Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Stephen]

If my engine is making noises right in front of a house where i know the person, especially a mechanic, im not going to keep driving home.


Doesn't make sense to me.

[325ixE30]

why the fuck would you need a set of deep sockets to take off the valve cover? you can do that shit with the open ended wrenches in the trunk. you're a moron.

also: if your friends neighbor is a mechanic why didnt he have tools?

you cant take it off with a open end wrench

[Jand3rson]

And he just... won't... stop...

[Stephen]

[accident]

you cant take it off with a open end wrench

Yes you can. I've done it, you tool. Do I need to make a video? Also: deep sockets wouldn't make sense, since the INTAKE MANIFOLD kinda gets in the way.

You still haven't answered why your friend's neighbor the mechanic didn't have tools.

[325ixE30]

sure go waste your time with a video. Matt just got here.
Time to fix the "POS car"

[Wh33lhop]

you cant take it off with a open end wrench

Have you ever removed an M20 valve cover?

[accident]

Have you ever removed an M20 valve cover?

this.

[accident]

also: i win.

[george graves]

^I concur.

[smonkbmw]

Matt just got here.

and the situation just went from bad to worse. the blind are now truly leading the blind.

from what i know the ix was owned by a local mechanic, true. but the car WAS turbo charged with a home made kit. this is the second car this mechanic has owned that he had a home made turbo kit installed on. this is also the second car that he has removed that kit and sold the car. this is the second car that he has sold to someone and shortly later the block gets windowed.

i wouldnt be surprised if you have drive shaft damage also since i dont believe those shafts can take that much power, im sure Nando can correct my theory though.

[325ixE30]

and the situation just went from bad to worse. the blind are now truly leading the blind.

from what i know the ix was owned by a local mechanic, true. but the car WAS turbo charged with a home made kit. this is the second car this mechanic has owned that he had a home made turbo kit installed on. this is also the second car that he has removed that kit and sold the car. this is the second car that he has sold to someone and shortly later the block gets windowed.

i wouldnt be surprised if you have drive shaft damage also since i dont believe those shafts can take that much power, im sure Nando can correct my theory though.

Im not sure if this was the car that had the turbo on it.

I picked up a complete drive train with 50k on it that im installing along with the Block.

[nando]

and the situation just went from bad to worse. the blind are now truly leading the blind.

from what i know the ix was owned by a local mechanic, true. but the car WAS turbo charged with a home made kit. this is the second car this mechanic has owned that he had a home made turbo kit installed on. this is also the second car that he has removed that kit and sold the car. this is the second car that he has sold to someone and shortly later the block gets windowed.

i wouldnt be surprised if you have drive shaft damage also since i dont believe those shafts can take that much power, im sure Nando can correct my theory though.

nah, properly lubed they can take a lot of abuse. the guys in europe with turbo drag ix's do occasionally break the spider gears in the front diff though. I've pretty much decided that a turbo is in my future as well, I don't expect many problems (except maybe needing a better clutch!). certainly not a hole in the block :p

[e30s52]

[vr2jetta]

I threw a rod in my VW 8v, put a hole in the front AND back, and I was just driving it regularly........of course I beat the fuck out of it every other day!!