piston to cylinder clearance
Aug 4, 2009 | 09:42 AM
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piston to cylinder clearance
hi again
the work shop just inspect my cylinder block and found out that the pistons to cylinder clearance is
1- .010"
2- .015"
3- .015"
4- .015"
5- .005"
6- .009"
piston rings end gap .019" -.020" in top and second ring.
i think the guy who assembeld my engine didnt do the end gap but im not sure.
2 oil-jets are broken.
really bad luck
main and connecting bearing are realy realy bad !!! to much clearance.
i never seen somthing like this befor !!!!!!!!!!!
one of the darton sleeve has moved upward.
just like to share my bad luck with Darton sleeves
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Aug 4, 2009 | 10:26 AM
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wow a lot of issues there
Aug 4, 2009 | 10:47 AM
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Aug 4, 2009 | 11:50 AM
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From: raleigh-wood NC
hmm, i was pretty sure that builtZmotors was known for bad motor builds?
Aug 4, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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SmallTuner
hi again
one of the darton sleeve has moved upward.
just like to share my bad luck with Darton sleeves
Sorry to hear that. I've seen no issues with Darton Sleeves - sleeve movement is 100% improper installation / machining.
Good luck on the rebuild!
Aug 4, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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From: Westchester NY
darton should be the only one installing darton sleeves into a VQ.... IMO
Aug 4, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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Aug 4, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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^^^^ Agree x2
Aug 4, 2009 | 01:14 PM
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^^^^ Agree x2
We've done Darton sleeves on Nissans, Hondas, domestics - even scions - all without issue. All comes down to equipment and proper installation/machining.
I know a lot of people are wary of darton sleeves, but they work great if done correctly. For street or race applications.
Small tuner - If you plan on resleeving, I suggest getting a new shortblock to sleeve.
Aug 4, 2009 | 03:09 PM
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15 thou?? Those clearnaces are terrible...
Aug 4, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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Aug 4, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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Aug 4, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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15 thou?? Those clearnaces are terrible...
yeah
Aug 4, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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hmm, i was pretty sure that builtZmotors was known for bad motor builds?
i dont wana talk about this.
Aug 4, 2009 | 05:45 PM
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Wow, is there a story behind this?
Aug 4, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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i just inspect my heads to make sure and look what i found wehehehehehe
ugly !!
What the hell is going on here??
Aug 4, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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What the hell is going on here??
i dunno man
its really funny, i built allot of VQ engines here in kuwait with 0 issues, this short block i orderd form what ever and look what **** im in to
Aug 4, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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From: OK
what does it take to snap a camshaft like that?
Aug 4, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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I told ya something was up with the cam timing.......of course the final result is a little more excessive than I expected lol.
tom
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SmallTuner
i dunno man
its really funny, i built allot of VQ engines here in kuwait with 0 issues, this short block i orderd form what ever and look what **** im in to
Aug 4, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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I told ya something was up with the cam timing.......of course the final result is a little more excessive than I expected lol.
lol ur right, its realy funny how things happend this way
u shoud have look in to my face when i removed the cam and a piece of it just fall down lol
just like a salted Pretzel stick
piston to cylinder clearance
really bad luck 
