Subject	It's hard to tell from the pics, but it looks like the
Posted by	LitlElvis on November 18, 2010 at 7:04 AM
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In Reply To	Thoughts? posted by BigTDogg (MA) on November 17, 2010 at 09:23 PM
Message	shoulder wasn't tightened against the casting... there doesn't appear to be any witness marks on the flat surface.
Follow Ups	Thoughts? - BigTDogg (MA) 21:23:08 11/17/10 you suck at macro photography? (n/m) - zgene4 21:29:17 11/17/10 yeah, that too. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 21:35:10 11/17/10 1) torque 2) fake (n/m) - ZiNnYc 21:35:46 11/17/10 Looks like pot metal - blacksc 21:37:35 11/17/10 It's a bad pic, I suck at macro photog, as zgene4 so - BigTDogg (MA) 21:43:27 11/17/10 hmm - aliaZ 22:58:57 11/17/10 Z1 sells them for 30$..If buying both in the selection - Z32TT-R 01:40:18 11/18/10 Bingo (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 06:20:48 11/18/10 I see where you are going with this but it's a dead end. - Russell@Z1 11:01:52 11/18/10 just speculation at this point - aliaZ 12:55:50 11/18/10 A past in which you won't find one instance - Russell@Z1 13:56:42 11/18/10 You may be used to the OEM/Z1 style which are zinc plated. (n/m) - ZiNnYc 21:44:52 11/17/10 1) Per FSM, could be out of spec torque wrench though - BigTDogg (MA) 21:41:59 11/17/10 Is there a cut mark on the front of the cover? - Spddracer 21:46:25 11/17/10 I can check later this week, but I don't think so - BigTDogg (MA) 21:49:54 11/17/10 Upper? - Spddracer 21:36:38 11/17/10 Which end did they install in the lower intake? - ZXRider 21:46:46 11/17/10 Re: Which end did they install in the lower intake? - aliaZ 22:48:03 11/17/10 You never know. - ZXRider 03:37:47 11/18/10 How did you get the broken part out? - Spddracer 21:50:16 11/17/10 Did loctite, used vice grips. Unsure of which end went in - BigTDogg (MA) 22:01:19 11/17/10 I was just curios how one could get it out if it was - Spddracer 22:20:28 11/17/10 that's scary - KasbeKZ(VA) 22:57:48 11/17/10 At least replace them w. new stock units. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 23:09:24 11/17/10 2nd - aliaZ 23:12:32 11/17/10 He did. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 06:25:48 11/18/10 Mine are fine, I purchased them over a year ago and have - BigTDogg (MA) 06:26:58 11/18/10 Please share with the group on where these were purchased. - John@Z1 08:52:57 11/18/10 No one that I know of is selling copies - BigTDogg (MA) 11:21:15 11/18/10 Timing belts are strong. Metal expands when it heats. - Ash's Z 23:16:09 11/17/10 It wasn't a pure shear failure mode though, it bent, then - BigTDogg (MA) 06:25:20 11/18/10 The only way it could bend first if it wasn't tight to - Spddracer 09:44:42 11/18/10 Even still, the valvetrain will not produce enough load - Ash's Z 10:00:43 11/18/10 I dissagree, If the nut is left loose - Spddracer 10:50:25 11/18/10 Agreed, also seen it several times. - Russell@Z1 11:06:53 11/18/10 was the installer competent? - aliaZ 23:23:39 11/17/10 yep (n/m) - KongZTT GT28RS MD 09:01:30 11/18/10 It's hard to tell from the pics, but it looks like the - LitlElvis 07:04:08 11/18/10 I would questions the installers abilities. Not the product. - Wingzerro93 10:16:29 11/18/10
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