Nonsense Thread

[Melon]

hi everybody,
decided to join your community
I'm a little excited because everything here is very well organized

Willkommen

[flyboyx]

the thought crossed my mind that we should have a "gearhead nonsense" thread because that is unfortunately pretty much all that gets posted here anymore. then it occurred to me to me that since this is the only content here anymore, there would be nothing to read in the regular nonsense thread.


i think i am going to go paint my ceiling beige.......yawn.

[Northern]

^ also some hilarious other tidbits:

Turbo oil return hose was cracked all the way around in two places and was the source of the oil pissing out the back of the engine.
The leaking uppipe flange was leaking because it was double gasketed...
Flywheel looks like it was resurfaced with an axe
Has an "Exedy Stage 1 Racing Clutch" just like the sticker we made fun of on my parts car e36
Ebay TD04 turbo, has a little thrust play but no radial, may use that as an excuse for something slightly larger
First valve cover bolt that he removed took a piece of the valve cover with it
Has some aftermarket oil pickup and pan baffle from "Killer Bee" which apparently exists because the stock pickup likes to snap off.

[Northern]

^ Welcome to r3v!

Well... I'm sure you've heard of LS's making 4 digit power with bottom ends that are basically stock EXCEPT the ring gaps get filed out.
Tight ring gaps are a big risk on a boosted engine.

Yeah it seems pretty fucked. They eventually backed the gap off to something like 0.015" minimum in 2012 iirc, but even that seems a little on the small side. Not sure what they were trying to do that made them go with a gap so tight in the first place.

After I left my subaru buddy's house last night, he got the heads off and sent me pics. One cam bearing journal had a lot of localized black carbon residue in the oil, and I'm wondering what the chance is that the head is cracked vs it just being a head gasket problem.

[albrechtmyers]

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