Another week, another mission

This week my group and I got everything ready on the ISX to do the overhead.

3 Weeks left!!

We have 3 weeks of class left. Our group is still putting the ISX back together. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get any photos this week. Knicely and I both cut our fingers installing the cam, other than that no other injuries. Next week we start on overhead set, which will be fun!

Capstone Project

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Why I decided to be a diesel technician.

Ever since I was little I was into too taking things apart and learning how they work. Started with taking apart toy cars and electronic devices. I got into cars and trucks when I was around 5 years old. I was more into the looks of them rather than the performance back then. I would see a cool looking car and think that’s sick looking. Not realizing that it was a slow car made to look fast. After years I started to get into the performance side. You know finding the limit of engines and how much you can push them past those said limits. Figuring out when the car would break traction going around a turn at high speed. Then running that situation through my head trying to figure out what mods I could do to push it even more. After a while it became an addition. I joined the diesel program because diesels are what move the world. Also the factor that you can make good money in this field and diesel engines always surprised me with the fact you can make serious power with few mods. I joined to learn as much as possible in this field and apply it to the outside world. After school I plan on working for a company like Fyda. While working there I plan on starting my own business. My business will be like a normal garage. You know normal mechanic work but also have a heavy focus on high performance, body fab, and paint. Also making parts in house. That is my goal for my future. I have a soft spot for 4 cylinder engines. Yes everyone sales that if you want to make power go with a v8. But they are wrong. When you have a 2.0l 4G63 pushing a 1000+ whp that shuts ups the v8 fan base. This is want I’m aiming for. I’ll go against society and proof you wrong, just need time and money.

Technician and Mechanic are Different?

A diesel technician and a diesel mechanic are two very different jobs. A technician is someone who diagnosis vehicles. They find out what the root cause of a problem is. Most of the time it is something electronical that causes a problem in today’s vehicles. A mechanic replaces the parts that the technician diagnosis as bad. Mechanics are the ones that get dirty replacing parts. Mechanics earn between $17 an hour to $26 an hour, while technicians earn $20 an hour to even $40 plus an hour. I would rather be the person finding the problem staying clean and earning more money.

My Future Goals.

Frank Ocean said “Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” That is my motto for life. Working hard in silence and proving everyone wrong who doubted me. One goal after I graduate is to open my own high performance shop. After working at a company like Fyda to gain experience. I want to open a shop out of Logan, Ohio, but there are some problems with that. Mainly because it’s a small town that doesn’t have a huge high performance scene. My plans for the building include

1.      7 bay shop

2.      4 car lifts

3.      A all wheel drive dyno to measure horsepower

4.      CNC mill to build my own parts

5.      A merchandise store.

6.      Finally a parts inventory that would put Autozone to shame.

I believe that I will succeed if I work hard and dedicate myself. Maybe I’ll end up as famous as Real St. Performance. Also opening my own shop will be fun for me and it will be my dream come true.

Putting the ISX back together... well at least trying to!!

Finally putting the ISX back together. Really wanted to tear it completely down, but as a group we decided to put it back together. I personally have torn down ISX engines before but wanted the group to do be able to do the same. Putting it together is a difficult task. Spending a god hour on the timing gear springs is the hardest part. The springs kept falling out and I wanted to chuck the gear across the room. And looking up the torque specs is very time assuming.

The Decision Maker

Why I decided to be a diesel technician.

Ever since I was little I was into too taking things apart and learning how they work. Started with taking apart toy cars and electronic devices. I got into cars and trucks when I was around 5 years old. I was more into the looks of them rather than the performance back then. I would see a cool looking car and think that’s sick looking. Not realizing that it was a slow car made to look fast. After years I started to get into the performance side. You know finding the limit of engines and how much you can push them past those said limits. Figuring out when the car would break traction going around a turn at high speed. Then running that situation through my head trying to figure out what mods I could do to push it even more. After a while it became an addition. I joined the diesel program because diesels are what move the world. Also the factor that you can make good money in this field and diesel engines always surprised me with the fact you can make serious power with few mods. I joined to learn as much as possible in this field and apply it to the outside world. After school I plan on working for a company like Fyda. While working there I plan on starting my own business. My business will be like a normal garage. You know normal mechanic work but also have a heavy focus on high performance, body fab, and paint. Also making parts in house. That is my goal for my future. I have a soft spot for 4 cylinder engines. Yes everyone sales that if you want to make power go with a v8. But they are wrong. When you have a 2.0l 4G63 pushing a 1000+ whp that shuts ups the v8 fan base. This is want I’m aiming for. I’ll go against society and proof you wrong, just need time and money.

Technician and Mechanic are Different?

A diesel technician and a diesel mechanic are two very different jobs. A technician is someone who diagnosis vehicles. They find out what the root cause of a problem is. Most of the time it is something electronical that causes a problem in today’s vehicles. A mechanic replaces the parts that the technician diagnosis as bad. Mechanics are the ones that get dirty replacing parts. Mechanics earn between $17 an hour to $26 an hour, while technicians earn $20 an hour to even $40 plus an hour. I would rather be the person finding the problem staying clean and earning more money.

My Future Goals.

Frank Ocean said “Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” That is my motto for life. Working hard in silence and proving everyone wrong who doubted me. One goal after I graduate is to open my own high performance shop. After working at a company like Fyda to gain experience. I want to open a shop out of Logan, Ohio, but there are some problems with that. Mainly because it’s a small town that doesn’t have a huge high performance scene. My plans for the building include

1.      7 bay shop

2.      4 car lifts

3.      A all wheel drive dyno to measure horsepower

4.      CNC mill to build my own parts

5.      A merchandise store.

6.      Finally a parts inventory that would put Autozone to shame.

I believe that I will succeed if I work hard and dedicate myself. Maybe I’ll end up as famous as Real St. Performance.

Removed the Cams from the ISX

After finally getting the cams aligned in the right position with the crank, we inserted some lock keys to lock them in place. We then had to modify a puller to fit bolts into the base timing gear on the valve cam. After some motivation we finally got the gear off. Then we removed the rear cam cover and started removing the cam. Kincely was was controlling the back end of the cam as i was rotating and picking in up through the cam bearings. I guided and helped Knicely. Be careful they are sharp and make sure your partner doesn't get mad at you.