Lifter tap vs rod knock vid inside.

[jedi03]

Check for the spacers between the rocker and valve

[rc1honda]

Originally Posted by jedi03

Check for the spacers between the rocker and valve

Guides and shims are all in place. Although the bottom of the ras seems like the rockers have been trying to pop off

[hanzbrady]

Originally Posted by rc1honda

Guides and shims are all in place. Although the bottom of the ras seems like the rockers have been trying to pop off

That's because RAS suck. Let's think about what RAS actually do, in the event that a rocker would fall off it would normally just pop off or break and the valves in that cylinder wouldn't open and you'd have a misfire. Now when you add RAS the rocker can't fall off, well straight at least, more than likely you'll get a rocker stuck crooked over a valve or two hanging them open to punch a few holes in a piston ruining the short block and the head. But hey at least those RAS stopped the rocker from popping off right?

If you're really concerned about rockers flying off do a dual guide and solid pivot conversion, don't throw band aids at your problem.

[RalliartRsX]

Originally Posted by hanzbrady

That's because RAS suck. Let's think about what RAS actually do, in the event that a rocker would fall off it would normally just pop off or break and the valves in that cylinder wouldn't open and you'd have a misfire. Now when you add RAS the rocker can't fall off, well straight at least, more than likely you'll get a rocker stuck crooked over a valve or two hanging them open to punch a few holes in a piston ruining the short block and the head. But hey at least those RAS stopped the rocker from popping off right?

If you're really concerned about rockers flying off do a dual guide and solid pivot conversion, don't throw band aids at your problem.

Ahhhhh, he doesn't have RAS actually. He was just trying to convey what it looks like so we can get a better idea on the issue

P.S Take a look at the pic.

Also, those do not look like cam machine marks to me??

[hanzbrady]

Originally Posted by RalliartRsX

Ahhhhh, he doesn't have RAS actually. He was just trying to convey what it looks like so we can get a better idea on the issue

P.S Take a look at the pic.

Also, those do not look like cam machine marks to me??

Cams are sand cast, except for GSC which do produce billet camshafts. From what it looks like those cams are a 2 piece cast and had material squish out the sides of the mold, so when they we're removed from the mold they simply snapped the residual material off.

[RalliartRsX]

Originally Posted by hanzbrady

Cams are sand cast, except for GSC which do produce billet camshafts. From what it looks like those cams are a 2 piece cast and had material squish out the sides of the mold, so when they we're removed from the mold they simply snapped the residual material off.

Oppp,s I guess I misread about the RAS

[rc1honda]

Originally Posted by RalliartRsX

Ahhhhh, he doesn't have RAS actually. He was just trying to convey what it looks like so we can get a better idea on the issue

P.S Take a look at the pic.

Also, those do not look like cam machine marks to me??

I DO HAVE RAS. I took the bolts off that side of the cam caps to check out the RAS and see look at the rockers and lifters.

The bottom of the RAS legs are beat up from the rockers popping against them.