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    Cam Journals Worn Outta Spec. Looking for a little bit of advice.

    Genuine Clevite 77 Rod bearings aren't "round" pity you can no longer buy them for the M engines....;)
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    ring end gap to big, problem?

    Old school USED to be that 2nd gap was smaller, new thinking is that this contributes to ring flutter as anything that leaks past #1 ring then gets trapped between the rings so now it's 2nd bigger so it can vent. My Father taught me way back in 1976 that you aim for 4 thou of gap per inch of...
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    Block coming from Machine SHop... PICS

    Not really, it comes off the machine like glass I then Lap it with Diamond paste and that gives the Dull Grey finish pictured, there should be 0 sign of pitting in the deck surface once cut even if that means using a thicker MHG to compensate for the material removed. Is this an early or late...
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    Brian hates squirrels.

    Some people just don't get it ;)
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    92 SC300 1jz swap.....should've went NA-T lol...

    Was talking more about going from the superior 86.1 to the transformer 89 ;)
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    7M-GE Ticking noise, just starting to get louder

    Safer to pull an injector clip at a time ;)
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    Block coming from Machine SHop... PICS

    I don't think I'd be giving them a second chance if they think that's an acceptable build, I also WOULDN'T be running that engine without tearing it down for inspection.....
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    Cracked MHG. Cause?

    Only if you're saying it's NOW a defect and wasn't a preexisting defect in the MHG all along ;)
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    Block coming from Machine SHop... PICS

    Why is it assembled with the deck surface that bad?
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    Dear IJ...

    <<< NOT huge of the foot ;)
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    Dear IJ...

    Size #9 steel cap workboot the natural enemy of the Spider ;) As for the Govt crap it's happened many times here in the past it's just that it's a woman this time, I would have had real trouble voting for either Male candidate this time as BOTH are 100% tools just in a different manner.....
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    LSx coils

    Depends on how noisy the circuit is Trevor. &#8226;For signatures without an image, try to keep it to approximately 10-15 lines of regular-sized text. Note that coloured text may not be correctly viewed across our multiple site styles, so it may be best to not use coloured text. &#8226;For...
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    UZA80 Photos they *should* have printed but didnt...

    Post up the article Ed I'm interested in reading it.
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    6 speed manual into mk3

    1st gear and possibly 2nd are going to be near useless even with a 3.73:1 Diff and a v160.
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    LSx coils

    Caps are just to pull any "noise" out of the circuit.
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    Bad Head Gasket?

    The Rings nip up and scour ALL lube from the cylinder wall and make a localised hot spot then the piston galls and tries to weld itself to the bore but can't so you get the uglies :(
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    Lasik .... anyone ?

    Mine were -6.5 and -8.5 and to make it even more interesting I was astigmatic as well....