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Re: Slightly modded 18R-GE - What cams would be best?
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Sun, 25 January 2004 04:31
 
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I know why you're valves went then Guy,
those little pins/dowells in the cams the hold the gears on are NOT pressed in.
They are free fitting, and by realigning and mixing and matching holes in the cams and in the gears, is how you adjust the cam timing.
There is a washer with one flat side on it, the flat side is there so that the peg can be removed to adjust the timing, once timing has been set, the flat side of the washer MUST be pointed away from the peg, ie., 180 degrees around the cam from it.
That washer that was almost covering all of it, should have been covering all of it, that is the only thing that holds the dowell in.
replacement dowells are easy to find, one of ours is the shaft end of a drill bit, that shouldn't snap in a hurry and they come in a variety of diameters, so you can pick the right size.
Yes, we sourced new valve springs, we went for Performance Springs part no. RR4 sourced through TW Engineering. From reports, they should be good to 9000 RPM.
As far as turbo goes for these conversions into an RA28, yes, it will cost more than a half cut, for sure.
You may be able to get it running for less, but the emissions test to get it legal will cost you thousands in SA, it is reportedly cheaper to drive to sydney, get it tested there, then drive home.
I hate bearing bad news, but a car made after July 1976 is a real pain in the ARSE as far as legalities go.
Keep me up to date with any progress or problems, I'm always interested to know stuff about these engines.
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blackRA28 | Wed, 21 January 2004 05:56 |
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Steve M | Sun, 25 January 2004 04:31 |
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Steve M | Sun, 25 January 2004 04:48 |
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blackRA28 | Wed, 28 January 2004 13:16 |
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omegaman | Sat, 31 January 2004 13:13 |
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Mr DOHC | Sun, 01 February 2004 06:00 |
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