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Old 09-02-2007, 06:02 AM
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wednes day last week i pulled the engine and trans out of my car , to make room for my new one that should e here on tuesday, i have some pics ill post up later , my valve didnt kissed the pistons, it made not so sweet piston to valve love and fly cut themselves.
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i got the pics here they are




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I remember when you showed me on your cellphone that pic. I would save that piston for a fond memory. Looks like the roswell incident.
Old 09-04-2007, 11:30 AM
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what happened?
Old 09-04-2007, 12:32 PM
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LOL, holy crap dude!

The pistons flycut themselves. That's pretty wild with the valve just sticking in their like that.
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Originally Posted by JL ws-6
what happened?
He had a adjustible cam sprocket and set it at the wrong setting I beleive he told us 10 degrees off.
Old 09-04-2007, 01:13 PM
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He just installed a ms3 cam with a rollmaster double roller timing chain and he was about 10 degrees off.
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ouch, that will do it.
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Damn man! that sucks but atleast you are almost back to running!
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brandon, you can install and/or fix anything in my car






......as long as it doesn't involve you install the timing chain....
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yeah it was a lesson learned, expensive lesson, but still a lesson. its ok i got my 370 today ill be putting it in the beginning of next week
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Custom valve reliefs!
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That'll buff out.
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Originally Posted by Rhedalert
Custom valve reliefs!
As funny as that sounds I bet every piston, when Magnafluxed will show cracks. I have a kit, id like to see how bad it cracked under the stress.




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