do i need a Valve adjustment after 10k miles?

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07-01-2009, 04:21 PM

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Cognitive dissonance is an amazing mod.

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07-01-2009, 04:23 PM

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damn... i did feel my car so torque less under 4k rpms.. ....

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07-01-2009, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Slows2k,Jul 1 2009, 08:21 PM

Cognitive dissonance is an amazing mod.

A much more pithy response than mine

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07-01-2009, 05:26 PM

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Make sure it sits overnight to cool first.

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07-01-2009, 05:35 PM

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Hey, they spent good money on that valve adjustment. It MUST have made a difference... ;-)

I must have done mine wrong, because I couldn't detect any difference when I was done.

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07-02-2009, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by CoralDoc,Jul 1 2009, 05:21 AM

I do it for free when we run tech days down here.

Speaking of....when was the last time we got together and did one of these? I've been meaning to do my valves lately, but I keep putting it off.

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07-02-2009, 08:07 AM

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OK, I'll bite.

Did my valves last night - 29K miles.

Out of 16, 14 were on the loose side.

Besides being a little quieter, I'll also swear it's a little smoother. Definately not faster.

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07-02-2009, 08:51 AM

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Did mine 1st at 20k, and several were out of spec, all loose. You can do it yourself if you're even half way mechanically inclined. It really is simple. But if you take it somewhere, it better not take them more than an hour and a half or they are dicking around.