I fell asleep ~45 minutes into the R&R video by BT....

 

never seen a mechanical video or been to school where i wasn't drowsy within the first hour, it's just the nature of the beast. i prefer to get my hands dirty, as do most of us i'm sure.

most of all mechanics is common sense, hell most of anything in the world is common sense. if you have that you can do just about anything if you put the time/effort into it.

 

speaking of rebuilds, i just finished putting my half bridge together.
s4 irons
s5 rotor housings
s6 stationaries, rotors, and flywheel

3mm apex seals
solid corner seals
race oil control ring springs--and i actually got new carriers for this one
shimmed oil relief valve and oil pressure regulator
half bridge and pretty much race exhaust ports--massive overlap

62-1 turbo, 1.15 divided p-trim hot side
680 primary, 1600 secondary injectors
haltech e6k
jumbo npr intercooler
mustang racing radiator, taurus e-fan
rb underdrive main pulley and some kind of double alt. pulley

400 should come easy, but i wanna try to hit 450 rwhp

 

wow! monster machine!

 

that's my commuter car

 

Is the video really that boring where almost everyone falls asleep within 20 minutes? haha I wonder how long I'll last when I watch it.

 

i wanna make a rebuild tape but i'm afraid i'll forget some major detail and embarrass myself.

 

They produce crap because they can and they make a larger profit by doing so. I have seen shops take apart engines and save the old parts which they use on their rebuilds. I won't tell you how many engines I have taken apart from multiple big name "reputable shops" with port jobs that look like a 3rd grader cut loose with a die grinder...mismatched ports! I have seen "new" engines that didn't last more than 1000 miles and when I disassembled the engine old parts had been used. I have seen shops sell "gimicks" that aren't needed but they make good money from it. I honestly believe there are only a handfull of shops that are REALLY honest.

 

i've also seen some nasty porting--from "name brand" shops too. it's scary sometimes.