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Posted: **Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:04 pm**

bout bloody time!

Posted: **Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:02 am**

So jelly! My car is running and driving after today but there's a million feet of snow outside!

Posted: **Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:19 am**

chaloux wrote:So jelly! My car is running and driving after today but there's a million feet of snow outside!

...and this is a problem why?

Posted: **Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:27 am**

I know I know. Yea snow is okay as long as there's no salt. Unfortunately there is a crapload of salt everywhere :( not going to sacrifice the car for a little winter fun, have my A6 for that!

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:17 am**

Frickin son-of-a-B.

SO, I had the car running and left to go help a buddy move and when I came back, I went to crank it over and it sounded like I snapped the t-belt. So I check it and it all looks ok, except for the fact that the damn key on the cam gear sheared off. :mad:

Fortunately for me, It did it during a low battery crank, rather than running. So I'm very hopeful that it didn't bend my brand new freakin valves.

EDIT: I guess this just expedites my adjustable cam gear purchase.

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:43 am**

Damn, not cool.

However, I would say that failure is due to not tightening the cam gear bolt enough. The keyway should not be subjected to shear by design, the friction due to bolt torque is what should be holding it on there. This is the same story as crank some crank cog failures (not the cracked ones).

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:49 am**

loxxrider wrote:Damn, not cool.

However, I would say that failure is due to not tightening the cam gear bolt enough. The keyway should not be subjected to shear by design, the friction due to bolt torque is what should be holding it on there. This is the same story as crank some crank cog failures (not the cracked ones).

Ya, this is true. I did have it torqued to spec at the time, but I have also had it on and off a ton of times over the past year (I didn't air gun it on either). It could also be partially due to it being a an original component to the engine (this particular one had 200k+ when I got it) along with my high rate valve springs causing a bit more resistance in the valvetrain. Either way, I will be ordering a new adjustable one from Hank later this week.

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:17 am**

Boom, Cam gear ordered from Marc. Once it gets here it will be game on (provided I'm not still in Reno meeting the GF's family for the first time)

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:38 am**

Awesome. Marc is da man. So you picked up an adjustable cam gear? Are you expecting to pick up any power using it?

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:51 am**

Ya, I'm getting the Tommis AAN adjustable one. I would like to see some power gains from it, but I won't explore that until I'm on e85. Right now I just want to drive the damn thing. I need to still get injectors, so I'm leery about boosting too much at this point because I have a finicky injector.

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:25 pm**

Dude, I will send you some injectors if you want... pay me later. I'd much rather that than see you melt a piston again.

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:35 pm**

Ben, you had better send that guy a PM...

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:41 pm**

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:09 pm**

Damn, this forum has to be one of the single most awesome automotive sites around, this place is seriously loaded full of good guys.

Oh ya, and Chris, you have a PM.

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:12 pm**

85oceanic wrote:Damn, this forum has to be one of the single most awesome automotive sites around, this place is seriously loaded full of good guys.

Oh ya, and Chris, you have a PM.

This might just put you in line for a set of those new 1275cc injectors... Lucky guy...

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Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:13 pm**

Get fuel!

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:04 pm**

mushasho wrote:
85oceanic wrote:Damn, this forum has to be one of the single most awesome automotive sites around, this place is seriously loaded full of good guys.

Oh ya, and Chris, you have a PM.

This might just put you in line for a set of those new 1275cc injectors... Lucky guy...

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Eh, I don't think you are missing out on much! I can still get you a set if you want, but they are about 6 weeks out. They only flow ~75cc more and don't have an EV1 connector. In my opinion, the 1200 is the perfect injector for these cars. They are among the very best available on the market in terms of quality too (all Bosch are nice, but these are tanks).

Posted: **Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:40 pm**

Crap. Guess this means I'll need to go 1275ccs for more powah over all you puny 20v guys

Posted: **Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:46 pm**

Keep dream'in Taco. LOL

OH and 1200cc injectors en-route.

I gotta throw out a big thank you to Chris! You da man, man.

Posted: **Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:34 pm**

You just remember my trademarked saying:

"Half the valves, twice the power, half the problems, twice the fun, half the cost!"

Posted: **Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:35 pm**

85oceanic wrote:Keep dream'in Taco. LOL

OH and 1200cc injectors en-route. I gotta throw out a big thank you to Chris! You da man, man.

Yessir, on their way.

Posted: **Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:07 pm**

loxxrider wrote:
85oceanic wrote:Keep dream'in Taco. LOL

OH and 1200cc injectors en-route. I gotta throw out a big thank you to Chris! You da man, man.

Yessir, on their way.

Boom! I'm very excite!

Posted: **Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:14 pm**

AngryTaco wrote:You just remember my trademarked saying:

"Half the valves, twice the power, half the problems, twice the fun, half the cost!"

Posted: **Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:24 am**

Injectors and cam gear are here. So, depending on the what the lady has planned tonight, Oceanic will either come to life tonight or later on tomorrow.

I can't wait.

Posted: **Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:33 am**

Nice Ben! Good luck...with the car....and with the woman.

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