I'm planning to continue the 4.6 cams in a 4.4 measurements, does anyone know what spring compressor will work? (besides the $500 one)
E85 fueled, Eaton m112 supercharged 4.5L M62TU, TTV racing flywheel, Spec stage 2+ clutch, 88c thermostat, eibach sway bars, wavetrac 3.15 lsd, m5 steering box, Quantum 340lph fuel pump, Dinan camber plates, some powerflex bushings, Supersprint headers, M5 cats, 2001 gas pedal upgrade and many other things done. all diy by me
No, that's why I rely on my machine shop to pop them apart.
Once apart, your going to measure spring pocket depth on both heads?
I was going to have my guys flow test one port on each head (4.6- 4.4) also.
E85 fueled, Eaton m112 supercharged 4.5L M62TU, TTV racing flywheel, Spec stage 2+ clutch, 88c thermostat, eibach sway bars, wavetrac 3.15 lsd, m5 steering box, Quantum 340lph fuel pump, Dinan camber plates, some powerflex bushings, Supersprint headers, M5 cats, 2001 gas pedal upgrade and many other things done. all diy by me
I did some research on this a while back. You need either the “reacharound” (who doesn’t need a reach around!?!?) or “bolt to the bench” style (not the spring grabber ones) but I do think generic ones can work with some care and ingenuity.
2003 M3CicM6 TiAg
2002 540iT Sport Vortech S/C 6MT LSD TiAg
2008 Audi A3 2.0T DSG (the daily beater)
2014 BMW X1 xDrive28i (wifemobile)
Former:
1985 MB Euro graymarket 300SL
1995.5 Audi S6 Avant (utility/winter billetturbobattlewagen)
Watch out for that reach around, it might be a big grab, LOL.
I made an extension out of a piece of PVC pipe to use with my SBC valve spring compressor. I made a cutout in the sides so I could use a magnet to suck out the valve keepers. Not the best/quickest solution if your doing all of the valves but I only needed to pull a few to take measurements for 4.6 cams.
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