Hi guys, thought I'd kick off the new forum by showcasing a much-needed Vanos-Bulletproofing and Rod-Bearing-Replacement on an 06 zcp. I sought out Matt last year for rear-end bulletproofing (reinforcement plates + weld-in vincebar), per this communities recommendation, and left incredibly impressed. His new location at Kassel Performance is a sight to behold and a worthwhile visit just to stop by and tour the cars their working on.
Without further ado: pictures.
Broken Hub!
Got lucky, it snapped off in the disk.
Matt texted me with some options. We looked at the VAC hub, which has reinforced tabs. The tabs are thicker and designed to remove the excess play between the OEM tabs and OEM pump disk. Alternatively we looked at the Dr Vanos Cyro hub + a redrilled disk. Per Matt's recommendation that the VAC solution would be the most robust, we ended up going with the VAC Hub + my original disk.
Post-Bulletproofing Vanos test results
Onto the bearings
Copper!
For reference, here are my blackstone oil reports (ignore the makeup-oil-added section, that was a reporting mistake on my end)
All oil changes since 60k (when I took ownership) were done with LiquiMoly 10W-60 every 5-10k miles. I additionally added LiquiMoly CeraTec every 15-20k miles. Moving forward, I'm considering going with Castrol just for the oem-peace-of-mind. But the LiquiMoly combo seemed to work pretty well. Even wear and not too shabby for 110k miles.
Nevertheless, ended up getting quite lucky with running the vanos and the bearings all the way to 110k. Matt also refreshed the cooling system while in there, and put in some TMS monoball fcabs.
Can't wait to take her for a spin!
Without further ado: pictures.
Broken Hub!
Got lucky, it snapped off in the disk.
Matt texted me with some options. We looked at the VAC hub, which has reinforced tabs. The tabs are thicker and designed to remove the excess play between the OEM tabs and OEM pump disk. Alternatively we looked at the Dr Vanos Cyro hub + a redrilled disk. Per Matt's recommendation that the VAC solution would be the most robust, we ended up going with the VAC Hub + my original disk.
Post-Bulletproofing Vanos test results
Onto the bearings
Copper!
For reference, here are my blackstone oil reports (ignore the makeup-oil-added section, that was a reporting mistake on my end)
All oil changes since 60k (when I took ownership) were done with LiquiMoly 10W-60 every 5-10k miles. I additionally added LiquiMoly CeraTec every 15-20k miles. Moving forward, I'm considering going with Castrol just for the oem-peace-of-mind. But the LiquiMoly combo seemed to work pretty well. Even wear and not too shabby for 110k miles.
Nevertheless, ended up getting quite lucky with running the vanos and the bearings all the way to 110k. Matt also refreshed the cooling system while in there, and put in some TMS monoball fcabs.
Can't wait to take her for a spin!
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