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symonh2000 · 14-05-2008

Originally Posted by sa155ae

I gave it another go and I dont have tappet noise this time , but it's down in power because before when I hit arround 2900 rpm the power would kick in until 3900 then dip until 5000 rpm then kick back in until 7000 rpm.

I think I'm gonna have to invest in a dti guage because I cant seem to get it right

Did you fit the cam locks in place of the correct bearing caps? As if you fit them as you show in your picture you are likely to end up with pistons and valves colliding.

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symonh2000 AO Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Carterton, Oxfordshire Posts: 8,072 Member car: Fiat Coupe 20V Turbo	Re: Cam lock tool help. Originally Posted by sa155ae I gave it another go and I dont have tappet noise this time , but it's down in power because before when I hit arround 2900 rpm the power would kick in until 3900 then dip until 5000 rpm then kick back in until 7000 rpm. I think I'm gonna have to invest in a dti guage because I cant seem to get it right Did you fit the cam locks in place of the correct bearing caps? As if you fit them as you show in your picture you are likely to end up with pistons and valves colliding.