AFR Tech: How to measure piston-to-valve clearance using clay with Alex Taylor.

[@ibanezmetal321]

I ran out and grabbed a case of bottled water for the comments section

[@CactusforceX]

im rebuilding a single cylinder motorbike with a couple of non-standard parts, this video included some points I hadnt considered. Cheers!

[@gutsanglory1]

This is only one of the many piston to valve checks you should be doing. Great video Alex. Cheerz!

[@procharged67]

Ive dealt with AFR on a set of heads ! hands down the best costumer service ive ever had the pleasure to work with .

[@afr-airflowresearch9889]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@JC-tg5xg]

at 4:15 when you were torqueing the bolts, the valve was getting pushed down. I did this method and my valves hit my pistons. You really should only tighten the rocker arm bolt down to 0 lash when using checker springs.

[@butziporsche8646]

Hey Alex, I love your and your dad's recent videos of your Chevy at the track. I haven't raced for years but I loved your launches.

[@vladimpaler9274]

My favorite KZbinr, 💙Alex Taylor 🧡

[@cammer68oliver2]

Dang, cutie! Where ya been my whole life! Gorgeous and can build an engine! Rare gem! Lol. Great method. Used it myself on my stroker SBF. And I love my Renegade 185s! Makes her SING!

[@thomaswestby7926]

Essentially what I did with my brand new AFR Renegade SBF heads.good job.very important

[@doctortruth4094]

Really good video, Alex! I'm just about to build a stroker engine for my BMW E30 and will be doing this check soon.

[@kymwheare2462]

Yeah Wow....I'm doing an Home Port/Polish with 241 Cylinder heads, as the LS1 has the old school 853 Heads....Will send off to get the faces machined and got a good Cam etc going in ....Was thinking of AFR last night....Sooo many good Machining shops out there...Want to go as quick as possible in Street trim before stroking the bottom end...Can't wait to see more of your vids...many thanks...Kym. 🙂

[@johnbutz5631]

Great job Alex, very professional. You are a great speaker, very polished and believable.

[@revredbeard3289]

I’m laughing that I got this video recommended the day after I watched a Vice Grip Garage video where he had a valve hit a piston. 😂

[@LynxStarAuto]

Lol. Yeah but that was due to over-rev. No valve clearance in the world can save you from that.

[@brianrhodes237]

Excellent work Alex.

[@andynicoll8566]

Well done Alex, AFR certainly chose the perfect rep. Anyone who's seen your channel knows you have the creds. P.S. Wave your hands around as much as you like, Mike Eagle is just jealous.

[@hollowell427]

well we forgot about squish. had a engine thats in my sons car. didnt have enough clearance between head and pistons. to correct it we had to run a .061 thick mls gasket to achieve .038. then on to the valve clearance. fly cut on the pistons to achieve .080 on the intake and .110 on the exhaust.

[@nickkiofetzis5667]

nice work Alex thanks for this very informative video

[@rueridge7597]

Good job. Need to replace hydraulic lifters with solids for test then replace after clearance verified

[@edwardbales782]

I did this on my sbf build but without the head gasket

[@bradnavratil5502]

Do you do more videos this one was awesome 😘

[@afr-airflowresearch9889]

Hey Brad, what types of videos would you like to see from us?

[@warrenglover]

How to set up overlap? Do this 8 key way on sprocket?

[@DAT240Z72]

How ya gonna get that clay out of the rings?

[@PeterCorsa]

Do you have a video on setting up the timing ?

[@warrenglover]

If you have safe clear. So 8 key way on 4° advance ? Overlap?

[@monkbyblood]

That head game is 👌

[@TheOklahomabourne]

I noticed some of my lifters I can't push the plunger in. Should I use those lifters during this method? Would normally the plunger go in and not push the valve as far?

[@afr-airflowresearch9889]

If the testing springs you are using are light enough it shouldn't be an issue. However if you want to remove all doubt, use a solid lifter to check the PtoV.

[@micowikstrom7182]

I'm a Mustang guy at heart but how long, since I watched this sweet talk video... :D

[@jorgecartagena5726]

Hi, The clearance between the valve and the piston affects engine performance?

[@dennisborg5243]

Yes! If you don’t have enough clearance. When the engine is spinning at high speed your valve me hit the top of the piston. This will most definitely ruin your engine performance🙁🙁

[@mfc1337]

Just curious, why are the test springs needed? Why not leave the standard valve springs in for the test?

[@Stainlessslayer]

Standard spring will collapse the hydraulic lifter and give you a bogus measurement.

[@thedood4713]

Thanks for the video it really helped.

[@JB-zn1kx]

Piston to jam socket??

[@DELLISTX]

Excellent

[@dynodon100]

Piston to head clear was...a quence area is also important , to much and ping to little and it does not burn.

[@f0urrnr.450]

She has two first names. Legend

[@gerritburgel3048]

my new favourite channel

[@ranjitsian5481]

Nice job

[@jessieharris8204]

So... on the more is better. Not true on n.a. it will make more then piston to valve gets tighter. On turbo stuff it doesn't matter as much.

[@stgnsw]

I was telling my wife , I have just found a new wife , until I heard . " I'm a Chevy girl at heart " :) Great video .

[@FredricksonZak]

Well that should have set the marriage in stone mate haha

[@kanervatie]

Well, it don't come more perfect than that. GM

[@FredricksonZak]

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[@cosmicmutex7632]

Cool:) presentation

[@awesomusmaximus3766]

Had to get my pistons flycut on my Windsor

[@afr-airflowresearch9889]

Factory pistons?

[@awesomusmaximus3766]

@@afr-airflowresearch9889 not exactly they are the high silcon content cast items I designed it to make maximum power at just 6200 rpm about 420 hp 302 CID

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[@scalefingerz]

Looks like Yoda at 5:09.

[@sabre-ub3op]

I thought that was Alex on the thumbnail so I clicked

[@dannyworrell5396]

Love it

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I will admit Alex has manlier hands than some men. ✌️

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She is 1 of the best looking lady's I've ever seen!! And she loves cars she's 1 in a billion!!!

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Cute for sure

[@johnvance41]

It’s a great video but I have to add that Alex looks fantastic in those jeans. What a body. Wish she was working in my garage 😬😬😬

[@hansjakob9495]

Good video, plus you're easy on the eyes, but the clay method isn't very accurate in addition to not knowing where the closest point was in relation to where the piston is. Piston to valve clearance should be checked during cam degreeing and checking proper push rod length while the degree wheel in still on the crank along with the test springs and dial indicator. There is also a way to use the actual valve springs to see how deflection affects the clearances.

[@afr-airflowresearch9889]

Great point and when dealing with race applications this is the preferred way. However, not a lot of folks that are installing heads on a street car have these tools. If they do, they most likely already know how to check all the necessary clearances.

[@rueridge7597]

Quiet Gruber. Clay method works great if properly done. If using hydraulic lifters replace for test with solid.

[@347mav3]

You don't even need to check piston to valve clearance on an LS. Just reinstall the zip ties and go.

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She is a single Pringle and likes it that way, at least that's what she's been telling me for the last couple years!

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[@pipegang6497]

You would think they would hire a more popular youtuber

[@afr-airflowresearch9889]

Hey Pipe, it's not about popularity for us. We have supported her race program since she was 16 and competed in Hot Rod's Drag week for the first time. A lot of folks say that young people are not into cars and we feel that is completely untrue.

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What a joke

[@mikeeagle2653]

Great job but too much hand talking. Everyone on KZbin over does it with the hand talking it so distracting

[@chadhulstein5661]

Question is do you actually know what your doing or is it scripted?? If you do know then I applaud your skill .. if your a hired marketing ploy then no respect ✊ given here :)

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[@Ada-zn3pw]

You obviously don't know who Alex is so we'll excuse that question. This girls had oil in her veins since she was 12 years old.

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Why not just search the name instead of making a fool of yourself , alex and her family are the real deal.