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Could be wrong oil. Too thin / not high enough grade..

There are machines around, particularly in the speedway world that can tell you your compression ratio.. They are called a "whistler"..

^ What he said, also check in your footwell above your pedals, and look at the brake booster underneath your master cylinder, if either are wet, then its your master cylinder.

Do it daily at work.. The pressure tester will save you about half an hour.. Early heater cores can be changed in about 30-45 mins if you don't mind being a little bit creative, otherwise you have to take the dash out and will spend the better part of the day doing it..

Run the vehicle in your shed until it gets up to temperate and check for leaks, if no external leaks can be found, look under your dash at your heater core and see if you can find any coolant in that area. If still no coolant in that area, then remove spark plugs one by one and see if any are...

Once the cover plate is unbolted, the cam should slide out nicely, keep turning it while you do and dont force anything. If you pull a bearing out, you will be spending alot of cash. I recommend you take it to a mechanic to have it done. Might save you alot..

Don't worry, I know what a bov does.. Im an apprentice mechanic, so I know some, just not as much as Id like, and my boss doesn't like anything performance, he believes cars should be standard..

Who knows about the bov, doubt its worth the effort. And the 5 speed probably isnt, but i have 2 boxes, hopefully they will keep me going for a while..

Didnt say I was gonna run a bov, just said it has a port.. However would be interesting to see how many tools ask if its turbo if it had one..

I paid $1500 for the set up. Came with a big front mount, pipes, rubber hoses, plate, has a bov port, and came with the 71mm pulley. The intercooler probably wont be going on for a while, just trying to work out what i need to do. Doing a 5 speed conversion when i find the last couple bits...

I have a 98 VT Calais with the L67, running a 10 psi pulley (forgot measurements) with a twin 2.5" system, and MSD coils. I have recently purchased a Mace intercooler kit second hand (the guy ran it for 500kms before skidding into a tree with a fresh built motor) which came with a 71mm pulley...

They do alot of race motors, they have a good name around speedway..