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bg305 · 05-13-2021, 04:32 AM

I am pretty sure the activation is happening around 2500 (honestly looks more like 2800), and it seems to stop at 6k rpm. Perhaps there are differences between the 2.5/2.7 and the 3.2 as the red line if different, etc... I did try searching a bit on google I found some threads like this one: Camshaft deviation guru's....? which seem to have the same crossover for an non plus variocam 3.2.

I am also really curious why i do not have a CEL related to the 9.27 on bank 2

Now the big question, find an indy or do it myself

. If i do it the engine is coming out. Anyone know if scissor style lifts offer enough clearance to get the engine out of the middle? And I mean the clearance between the lift and motor, not the height. I think I need more than 26 in high. My worry is that the scissor lift itself will be in the way of getting the engine out.

05-13-2021, 04:32 AM	#20
bg305 01 Seal Gray 986 S Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 167	I am pretty sure the activation is happening around 2500 (honestly looks more like 2800), and it seems to stop at 6k rpm. Perhaps there are differences between the 2.5/2.7 and the 3.2 as the red line if different, etc... I did try searching a bit on google I found some threads like this one: Camshaft deviation guru's....? which seem to have the same crossover for an non plus variocam 3.2. I am also really curious why i do not have a CEL related to the 9.27 on bank 2 Now the big question, find an indy or do it myself . If i do it the engine is coming out. Anyone know if scissor style lifts offer enough clearance to get the engine out of the middle? And I mean the clearance between the lift and motor, not the height. I think I need more than 26 in high. My worry is that the scissor lift itself will be in the way of getting the engine out. Last edited by bg305; 05-13-2021 at 04:47 AM.