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  1. ozzimark
    I love how the first dummy to fly out of the car is the last one to land They are a pain to work on compared to the Volvos, I know that much :lol:
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    Nice, which engine? Quattro? Avant? :D
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    Little things like dropping a valve? Yeah. The newer port design should help a bit with high-end power too. At least you know that if it spins that high without mishap, the engine is finally in good shape for some serious driving :tup:
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    Ballsy! Torque isn't falling on it's face up there? :ph34r:
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    Shouldn't be a problem; they work fine with stock ME7.. :huh:
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    Awesome project, I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it What are your plans for performance mods? :ph34r:
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    That's backwards. If the pulley loosens and lets the cam slide, the cam will be moving CCW compared to the pulley, which means the opening and closing of the valves will occur later; the cam is retarded, not advanced. You're probably thinking of what the cam timing tool indicates, which is fixed to the cam, as you rotate the cam CW, the pulley is moving CCW compared to the cam to advance it. That said, I fail to see why retarding the intake cam will result in bent valves unless it was freely spinning between the hub and cam. :unsure:
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    Ah, I see what you were saying before. The threads that hold the cam gear slots stripped, releasing tension, and then the cams went to the most retarded position in the slot, but didn't actually spin freely? I don't see how the intake cam being at full retard would cause interference though. It'll open late and close late, in both cases, the piston isn't near TDC. So the cam gear was actually spinning freely? :unsure:
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    But then how can you trust it to not break free when pushing the engine hard? Seems like a really poor design, there should be an actual mechanical connection, be it a good interference press-fit, pins, welds, or just make the whole thing out of one piece of metal... :ph34r:
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    Weird For clarification, you are twisting the bolt on the front end of the cam, and that rectangular block is attached to the back end of the cam? Or is that the VVT hub on the front side of the cam? I find it really hard to believe that 120Nm would have sheared the cam unless there was a serious defect in the production. Plus, it would be pretty obvious, things never shear in nice flat planes... :ph34r:
  11. ozzimark
    Hahaha, the whole story is something like "I'm offended that he is offended that she took offense to that!" :lol:
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    I'm atheist, and I don't give a fuck one way or another. People who get offended by shit like this need to get a grip.
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    I think both of you are making cam timing more complicated than it should be. Don't worry about the actual "timing" so much, but instead make sure that where it is set on the first go-around doesn't cause interference, and adjust later to move the power and torque around as desired :)
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    Guess I'll be going to a higher ethanol blend and monitoring mileage to make sure it make sense :rolleyes:
  15. ozzimark
    Are you gonna modify a 6 cyl rwd oil pan to avoid oil pickup issues on acceleration, or just leave the longitudinal oil pan on there? I looked at the pics, and can't tell which one is bolted to the bottom of the engine :lol:
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    Yup, you got it. He's suggesting a fair amount of overlap in setting it up.
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    :lol: Looks pretty good! Pretty much exactly what I was envisioning my engine to look like once I finally get it back together. I guess I'll have to switch up the color theme now How close is the coolant hose to the corner of the intake manifold? I'd be tempted to add some sort of protection right there just in case, that hose will vibrate and flex as the engine rocks back and forth..
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    4 - Use an electric pump. :lol:
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    I'd rather blow that easy to replace cam seal than something like the RMS though :o
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    Yeah, mine was the same way. I thought it was rather odd. It makes sense though, a static seal is much easier and much more reliable than a dynamic rotating seal.
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    :lol: Generalizations ftw. I live in NY and my commute is about 10 minutes. 11 during rush hour :lol:
  22. ozzimark
    That's not a problem at home, but at work I'm limited to 1024px width. Granted, I have "better" things to do at work anyway :rolleyes:
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    :tup: There are some formatting issues when using a smaller monitor/screen, but that's trivial stuff. The concept is great, I like where you're going with this. SS does something similar, but I hate how it has a "news feed" feel to it. The current setup you have is more like a blog, and I like it that way.
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    Just curious, why are you keeping all the sites separate?
  25. ozzimark
    The milk(?) exploding from the glass behind him looks creepily like a small dog rising up out of nowhere :ph34r:
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