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Old 01-06-2008, 03:11 PM
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I am going over my engine and car getting it ready for the summer season.
I took the engine apart and it had 3 x .2 mm shims (.6mm total) Way too much for me as I run 20% nitro and the P6TH plug on a short track.
Question is: do I just take out one shim (for .4mm) or can i run it at .3 mm without damaging anything?
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Old 01-07-2008, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by gearhead13
I am going over my engine and car getting it ready for the summer season.
I took the engine apart and it had 3 x .2 mm shims (.6mm total) Way too much for me as I run 20% nitro and the P6TH plug on a short track.
Question is: do I just take out one shim (for .4mm) or can i run it at .3 mm without damaging anything?
If you are running 20% I suggest you just take out 1 shim.
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Old 01-07-2008, 05:19 PM
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The JL3 out of the box is shimmed to use how what % of fuel ??
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Old 01-07-2008, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jelayne
The JL3 out of the box is shimmed to use how what % of fuel ??
most say out of the box is good for 30%
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Old 01-07-2008, 05:23 PM
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remove when less than 30% ??
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Old 01-07-2008, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jelayne
The JL3 out of the box is shimmed to use how what % of fuel ??
JL EVO 3 is set to run on 30% out of the box.

Originally Posted by jelayne
remove when less than 30% ??
Yes, if running 20%, I suggest removing 1 shim.

Originally Posted by LOW ET
most say out of the box is good for 30%
LOW ET you are correct.
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Old 01-07-2008, 05:29 PM
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thanks guys
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Old 01-07-2008, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Team Kamikaze
JL EVO 3 is set to run on 30% out of the box.



Yes, if running 20%, I suggest removing 1 shim.



LOW ET you are correct.
Hi Sam, would you recomend using the stock shims with the evo2 running 16% nitro or removing 1 shim as per evo 3?
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Old 01-08-2008, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by itchy b
Hi Sam, would you recomend using the stock shims with the evo2 running 16% nitro or removing 1 shim as per evo 3?
If you want to run 16% I would suggest you shim it at a total of .30mm.
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Old 01-08-2008, 04:12 PM
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what is stock shimming for the Evo2 again.
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Old 01-08-2008, 04:59 PM
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i believe stock shim on a EVO2 is 0.40
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Originally Posted by quietstorm76
what is stock shimming for the Evo2 again.
Stock shimming of the 1st batch JLR Evo 2 is .30mm and the 2nd batch came with .40mm, so it is best to use a caliper and measure the overall thickness of the shims.
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Old 01-09-2008, 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Team Kamikaze
If you want to run 16% I would suggest you shim it at a total of .30mm.
Well it's time to remove a shim.
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Old 01-09-2008, 02:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Xr Turbo
Well it's time to remove a shim.
The JLRs are quick now!
Looking forward to runing it with a bit more compression!

Thanks for the reply Sam! Much obliged!!Woohoo!
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Originally Posted by Team Kamikaze
Stock shimming of the 1st batch JLR Evo 2 is .30mm and the 2nd batch came with .40mm, so it is best to use a caliper and measure the overall thickness of the shims.
Thank you. I just shimmed mine to .53 to use 30% hope it works.
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