Gambit's Project

[cpitts]

Awaiting a replacement set of cams from Kelfords, due to arrive tomorrow.
Long story short, had to pull the engine out, remove and refit cams

Cams???? Never heard of them failing, or are you just desperately in need of air flow matching now that you've done the most significant airflow components in the system and not addressed cams for ideal tuning?

[Gambit]

Thanks for the support guys, appreciate it.

cpitts: i got supplied the wrong cams.. *you can imagine the aggro that flowed after that*

[cpitts]

i got supplied the wrong cams..

Sounds like a warranty job to me then! It's not your fault that the wrong CAMs were supplied. I'd be making the CAM provider pay the bill for removing the engine and refitting the CAMs.

What QA process was done around the correctness of the parts before the engine was built? Were the CAM's stamped incorrectly or didn't they have any identifying marks on them?

I guess my point is that somewhere along the line, all these professionals in engine construction did a lot of work on building and supplying parts to your engine and no-one noticed this issue?

[Gambit]

i got supplied the wrong cams..

Sounds like a warranty job to me then! It's not your fault that the wrong CAMs were supplied. I'd be making the CAM provider pay the bill for removing the engine and refitting the CAMs.

What QA process was done around the correctness of the parts before the engine was built? Were the CAM's stamped incorrectly or didn't they have any identifying marks on them?

I guess my point is that somewhere along the line, all these professionals in engine construction did a lot of work on building and supplying parts to your engine and no-one noticed this issue?

Thanks mate. Its been sorted, want to move past it now, as much as it pains me, i'll leave it as that.

[cpitts]

Time to wind up the excitement levels again as it comes back together, ready to run up some numbers.

Fingers crossed for no other 'glitches'.

btw, how did you find out the cam's were wrong?

[rickerty]

Poor guy! It saddens me reading this. Hopefully this time's a charm & the wolf in sheeps clothing hits the tarmac laughing

[Gambit]

It threw a CEL code for AVCS, not sure exactly.

Yep just looking forward to getting it back and on the road, thats for sure.

[cpitts]

Mine's had 3 of those inthe last quarter. Talking to my service agent on Wed (when car was being serviced) he stated that our cars are known for dodgey AVCS actuator solenoid that get stuck either 100% open (max advance) or closed (max retard). My situation was max open (AVCS code 9 from memory, too much advance).
This is accentuated if you have dirty oil (so it would seem) or particles in the oil something which you may well have had during initial run-in phases. I'm guessing the car had the code cleared and it immediatley re-appeared then?

[Gambit]

yeah something like that

[legacydan]

do you know what the guys did to un ecutek your ecu? im having same issue, just waiting for ecutek dealer to flash it back to standard but if there is another way it can be done quicker without him im all ears!

[Gambit]

do you know what the guys did to un ecutek your ecu? im having same issue, just waiting for ecutek dealer to flash it back to standard but if there is another way it can be done quicker without him im all ears!

To be honest, no i don't know what they do to reflash it back to stock. Perhaps send them an email.

[Gambit]

Thank F#*K !! my car is almost ready, hopefully pick it up in the next day or two.

oh btw it made 274 kw at the wheels on its run in tune at HPF ! yippee !
I am running five-o 850cc injectors and maxed them at 99%IDC, also maxed the 73mm KStech MAF, so i need some big arse injectors and my dual pumper installed.
Don't know anymore than that, but will update when i know more etc..

[drndrn]

Congrats mate, that's a massive amount of boogie your wagon is going to have.

[jaydece]

The light before the end of the tunnel anthony! REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU!

congrats mate! it's about F@#$%$^%ken time.....I'll meet you at HP/F when you pick it up....ahahahahaha

with an IDC at 99% that going to be safe when you fang it around?

[Gambit]

Thanks guys! Yeah will make sure its a safe tune during run in, so will be taking it relatively easy