Thread: top end rattle
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by dave_y
always wondered what neighbours must think when you are running in a cam. RS Turbos are usually plenty loud enough at idle let alone at 2krpm for 20 mins lol
I've had the same thought! lol

Originally Posted by B16CVH
I have know a few people who have built N/A cvh`s and when running gave a top end rattle but only when it was slighlty warm to hot. After weeks of faffing about, it was discovered that the pistons being rough cast on the crown had a little more meat than normal. As the piston heated and expanded it was kissing the combustion chamber, this sounded identical to a noisey cam
How the fuck did you manage to figure that one out?? Good effort!
Are you sure it wasnt that the head had been skimmed one too many times?
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