What Did You Do to Your 911 Today?

...and I don't use pressure fed tensioners either. Yet almost everybody swears it's the "gotta-do-it" engine mod. $$$$:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Digital K

I put stuff together on a wood tool bench. The whole assembly was knocking on wood. Good enough for me. ;)

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I'll sign off on that. Press on!!

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Originally Posted by Jens

...and I don't use pressure fed tensioners either. Yet almost everybody swears it's the "gotta-do-it" engine mod. $$$$:rolleyes:

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Me either...sssshhhhhhh.

What's a pressure-fed tensioner?...:)

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Originally Posted by Flat Six, inc.

I told Kris to use stock rod bolts...there, I said it. I've never had a problem and for a street engine, I'm not worried at all. Maybe there was a bad batch at some point?...this could happen with anything. There are guys who say Glyco bearings and Goetze rings are junk too....but until I have to warranty an engine because of them...*shrug*.

I'd bet money that the '73/'74 RSR didn't have ARP rod bolts...:)

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Agreed Aaron, but that was in the seventies, never had a problem then either, but it seems in the early nineties I started experiencing, (my own 72, almost cost a #matching case, one more revolution,,,and POW!) hearing about other shops, and had a customer engine break bolts during a race. Granted, maybe there was just a period of bad hardware, but I started seeing other hardware from Porsche poorly done (ring gear bolts that were lathe cut!!!) flywheel bolts that didn't hold torque (9 bolt flywheel bolts!) I decided it wasn't worth the risk any more when there is a known good product. I'm sure there are thousands of people using Porsche OEM hardware with no problem,,,,but I'll choose not to when there is an alternative.

+1 on the hardware. Over-kill is a good thing.

Bean counters would fire my ass.

Tom

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Originally Posted by edmayo

Agreed Aaron, but that was in the seventies, never had a problem then either, but it seems in the early nineties I started experiencing, (my own 72, almost cost a #matching case, one more revolution,,,and POW!) hearing about other shops, and had a customer engine break bolts during a race. Granted, maybe there was just a period of bad hardware, but I started seeing other hardware from Porsche poorly done (ring gear bolts that were lathe cut!!!) flywheel bolts that didn't hold torque (9 bolt flywheel bolts!) I decided it wasn't worth the risk any more when there is a known good product. I'm sure there are thousands of people using Porsche OEM hardware with no problem,,,,but I'll choose not to when there is an alternative.

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Fair enough Ed...I can't say I disagree with you...:) That said, I had a bad experience with ARP customer service and have used Raceware instead.

I did use the Raceware stuff in stock class PCA engines...all other race engines get Carrillos or Pauters anyway.

:)

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Originally Posted by sithot

+1 on the hardware. Over-kill is a good thing.

Bean counters would fire my ass.

Tom

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I get it Tom...just never considered German hardware junk...especially when compared to aftermarket. Truth is...I don't trust much these days.

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Originally Posted by Flat Six, inc.

I get it Tom...just never considered German hardware junk...especially when compared to aftermarket. Truth is...I don't trust much these days.

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Ditto. So much is "sub-contracted" these days it's hard to figure out where it's actually coming from.

well I know what I am NOT doing to my 911 today. thanks pelican....

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