from another forum wrote:I'm glad I went my route, then.. first supertech valves, with stock everything else, then TODA springs with the TODA cams. I'd have probably borked my engine by not realizing the incorrect fitment.
not likely.... the spring fits so poorly you would have realized the problem almost immediately... plus since the spring doesn't fit into the seat the spring would have needed compressing an extra millimeter, or two.... making it much harder to install them.
As to the Supertech valves..... that is a future flowbench project
![Image](http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/userpics/10005/normal_Valves_for_checking_flow.jpg)
But for now... that is still a future project
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Back to OST-033....
The Poncams....
![Image](http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/userpics/10005/Tomei_Poncams_w_timing_card.jpg)
Once opened.... a warning to be careful on installing the cams without breaking them!
![Image](http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/userpics/10005/Tomei_Poncams_w_lift_duration_warning.jpg)
a bit more detail on that warning
![Image](http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/userpics/10005/lift_duration_warning.jpg)
I've
YET to break a cam... but there could be a first time... some day...
Intake cam in, valve clearance on the intake side .20mm, or .008". Since I have a reliable caliper that measures in SAE increments, we will use those for our clearances.
If you look to the right, on the pad of paper, I've begun with shims that are .114", I then installed the cams and the first 4 measurements are revealed. I want a final measurement of .008, and the measurements are a bit large, so it looks like this side will need to run thicker shims then .114"
All 8 on the intake side....
![Image](http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/userpics/10005/CheckingSetting_intake_cam_valve_clearances_intake_all_8.jpg)
and I've now confirmed... the intake side needs thicker shims. The center row of figures are the current clearances - nothing excessive(to worry about)
Just for a fun snap quiz... how thick was the thickest shim I needed on the intake side???With the intakes now set, here is what .008" clearance looks like
![Image](http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/userpics/10005/intake_clearance__008_inches.jpg)
And after all are set..... The intakes are 4 @ .008", 3@ .0085", and 1 @ .009" - the exhausts are 6 @ .010", 1 @ .0105", and 1 @ .011".
this heads clearances are within .001" - the OEM cam spec allow for .004" (int - .006-.010, Ex - .008-.012)
![Image](http://ost.ebeans.ch/albums/userpics/10005/valve_clearances_set.jpg)
To my client.... Note both cams have distributor drives machined into them, to distinguish which is which, look back between cyl 3 and cyl 4 and each is marked clearly -
IN264-8.15,
EX264-8.15
OST-033 is now ready to be sent back to my client.......
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