Originally Posted by Daniel
First I will say, I'm not very well up on the details of getting your engine properly tuned to run at maximum efficiency, but one thing does jump out at me.
You say you adjusted the valve clearances to Honda spec, but did you take into consideration that you're running higher-compression pistons than OEM and as such, your valve clearances may need to change?
Hmm. Good point. I think this enters into the arena of which I am fairly uneducated. I did build the motor, but I was just following directions, basically. Would I need a larger valve clearance for increased compression, or would it be a tighter clearance. I currently have them adjusted to .010" (intake) and .012" (exhaust).
When I went to adjust them there was
no clearance at all. I couldn't get a feeler guage between any rocker arms/valves
Thanks for any input and/or ideas on what I should do next.