valve adjustment: aftermath

[bmwannabe]

how will i know if i did it right, so far i havent noticed any difference? how long will it take my car to blow up if i did it wrong?

[KenC]

You didn't notice that the valves are quieter?

[Kavkazia]

It will not blow up, the rocker arm will snap, if it's too tight!

[///M42 sport]

off topic but will your rocker arm snap if you redline the m20 alot?
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Lovely Wendie

[E30godz]

i bet i have lots of broken rockers then...

[nando]

only if you're bouncing off the rev limiter constantly. going to the redline won't hurt anything. I bounced off the 6900rpm rev limit on accident with my other chip, nothing bad happened. just don't make a habit out of it.

generally, going past 6k is a waste of time anyway, the M20 doesn't make much power up there. I usually shift (or let the tranny shift) at about 6k if I'm trying to get somewhere.

[Jand3rson]

Did you adjust the valves to the correct measurement using a feeler gauge? Then you did it right.

[SlammedE30]

My car has seen 6900 MANY times. many many many times It's fine.
-Ted

[bmwannabe]

yeah, they are a small bit quieter, i started doing it when the engine was warm, then it cooled off a little bit, so i dont know if the metal went from expanded, then back to normal size while i was still using the reccomended feeler guage size for when the engine was hot, which i beleive was .300 mm