Fresh m42 top end rebuild

[Bmr]

Youre going to sell the clutch and then turbo? You should check out the kit jakeb makes. Nothing but fantastic reviews from it. And if youve seen any of the other builds that he has done then you know the quality of his work.

That is exactly what i was planning on doing. Wish people would buy my parts dang it.

[MF DOOM]

Youre going to sell the clutch and then turbo? You should check out the kit jakeb makes. Nothing but fantastic reviews from it. And if youve seen any of the other builds that he has done then you know the quality of his work.

[Bmr]

see the real problem with a gnarly clutch and a super light fly is that like you said before you get really interesting chatter, the clutch has no modulation whatsoever and its really a bitch to daily drive.

^^^ Id sell it.


or make use of it and boost the m42 :up:

Well then made my mind up then. Sell stuff and get started on turbo stuff. I spent around 1800+ on my m20 to get to 200hp, i bet i can spend 2k and get more from this m42.

[MF DOOM]

^^^ Id sell it.


or make use of it and boost the m42 :up:

[Dj Buttchug]

see the real problem with a gnarly clutch and a super light fly is that like you said before you get really interesting chatter, the clutch has no modulation whatsoever and its really a bitch to daily drive.

[Bmr]

id consider selling it. Theres really no reason to have such a clutch on a mostly stock engine. Driving around everyday you are going to want a stock or more mild clutch setup.

That's my feeling, this clutch was previously on a m20 that was free flow exhaust, headers, 19lb injectors, gasket matched head, cammed and chipped with maf conversion. By no means is my 318 even close to that. haha

[Dj Buttchug]

id consider selling it. Theres really no reason to have such a clutch on a mostly stock engine. Driving around everyday you are going to want a stock or more mild clutch setup.

[Bmr]

the pipe off the block? Did you crack it or something?

Not cracked, for some reason it seemed to be slightly twisted. Fixed and put some silicone around. No leaks now. On another a good note since that slight adjustment on cams last night, car is so smooth and purs. It's been along time its sounded this good. haha

fwiw i always install my tensioners in a fully expanded state. never had an issue

I have never done the tensioner the compressed way. I had a friend lecture me that i could mess up my timing, basically thought a bout it and couldn't figure out how it would have.

ditto, I've never had any problem pushing it in and getting it threaded...

I put the 19mm wrench on, then push with my other hand, seems to do the trick.

Since the car runs so great now i cant decide if i should sell my flywheel clutch setup or use it. It's a JB racing 8lb flywheel with kevlar stage 2 clutch. I keep having second thoughts because of hearing about the rattles. But then again if i sell it i could buy a MarkD chip.

[irish44j]

ditto, I've never had any problem pushing it in and getting it threaded...

[Dj Buttchug]

fwiw i always install my tensioners in a fully expanded state. never had an issue

[irish44j]

the pipe off the block? Did you crack it or something?

[Bmr]

I wish I had a serious answer, but the answer is "because it won't"

Does the car run better now?

Had to gr some Sealant and more coolant because of that damn plastic cooling connector. I should have the car running a couple hours.

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[irish44j]

So i moved the exhaust gear back one tooth and now it sits flush with intake and lined up in the middle. Also i see a lot of write ups where the timing tensioner is compressed. Why is that when you can push in with oil uncompressed and not risk jumping a tooth.

I wish I had a serious answer, but the answer is "because it won't"

Does the car run better now?

[Bmr]

So i moved the exhaust gear back one tooth and now it sits flush with intake and lined up in the middle. Also i see a lot of write ups where the timing tensioner is compressed. Why is that when you can push in with oil uncompressed and not risk jumping a tooth.

[Bmr]

is it me or is your timing of by a tooth? reference this guidehttp://www.esatclear.ie/~bpurcell/318istimingchain.html

Those pictures look like 7 teeth in between. His gears have a arrow on the outside I see.

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