My n/a super b3 build

[drumnerd33]

yeah i just need a resonator and i think itll be all good

[mattdickmeyer]

Man, I am so envious of this generation!! I devoted over 20 years of my life to get to the point to where my peers consider me an expert engine builder. After building 100's & 100's of engines, multiple championships, 1,000's of hrs of dyno & flowbench time & countless hrs perfecting machining processes & here all I had to do was Google "Engine Building" & watch a 4 min 32 sec YouTube video & become a "Seasoned Pro". Isn't the internet grand?

[drumnerd33]

lol you said it wrong, its "internet pro"

[nitrofarm]

Man, I am so envious of this generation!! I devoted over 20 years of my life to get to the point to where my peers consider me an expert engine builder. After building 100's & 100's of engines, multiple championships, 1,000's of hrs of dyno & flowbench time & countless hrs perfecting machining processes & here all I had to do was Google "Engine Building" & watch a 4 min 32 sec YouTube video & become a "Seasoned Pro". Isn't the internet grand?

LOL yes its a different world now than 20 years ago. Back then everyone would say "Ya I read in HOT ROD MAGAZINE,this is how you do that". Now everyone is an expert because of the web.
For what its worth Matt,I always listen to my machinist.If he says pat my head & rub my belly when doing my break-in. I do it-

[Huli]

Re: My n/a super b3 build

Wisdom is knowing that you don't really know.

[Bert]

Man, I am so envious of this generation!! I devoted over 20 years of my life to get to the point to where my peers consider me an expert engine builder. After building 100's & 100's of engines, multiple championships, 1,000's of hrs of dyno & flowbench time & countless hrs perfecting machining processes & here all I had to do was Google "Engine Building" & watch a 4 min 32 sec YouTube video & become a "Seasoned Pro". Isn't the internet grand?

I don't know how old you are Matt but there are lots of older folks out there similarly jealous. Until they see what a thorough mess a modern "know-it-all" can make by believing that the electronic age can circumvent real knowledge and experience.

[blkfordsedan]

Man, I am so envious of this generation!! I devoted over 20 years of my life to get to the point to where my peers consider me an expert engine builder. After building 100's & 100's of engines, multiple championships, 1,000's of hrs of dyno & flowbench time & countless hrs perfecting machining processes & here all I had to do was Google "Engine Building" & watch a 4 min 32 sec YouTube video & become a "Seasoned Pro". Isn't the internet grand?

Naw, at least you had fun the last 20 years. The bad part is all the money you spent on fancy equipment. All you really needed was a $250 smart phone and free WiFi at McDonalds, LOL.

On a more serious note, any ideas or conclusions on the valve lash mystery???

[drumnerd33]

Re: My n/a super b3 build

Matt is making me some shims right now, I have been on the phone with him trying to figure it out but we're not sure what happened... It was only the intake side, all the exhaust lha's had 0 gap

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[blkfordsedan]

LOL, that's even more bizarre. Are you positive the HLA were getting plenty of oil and pumping up completely? The shafts are on the proper sides and oriented correctly so all the oil feed holes line up with the rockers? I know it sounds elementary, but you know how it goes...the simplest answer is usually the right one, LOL. It just seems a little coincidental since all the intake rockers are on their own seperate rocker shaft. Maybe it was just a fluke that happened on the initial break-in. Hopefully, everything will correct itself. I had almost the exact same issue on a B8. I had the valvetrain off of it 3 times trying to figure out why the exhaust HLAs wouldn't pump up. Then, by chance, I noticed that one of the threaded holes for the bolts that hold the rocker shaft down had been helicoiled by someone. A very minute portion of the helicoil was sticking up above the shaft saddle and not letting the shaft seat down properly on the head. Without an air tight seal, the oil pressure in the shaft was not enough to feed the HLAs properly. I snipped off the end of the helicoil with wire cutters, put it back together and never had another issue with it.

[drumnerd33]

Re: My n/a super b3 build

Yup matt walked through it all with me on the phone... Checked to make sure hla was pumped up and all.

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[nitrofarm]

Yup matt walked through it all with me on the phone... Checked to make sure hla was pumped up and all.

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Ya my first thought was you had the exh/int rocker shafts swapped,but if you checked them it must be something else. I'm sure he'll get it dialed in for you. Good things come to those who wait:thumbs_up:

[drumnerd33]

Re: My n/a super b3 build

Yeah checked that too holes were lined up. The shim will take care of it... Just may never know what caused it.

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[drumnerd33]

Check out this article in engine builder magazine... matt was a part of a group of guys named the "race engine roundtable" where they were telling people how to build world class race engines. Pretty cool knowing my engine was built by a guy who professional engine builders look up to.

[nitrofarm]

^Cool !

[blkfordsedan]

So, any updates on the status?