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Really cool valve adjustment system |
mepstein |
Oct 8 2019, 10:24 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,244 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Now snapgap.us is selling valve adjustment kits for VW/type 4 engines. Check out their products. Really cool stuff. I’m not affiliated in any way.
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SNAPGAP |
Oct 9 2019, 09:09 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 9-October 19 From: Vermont Member No.: 23,548 Region Association: None |
Thought I would jump in here. I am the developer of the SNAPGAP system. To answer a few of the questions posed:
1. We only have kits that fit on 8 mm adjustment screws. We may expand later to 10 mm. 2. SNAPGAP is a new and patented system for adjusting valves in aircooled engines. It provides quick and highly accurate adjustments without the guess work of a feeler gauge or the inaccuracies introduced when the OEM jam nut is tightened down. 3. We have extensively evaluated titanium parts and have decided that on engines that run short of 10,000 RPM, the small additional weight on the valve train makes no difference -- especially with the geometry of the Porsche rocker arms. I know that some folks will stick with other methods -- including the feeler gauge. For those who don't like the other methods or want to try something new, we have several videos on our site that explain how and why SNAPGAP works, plus some demonstration videos of adjustments in the engine and -- one showing a one-handed adjustment in 1 minute and 10 sec. accurate to exactly 0.10 mm.My Webpage |
mepstein |
Oct 9 2019, 11:03 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,244 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Thought I would jump in here. I am the developer of the SNAPGAP system. To answer a few of the questions posed: 1. We only have kits that fit on 8 mm adjustment screws. We may expand later to 10 mm. 2. SNAPGAP is a new and patented system for adjusting valves in aircooled engines. It provides quick and highly accurate adjustments without the guess work of a feeler gauge or the inaccuracies introduced when the OEM jam nut is tightened down. 3. We have extensively evaluated titanium parts and have decided that on engines that run short of 10,000 RPM, the small additional weight on the valve train makes no difference -- especially with the geometry of the Porsche rocker arms. I know that some folks will stick with other methods -- including the feeler gauge. For those who don't like the other methods or want to try something new, we have several videos on our site that explain how and why SNAPGAP works, plus some demonstration videos of adjustments in the engine and -- one showing a one-handed adjustment in 1 minute and 10 sec. accurate to exactly 0.10 mm.My Webpage (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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