KwakNut wrote on 10/13/08 at 02:51:47:Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 10/12/08 at 15:20:25:Yeah, the valve clearance was so loose I am almost amazed the valves were opening at all. Now maybe I won't have so much chattering from the engine.
Are you actually admitting that you changed to a different cam without checking and adjusting the valves clearances after?
If so, 10/10 for integrity in admitting it, but your poor new cam . . . .
Yes I am admitting it, I also admit that it was pretty stupid of me to forget that little detail, but all is well thankfully.
Quote:do u feel any diff in hp with the cam on there?
Yes, but how much I don't know. What I do know is with the performance cam I can lift the front end (a heavy girder front end) of the FireLizard from a 15mph roll in second gear just by rolling back the throttle hard. I couldn't do that with the old cam.
Quote:Like all great ideas, keeping the spark plug in to find the compression phase is so simple and obvious it's great. I will remember this when I do mine next year. You should put this in the tech section
Good idea, I believe I will.