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I was thinking of doing my own, but I figured after the cost of the tubing, a bottle of gas (since im still only doing flux) and a tubing bender this would be the cheaper route.
OK bolt it in! thanks!
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man that plenum is tiny
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LoL thats awful
my very first weld I did even without reading up or practicing looked better than that
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I think thats everyones dream lol
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I am buying the Autopower "scca/race" roll bar tomarrow...
I know its designed to be bolted in, but do you guys (cough Jon) think I should bolt it in or weld the bad boy in my Z?!
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i learned from zcar.com i made a boo boo.
I didnt adjust the valves after adding the shim *ugh*
anyway what can you guys tell me?!
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what rpm does the sputter kick in on?
only under boost ?
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I installed some BPR8ES plugs today at .030" and had great success
15psi at this altitude which is equivelant to 12psi at sea level.
MSD Blaster 2 coil, Megasquirt n Spark with a 83 dizzy
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Ok..
Well I took pictures of the wipe pattern, I went out and purchased some of that blue machinest dye so i can check the wipe pattern (Jon was right, sharpies work better)
After adjusted to .008 intake and .010 exhuast this is my wipe pattern.
Lots of room on the spring side (drivers side) but it looks as if the camshaft lobe is going over the lifter side (passenger side).
I went ahead and snipped a small piece of .030" metal since the stock lash pads are .118" this would bring it to .048" which schneider recommends .050". so close enough. This seemed to make it worse. (that small little metal chip thing is the "shim")
What do I need to do to bring the wipe pattern closer to the lifter side (passenger side) ?? Reduce the stock lash pad?
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Daniel which lash pads did you end up gettin?
I thought we were done with snow too.. but nooo it just keeps pounding us
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Found this from BRAAP
"If you need to set up a cam that needs thicker than .220, you can always just snip pieces of .010”, .020” and .030” feeler gauges/shim stock and just stuff those pieces between the lash pad and valve stem itself. Feeler gauges are pretty cheap, under $5 for set of Craftsman, or keep a sharp eye at garage sales."HMM.. rather than spending $60 for a set of 12 maybe I'll snip some .030" pieces to act as shims to check the pattern and then buy the proper set!
har har
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I'm to the point this week where even removing my spark plugs is a hassle after spending 2 days straight on my Z lol
Ok i checked all 12 rocker arms this time. First off its difficult to check with a sharpie, because you can wipe a sharpie off a rocker arm with a rag. When there is oil all over the rocker arm, I try to "dab" the oil off and it takes the sharpie too.
The majority of them were fine, a little close on the passenger side of the rocker arm, but were good.
Some were not so good, I could not read a definitive line from the wear pattern.
I need to adjust the valves to spec and see how the wear changes, I lost my damn feeler guage last night so time to grab a new one =)
Thank you guys for you patience, I know nothing about cams and how they work, so this weekend was a fun learning experience, especially this thread!
Schnieder wants $60 for the lash pads (omg expensive) so ill call Nissan for em =) brb
OH yeh... so do I need new retainers if I go .150 or .160?
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No I checked 2 and figured they would be the same. OK i guess its time to dismantle the head again. LoL
Thank you Jon, thank you everyone. I'll pull the car in the garage in a few minutes and check it out. Its snowing like crazy right now here in Denver.
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k.
I used a sharpie and colored the rocker arm and swung the lobes around the rocker arm, everything looked fine to me and the lobe didnt go out of the contact patch on the rocker arm.
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UGH and one more thing, I called schnieder..
they recommended a lash pad thickness of .150 or .160. I am running the stock lash pads.
Obviously I need to upgrade to .150 or .160, can I keep the stock retainer?!
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actually I was reading the specs on the sheet you faxed me Justin, it says COLD valve lash .008 intake and .010 exhuast!
whooa I was still using the .010 intake and .012 exhuast! ouch better change that!
justin what valve lash pads did you use?! I am still using the stock ones.
OH yeh, wangsman on Zcar.com recommended I use diesal engine oil..
whatt!! why diesal oil?!
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weird im gettin a weird mis-fire now around 5200 rpm and on.
I checked the valve lash which is great on a hot spec..
think maybe I need to change the gapping on my spark plugs? Im using the same plugs I used before.. hmm
I only drove the car around the block to feel the power band, but normally the rev limiter kicks in at 5,200 and cuts hard at 5,800 so I assumed that stutter was the rev limiter. The feeling is described as a hesitation and continues to hesitate at any higher RPM.
AFR is about 10.8 (to be safe)
I also pulled out the timing gun which read 24 degrees at idle which is what megasquirt is reading so I didnt mix it up a tooth or anything.
any idea's?
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wow. Ill rev it to 7,000 then =) har har
thanks Jon!
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haha oh lordy
that scares me. are the stock springs the limiting factor with a safe rev limit on the Z's?!
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think I can do it safely now without much problems Jon?!
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looks good
the cars should be on the bottom of the picture, rather than the top or centered in the picture.
Less street, more car, more backround.
Increase the contrast too, you want the blacks to look black, not a grey
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how do you know its 20psi?!
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beautiful!
Where can I find a Grill like this?
in Body Kits & Paint
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I made this from Home Depot too.