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      06-14-2013, 12:28 AM   #68
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I am having this done by the shop atm, anything you can tell me to look for to make sure they have done a good job? Obviously I cannot be there to supervise to make sure they torque all the bolts properly. But any tell tale signs? How many shims would roughly need replacing? I guess that would depend on how far it was out... Lol. But anything you can tell me to look for or ask them about how it went?
I'm not sure you could really tell. As for number of shims it varies a lot, I've seen people have to replace every shim on their car. For me on my exhaust side I only needed 2 shims, intake side 4. So only 6 shims out of 24, and they were only off 0.01.

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Cheers and thanks, waiting patiently on the completion of the DIY
And it's finally done! Corrections, clarifications or additions are encouraged.

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Fantastic write up!
Thanks! I hope it helps someone.
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