ad coolat temperature, ad check for fluid leaks, such as oil, trasmissio fluid, fuel, ad coolat/atifreeze. Also liste for ay uusual souds. Should you hear a uusual soud, shut the egie off, check for the source, ad correct it. 5 Egie Timig STAGE FIVE After start-up ad the iitial break-i period, verify the egie s iitial timig (10-16 ) ad total timig (32-34 ) ad adjust if ecessary. For computer-cotrolled egies, the timig istructios set with the egie must be followed. If additioal assistace is required cotact a performace techicia at BluePrit Egies at 1-800-483-4263. CAUTION: Improper timig ca lead to abormal combustio ad/or detoatio. Neither coditio is covered uder warraty. No exceptios. Settig timig by the total timig method: Total timig of 32 to 34 must be set first, ad this will determie iitial timig. For accurate results, we recommed usig a timig light without a built-i advace. Failure to set the recommeded total timig will result i egie damage ot covered by your warraty. If your egie was ordered with a distributor, the total timig was set at the factory, but it must be verified durig istallatio. If it was ordered without a distributor or the distributor had to be removed durig istallatio, total timig must be set or re-set. Some egies are ordered with a harmoic balacer. If your egie was ot, we recommed usig a harmoic balacer with the degrees marked o it (typically from 0 to 60 ). Start by usig a pait stick, chalk or other marker to mark a lie o the 34 mark. Whe checkig total timig, this mark will lie up with the zero o your timig poiter whe total advace is obtaied with egie at 3,500 RPM. Now set your timig: 1. Hook timig light to the umber oe spark plug wire ad brig the egie up to 3,500 RPM. 2. At 3,500 RPM, tur the distributor to alig the 34 mark o the balacer with the 0 mark o the timig poiter, ad lock dow the distributor. 3. Let the egie idle dow ad the brig the RPM back up to verify the distributor is still set at 32 to 34 total advace. If eeded, loose ad adjust agai. 4. After total advace of 32 to 34 is set, let the egie idle dow agai ad re-check the iitial timig. If iitial timig (advace at idle) is betwee 10 ad 16, the vacuum lie ca be hooked up ad the idle adjusted. The total advace settig is ow complete. CAUTION: If the iitial timig is ot betwee 10 ad 16, cotact a techicia at BluePrit Egies for assistace (1-800- 483-4263) or have total advace verified by a shop. NOTE: Keep a record of the iitial timig for later referece. This will allow the timig to be set agai if eeded without verifyig the total advace. The iitial break-i process is complete. Your egie is ow ready for the road ad its 500-mile break-i. 5
ENGINE INSTALLATION 6 STAGE SIX Five Hudred Mile Break-I For your egie s first 500 miles, avoid hard acceleratio for sustaied periods. Periodically chage the egie speed while drivig to help seat the rigs. After the first 500 miles, chage the oil ad the oil filter. For flat tappet cam egies, we recommed the cotiued use of oil with zic or a zic additive for the life of your egie. NOTE: Do NOT use sythetic oil durig the break-i period!!! After 6,000 miles, sythetic oils ca be used i your egie thereafter. 7 STAGE SEVEN Warraty Registratio: Register your egie olie To activate your BluePrit Egies Limited Warraty, go to ad complete the registratio form as soo as your egie is istalled. NOTE: With proper istallatio, break-i ad maiteace, you ca look forward to years of trouble-free performace. Be sure to register your warraty at! 8Maiteace STAGE EIGHT Do NOT use sythetic oil durig the break-i period!! After 6,000 miles, sythetic oils ca be used i your egie thereafter. Durig the break-i period, check all fluid levels frequetly. I colder regios, lower viscosity oil may be required for better flow characteristics. Use premium gasolie as recommeded for your egie at uder Egie Istallatio. Chage the oil ad oil filter every 3,000 miles. If your egie is used i a heavy duty or dusty eviromet, the oil ad oil/air filters should be chaged more frequetly. Cotact Iformatio Where Performace Matters Sales ad Techical Assistace 1-800-483-4263 Warraty Departmet 1-800-483-4263 E-Mail ifo@bluepritegies.com Website 6
Dyo Testig Dyo Tested for Performace Your BluePrit egie has bee dyo tested to cofirm its readiess to deliver maximum horsepower ad torque as desiged. For braggig rights, we have icluded your dyo sheet with actual results from your egie. To test your egie, we ra it up to correct operatig temperature ad before checkig the oil pressure readigs, settig the timig, ad adjustig the carburetor. We the made multiple pulls o the dyamometer to determie ad record the torque ad horsepower readigs over a rage of RPM readigs ad to esure your egie met or exceeded its desig specificatios. The crakcase was the draied ad your egie was approved ad prepared for shippig. 500 400 300 200 100 0 420 HP & 450 ft/lbs 10 to 1 Compressio Ratio Torque Horsepower 2700 3100 3500 3900 4300 4700 5100 5500 CAUTION: Your egie s assembly lube was washed away durig dyo testig. Be sure to PRE-LUBE YOUR ENGINE before start-up/break-i. Failure to do so will void your warraty. Show us your muscle! We love seeig where our egies show up, so we re always o the hut for customer photos ad stories. After you ve istalled your beast, take a couple sapshots ad upload them to our Photo Gallery at BluePrit Egies.com. We ll post them olie with a few details for others to see ad ejoy! So what are you waitig for? Sed us your photos! 7
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