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Well the holidays are over and it's back to work tomorrow :( with this in mind I headed around the corner to my local autobarn and picked up a new ring compressor

All installed:

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A few people have messaged me regarding the utilization of ca18 pistons and the deck height; well here it is and the deck wasn't adjusted

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The dial guage says they sit about 1 thou proud of the deck surface.

Hope you guys like the updates!

Picture 3.

Is one of your pistons the wrong way around?

Just the valve relielfs look wrong opposite to each other.....left piston valve notches on the upper side in the pic come close to the edge compared to the bottom notches, piston on the right is the opposite orinatation.

If the top of the pic is the passager/hot side, id say the left piston needs to be spun 180 degrees.

Or am i just going blind in my old age? :)

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Picture 3.

Is one of your pistons the wrong way around?

Just the valve relielfs look wrong opposite to each other.....left piston valve notches on the upper side in the pic come close to the edge compared to the bottom notches, piston on the right is the opposite orinatation.

If the top of the pic is the passager/hot side, id say the left piston needs to be spun 180 degrees.

Or am i just going blind in my old age? :)

That is a good f**king spot, it is stuff like this that makes me so nervous about ever considering building my own engine, even if it does state the writing is on exhaust side, it is completely plausible that they stuffed it up.

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Going away from the OEM CAS?

Wondering if going with a chopper wheel on the harmonic balancer would offer any advantages.

Give us a bit more info on this one.

Not sure why I can't paste and quote on my laptop.

Below are some logs off my own car from before a crank trigger and after.

Nissan CAS.

6C859AB6-5CA1-436B-AA65-873DBAD76007_zps

Ross crank trigger.

31EDDFD0-69B7-4BD8-8267-31B5B0438C21_zps

Thank god there is a cover over the timing belt. It flops around like a pogo stick. Out of sight out of mind :D.

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