Crazy camo! Must have been pretty bad to strip it down, looks like a lot of work. Nice new looking brake booster!

It was pretty gnarly.  the PO sort of spray painted it half assed and i think there was some truck bed liner rolled on in certain parts.  I would have just put a new coat of paint on but i was pretty confident that it wouldn't stick, hence the strip

What color is it going to be?

Its an epoxy coat in black.  Should be invincible

So... Can anyone say with these Rebello 3.0 engines, that the valvetrain is much louder, almost like a diesel kind of sound in the valve cover when it's running? It's a new to me sound, my L24 never made.

Interesting ! Trying to think why valve train would be much noisier?

Maybe time to double check valve clearances?

Well with only about 30 minutes of runtime since the break-in/dyno/re torque, I doubt it.

Well with only about 30 minutes of runtime since the break-in/dyno/re torque, I doubt it.

 

I don't.

 

Valve clearances change rapidly during the break in period, as the valve and seat break in to each other. It's common to do many valve adjustments during the first ~1000 miles of a new engine,

It's an easy quick check and necessary with solid lifter heads. Just check them and eliminate that, plus you can have a peek under the valve cover for anything else that looks odd.

I can't push a 0.010" feeler between any of them with a 'warm' engine, and everything looks clean and tidy in there. When I have the time I'll take it for a good boot and adjust to 0.010/0.012 while hot. Read on Zcar that 0.001" is equivalent to 5* of cam timing on a stock L24, seems like an excessive amount, but the credentials sound legit.

 

Any idea what Dave runs for lash on his cams, or would it vary each grind?

I wouldn't trust any answer except from the builder

Doesn't Rebello run their engines for a break-in period?  Or is that only if you ask for a dyno sheet?

 

Many of the performance cams run a tighter lash than stock.  I agree with madkaw, just do exactly what the builder says to do.  He's built hundreds or thousands of these.  If it were mine, I would make a video or sound file and send it to him.  You might have a problem that can be fixed before it does extra damage.  Or even call him first and tell him it's very noisy.  He might have a procedure he wants you to follow.

 

On the lash - you can't stick a .010" in there but what can you?  What is the actual measurement?  Lash grows as the engine warms up, but if you're starting with a valve open when cold, you could "burn" or warp it.  Best to get a real number.

 

Bummer that it's not an easy break-in.  Extra noise on a new engine is not normal.