Well I got the motor back in last night and almost everything is hooked back up. Only thing I am worried about is my timing. I tried atleast 5 times taking it all apart and lining marks up over and over and still was always half a tooth to 1 tooth off. It seems to be about a tooth off now...I rotated the crank several times and the valves clear. I also have adjustable fidanza gears...is there anyway I can adjust the gears if my timing seems to be slightly off to get it to run smoother?

I'm a lil wary about having this thing done and ready to drive to Ohio tomorrow. It's only 3 hours away, but I'm going to have to do some serious breaking in tonite. What do you guys think?

*notes*
1. car has not been started yet
2. timing is off by a tooth but valves clear



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NOOOOOOOOOOO do not run the thing if the timing is off!!!!!! look up on the VFAQ and do it right aaron. YOu didn't spend all that money to finish half ass man. PLease pleaseplease please get ur timing right. i will look up the link for u

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if doing it right is the case, my car is not going to be making it to the shootout. i still want to go though, ill have to get a ride somehow though.

dude i used that link, and i tried way too many times and the fucker would not line up. im pretty pissed now. the motor is back in the car now too, fucking with the timing is going to be REAL fun now.


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http://www.vfaq.com/mods/timingbelt-2G-NT.html
that will tell you where to put each cam gear. and make sure u put the belt on teh right cam gear first before u use teh tensioner.

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I'm telling you man I looked over that timing write-up over and over and understood how it worked, but the gears just wouldn't line up. get in the chat if u can.


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GSX dual piston calipers

Aaron did you have the block decked or the head milled? If so that is the obvious problem. Then you can use the cam gears to compensate.

If not then i dont know what to tell you other than try again.

Terry

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Originally posted by Star Turbo Talon
Aaron did you have the block decked or the head milled? If so that is the obvious problem. Then you can use the cam gears to compensate. If not then i dont know what to tell you other than try again. Terry 96 Eagle talon ESI Greddy header - Greddy exhaust 97 Eclipse Star Stage II - Boost/oil/EGT gauges - Apexi N1 3" exhaust - SFMU/return line - Apexi SAFC - Stage 2 6 puck Sprung hub MIBA clutch - Shortened shifter - Koni Yellows w/eibach prokit - Stillen Fr/Rr swaybars - ceramic intake - DEI Keyless entry alarm - Niche 17" Shoks Waiting to be installed: HKS EVC IV, 450 Turbo injectors, GSX Front brakes (need rotors) Mitchell on Demand copies available

The block was decked I believe, I figured out I need to compensate with the gears now to get them aligned. Thanks.



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i think we got it straightened out for the most part.

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Yeah, I had around .008 taken off my head, and it made for around 1/4 tooth off. Just to be sure, take your adjustable cam gears off, and match up the timing marks on the stock gear up to the adjustable gear, to make SURE the marks are on the same exact spot on the adj gear. If not, then remark it. Then, get your gears back on, and set the timing belt as close as you can. Use the adj gears to rotate the marks to line up. That should do it.

he was setting the cam gears to line up before the t-belt. how many teeth do u have to offset them? the tensioner was changing the line up

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