What did you do today to your 3/S?

[Beef6]

Started to install my ips fuel hat and redid my fuel pump hot wire kit. Now it's tucked behind the hatch plastics with the wires running through the stock loom to the fuel pump assembly.

[Ninja Performance]

Pulled my Fidanza cam gears off to see if 0 was really Zero.

As suspected, -1 retarded is actually 0 on all 4. Different than the -2 to -2.5 retarded off the 3sx gears are, but still, I had set my Fidanzas back in 2008. Set them to -3 E +1 I and locked them down (new thru holes and bolt/nut)

So they are not -3 E +1 I, they are actually -2 E +2 I.

So I have to make new holes and pin them at -4 E and 0 I (to make them -3 E +1 I)

Same overlap, but it will happen at a different point of the engine's rotation.

Good times.

-Chris

[Blackmount]

cleaned it. drove it. loved it

[Jimvr4]

Charged the battery and tested a new batch of remote top boards. Went to sears and got a warranty replacement on my 3/8 ratchet. Waiting for sub freezing weather to end so I can start tearing the engine bay down.

[AdamVR4]

Pulled my Fidanza cam gears off to see if 0 was really Zero.

As suspected, -1 retarded is actually 0 on all 4. Different than the -2 to -2.5 retarded off the 3sx gears are, but still, I had set my Fidanzas back in 2008. Set them to -3 E +1 I and locked them down (new thru holes and bolt/nut)

So they are not -3 E +1 I, they are actually -2 E +2 I.

So I have to make new holes and pin them at -4 E and 0 I (to make them -3 E +1 I)

Same overlap, but it will happen at a different point of the engine's rotation.

Good times.

-Chris

Nice find. I've never used a timing light, but I will have to learn soon because I will install adjustable cam gears on my incoming 3.5L ... Any tips?

Anyway, this is why my jackhammer cam gears are for sale. My heads have been decked so they won't actually put the timing at -3E / +1I

Oh yeah, I put around 40 miles on it yesterday (on the QTP's, haha). I only went WOT a couple times... Probably some of the easiest driving this car has experienced in YEARS.

[keo92stealth]

Did nothing today but all my parts are here know. So tomorrow If wheather allows, I'll start piecing the puzzle back together.

I have a quick question for you guys. Is the head bolt sequence the same for both heads??

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[JRink]

Corner weighted and alignment done this morning.

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

I really did not want to have to pull the precat eliminator everytime I need to get the oil pan off, so I'm vbanding it:



Just need to pickup some argon/co2.

[JasonY]

VBands all the way. My turbo setup wont have a single stud/bolt/gasket/etc on it Vband Tial SS housings and Vband Tial MVS wastegates with Vbands at the downpipe. Only crappy clamp will be downpipe to exhaust. But i want to keep my options open there so its staying that way.

Jason

[green-lantern]

I really did not want to have to pull the precat eliminator everytime I need to get the oil pan off, so I'm vbanding it:



Just need to pickup some argon/co2.

You going to pull the pan that much?