Wow.. That knock would knock me out... ... Sry for the loss..

 

oh wait, i found it.

 

those are right. the only reason i lost the righ tplaces to the lifters is cuz nothin holds them and they just fell out when i turned the motor upside down.

 

LOL at least those are easier to figure out by the letters on them

 

i think washing my car was harder than mixing those up.

 

don't forget also there is a forward and back ward to them too, lol. from the questions you have asked so far, i honestly don't think you should attempt this. maybe do it, but take to a shop to have them recheck.

 

lol screw you. im asking questions because i dont know EVERYTHING. I know alot but even A tech's need help. This is my first motor ive taken apart and i think ive done fine so far. i rather do it myself and learn.

Btw, i mark everything when i take it off. the only reason i didnt mark the lifters were cuz i didnt think they would fall out so easy.

 

hmmm, screw me huh? just saying the vq35 is not really a beginner motor, and you stating it is your first, i was trying to save ya a few bucks by telling you to have someone check it out before you run it. the questions and pictures of amazement you have posted show you are great with a wrench in the off position, but do you really trust yourself with the wrench in the on position, hahhaa.
btw- how long did it take you to put all the bolts back in their proper position? honestly, not trying to be hard on ya, just that anyone deft enough to work on an engine like this typically would know what a lifter bucket is on site, and would know they would fall out when flipped. if you say "i went fubar and got ahead of myself" then i understand and carry on. just hate to see ya make a goofy mistake and costing yourself a couple thousand.

 

How the hell do you bend ALL 6 rods??

 

what kind of power were you running? did you know the rods were bent before you took the motor apart? if so what were your symptoms?

 

my advice would be to have your heads freshened up for the rebuild...
when doing this, have the heads decked, 3 angle valve job, and new valve stem seals...

the 3 angle valve job will seat the valve deeper in the head a small ammount. The machine shop can cut off the tops of the valve stems to essentially adjust the clearances, and then you won't have to go through the process of matching buckets to specific valves...

if you have any questions about the process, I'll be happy to help explain

-TODD

 

aight cool. thanx alot.

 

dont know, never dynoed the car. but shoudal been around 340 whp

one symptom was knocking LOL. umm, low compression on the really bent rods. idk what else. my car also went into limp mode the day my rods went through a final bend. lol

 

ya its not a beginner motor but im not just a ricer taking apart ****. I mark everything, take pictures of how everything goes in. Use the service manual to the max and when im in trouble, i always come to this forum.

besides, im in school for auto tech, if i dont do this myself, whats gonna happen when a foramen tells me to diagnose for example the lifters on a certain car. Knowledge is power, and sometimes more money in your pockets. I think i saved about 2 grand just doing this myself.

and about puttin stuff back on. I took many pics and like i said, i made more marks on those gears, cams, chain, bolts, than the amount of members on this forum. well not really but alot though. and with this service manual sent down to earth by the Z gods, i have the strength and knowledge to overcome the challenges. LOL.

anyways but damn, idk why i just typed 3 paragraphs.

 

Exactly what I had done with mine

 

Not trying to be critical, but you never dynoed the car for TUNING.....

 

There are number of things wrong with this thread.

 

+1

 

no, the ecu was just reflashed. been meaning to dyno it but never had the time.

 

but i dont know why this thread is becoming about me when i just wanted to show pics of the rods. LOL