CoopKill's Mistress Makeover Thread [Pic Heavy]

[kywhitelightning]

Interesting. I saw someone post a pic on the FB group of their blue coating wearing off too, no mention of noise though, they were just asking if it was normal. I'm sure Chris will have all the answers and will help if any issues arise.

I have seen a few posts about kevlars knocking teeth off the cam sprockets as well.

Jeff

[CoopKill]

I have seen a few posts about kevlars knocking teeth off the cam sprockets as well.

Jeff

Is this serious, or in jest? LOL I can't imagine how that would happen...

[Nihil]

Is this serious, or in jest? LOL I can't imagine how that would happen...

Sounds a little far fetched to me, there are more tards on FB than smarts. Every now and then there's somethin interesting to read though.

[green-lantern]

The tensioner did however extend back out when I stuck a screwdriver between it and the arm of the pulley. It remained tensioned, but I did not let it sit to see more than 10 minutes to see if it would collapse again. I assumed that it was strong enough to stay while hand turning, but collapses while engine running. Yes I got very lucky!

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The tensioner collapses when the engine is running? damn!

I was going to say they all will collapse when they sit for a while. Well it depends on where the engine stops anyway. At TDC I’ve never seen one do it but if the engine stops in a place where the cams are pulling on the tensioner then it will compress. As soon as it starts to turn over it should pop out.

After I set timing I put it back to TDC and come back an hour later. If I can still slide the pin in and out then I go with it, if not I do it again until I can.

[CoopKill]

Yeah at this point I am removing all doubt. Tired of chasing my ass around, and no tuning being had...

[GTOJOE]

There was s thread somewhere showing what a kevlar belt did on a set of alloy adjustable cam gears on an evo. It wore the gears down badly. I have seen no posts about this on steel gears.

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[Granny]

I'm your biggest cheer leader right now!

[Ney-Smith]

Unfortunately I only found to put them in a vice, and re-pin in my search of the subject. I now know!

Sorry if I'm misunderstanding, but is the correct way to let the fully extend, then put it in a vise to retract it and then repin it, then install it? Or is this wrong?

-Tyler

[CoopKill]

Proper way is to not let it extend until installed. Even when installed it should stay in the same position. I forgot to put the pin in when I pulled it...

In other news, I have located a lower plenum to remove that from the equation. Picking that up tomorrow, and the Ninja delivery truck should be visiting by the weekend.

[Ney-Smith]

Proper way is to not let it extend until installed. Even when installed it should stay in the same position. I forgot to put the pin in when I pulled it...

Huh, that's interesting. I did my t-belt last year. OEM tensioner, and Gates belt, water pump and idlers. The instruction, with the gates stuff, specifically said allow the pin to fully extend and then retract it. Me and my dad looked at each other and scratched out heads, and said " I guess we put it in the vise to retract it". So we did just that. Granted my car hasn't been on the road in quite some time (completely non-related). So i couldn't tell you, from my experience, if that was the right thing to do. But I do know for sure that the instructions said to let it fully extend and then retract it Before installing it.