did i notch too much??
 

Ok i started notching my girdle for my vitara/eagle d16 and to me it looks like i grinded a ---- load to make those rod bolts fit. Is this about normal to grind this much off?? Some parts are about paper thin?? O and btw: I notched my block and the rods dont hit. But ---- its a close ass fit from what i can see!! For somereason i picture at 8000rpms the rods hiting the cylinder walls?? Am i just paranoid or should i have a ceratain amount of clearance other then just "grind it till the rods dont hit".

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lol :3

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Holy ---- you went overboard. On my z6 with eagles I just knife edged the girdle, I didn't even grind that much and still had plenty of clearance.

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wow, i'd be scared to use that girdle. I didn't have to notch mine at all, just the block for rod swing. That's a very important structural piece that you just ground paper thin.

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lol wtf. ---- when i did my girdle with my scat rods i just barely touched it with the die grinder coulda filed it if i had the patience . if you run that you either got balls or like building engines

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I didnt even toutch my girdle on my z6 with scatt rods, just hit up the bottoms of the cyl walls a little bit. Its not like you can just stick a new girdle on there either, I guess the only option you have at this point is to run it like that and cross you're fingers.

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LMAO, i think this might be in the running for "Best Thread Ever" along with the guy in my sig

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i remember some dude on ht ported his head way too much. haha funniest thing ever.

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Bwahah

You must be related to the guy in my quote....at least you didnt grind off the end of the rods

Next time search for block notching and look and see what others have done before you pick up the grinder. Did you even mock up the rods to see what you needed for clearance??

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ROFLCHOPTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im ashamed to call you my friend Adam!