From knowing nothing to having a Thunderbird supercharger on an m20b27i

[Bullhead]

Hole lot O screwing going on right now. I want some SC screws whistling in my ear drumzzz.

[Ether-D]

Lol.
If it don't screw like a screw, hammer it like a nail.

Awesome.

I usually do it the other way first: hammer the screw, then try to screw the hammered screw…

Take that however you want.

[The Dark Side of Will]

It is a thing, and I've found that if you cut off your valve lapping handle and chuck it up in a drill and then just fuckin go to town on that goddamn warped seat, it'll eventually succumb to your wishes. So that's not leaking anymore. Thankyouverymuch.

Lol.
If it don't screw like a screw, hammer it like a nail.

[Ether-D]

^Lolly!

[Bullhead]

I also love the title to this thread, I'm gonna start a thread called "From Knowing Nothing to Still Knowing Nothing so the r3v Guys Can Flame My Azz Daily"

[Bullhead]

Thanks man. It has been a fricking blast.

I should be getting my parts today so I can put this muther-fletcher back together in time to maybe drive it to the Brodeo on thursday.
I also think I should go ahead and put the small pulley on the supercharger for to add a few extra boost lbs.

Yeah yeah, your gonna try to take your badazz SC to the brodeo and blow off some panties, I hear yah. Make sure you don't blow off an Eaton.

[Ether-D]

I don't have studs. I was under the impression I wouldn't need then if I stay under 10lbs boost.

[TheTacoMan]

Im assuming you have head studs already? A cam would really wake the engine up too.

[Ether-D]

Thanks man. It has been a fricking blast.

I should be getting my parts today so I can put this muther-fletcher back together in time to maybe drive it to the Brodeo on thursday.
I also think I should go ahead and put the small pulley on the supercharger for to add a few extra boost lbs.

[Bullhead]

This thread is freakin killer! Kudos to you sir for being innovative. After all, aren't we all just paying for someone else's elbow grease?

[Ether-D]

It is a thing, and I've found that if you cut off your valve lapping handle and chuck it up in a drill and then just fuckin go to town on that goddamn warped seat, it'll eventually succumb to your wishes. So that's not leaking anymore. Thankyouverymuch.

[Ether-D]

The intake valves are lovely. No leaks on the water test after lapping. The exhaust valves on the other hand, are a different story. After not passing the water test, I started to re-lap the exhaust side. On number 2, I noticed that the seat on the head was lapping un evenly. It had a nice thick mating surface on about 7/8 of the seat and did not on the last 1/8.

Warped valve seat? I didn't know that was a thing. Is it?

[Ether-D]

I checked the intakes and it looks like two are slightly leaky so I'm gonna do the lot of them as well while it's out and torn down. What does WRT mean?

edit: "with respect to", I looked it up on the internets...

[The Dark Side of Will]

That's the edge of the valve that appears shiny. It's not actually shiny, it's the correct shade of light brown. A bit of an illusion.

Just looking for a way to tell if the seat was unevenly worn, pitted or eroded.

If everything cleaned up from lapping it, you should be good WRT exhaust valves.

Did you do the intakes as well?

[Ether-D]

It does well, Downing Atlanta used to make one for the m42. They are hard to find now I've heard.