[Jackson Diamond]

Well after 724 miles I decided to add to my Team Tool book of mistakes. Doing a highway pull after programing my boost controller, I decided to shift from 8000rpm in third back into second. Woops

This was with Greddy valve springs and RAS.

Well pulled apart the valve train, I have 2 broken rocker arms, 5 popped off. Both cams are nicked and dinged up, with chunks missing from a couple lobes.


One interesting thing is the two broken rocker arms both came from the intake side. The other three came off the exhaust.

Sometime this week I will put it back together and compression test it to see how much I ****ed up. I am praying that I didnt bend a valve.

I hope I can get it runnning for the convention.

 

[chriscar]

Are you still going to run the RAS's?

C

 

[Greg Amy]

If it makes you feel any better: been there, done that (on the oval at Pocono, from the pole position, 1992...)

 

[Jackson Diamond]

If it makes you feel any better: been there, done that (on the oval at Pocono, from the pole position, 1992...)

I know alot of people have done it, it just sucks when its you. And with 700mi on a recent built motor. :squint:

 

[paNX2K&SE-R]

Damn that sucks Russ. I hope the repair isn't too involved.

 

[Rockwood]

Should be fine. This time, throw those rocker arm stoppers in the trashola...

 

[NX$paniard]

man whats with all you monkeys blowing up motors this weekend?


Im staying aeay from mine for at least a week or 2 just in case theres some kind of SR20 herpes goin around or somethin....

youll be fine Russ.... Thats whats nice about a fully built motor it can usually take pretty good whoopins and come right back.... take your time and get everything fixed and go from there.

 

[Jackson Diamond]

I am gonna throw a set of stock cams in this week and pressure test the SOB and go from there. If it leaks there is a good chance that the cam will not be at the convention.

BOOOOO for mis-shifts!!!

 

[AG>SR]

This was with Greddy valve springs and RAS.

Well pulled apart the valve train, I have 2 broken rocker arms, 5 popped off.

:eek2:

did the RAS's fricken cause that $hit?....is it datalogged?....

...wow..8k in 3rd.into 2nd...OUCH...I'd rather lose a fingernail....what speed were you doin?..

...that's the reason I cut my shifter so short......I hit first instead of 3rd, the beeyotch bucked so bad the starter didn't squeal for a few weeks....

 

[Jackson Diamond]

Are you still going to run the RAS's?

C

HELL NO.....

If I can pop a rocker arm off before destroying my valves and possibly pistons, I will take that any day of the week.

 

[chriscar]

That's what I thought. Why'd you run the damn things in the first place, especially after all the negative posts about them?

C

 

[NX$paniard]

... If it leaks there is a good chance that the cam will not be at the convention...

who cares if the cam is at the convention, what about the car?...

 

[Jackson Diamond]

who cares if the cam is at the convention, what about the car?...

Damn man, it was early here, and that only add to my dyslexia.

Last I heard your not gonna be there.

 

[Rockwood]

Dyslexia would have made you type rac or something.

Cam, that's just idiocy...

And no, Jose's not going... Pussy...

 

[NX$paniard]

I dont care to spend money hanging around a bunch of engine destroying monkeys. That **** may be contagious like the herpes.

 

[Luis]

Holy crap! Well if you want to save yourself an extra cam install.. I would just remove the cams and do a leakdown test. If the cylinders don't hold any pressure then you'll know right off. Or you might know just by looking at the spring/valve heights.

 

[Jackson Diamond]

Yeah I am gonna check the valve heights. I need to reshim 5 sets of valve. If for some reason the original shims do not work, I will know right awat. The comp. test will be the second test.

I do not have a leak down tester.

 

[Jackson Diamond]

Update...

Since I cant find my other set of rocker arms. I decided to a make shift pressure test.

I installed the cams, no rockers. Pulled all the plugs and turned the engine over by hand, using the cam bolts and a wrench.

I built around 30psi on all cylinders with one quick upstroke of the piston.

 

[Rockwood]

Just connect the compressor the to compression tester and listen for massive leakage...

 

[trance34]

Pics?

Did it look purty like this?