B6 Motor Done Right.

[SoloMotorsports]

Here are some pics from a refresh we did on a customer car. Did the timing chain upgrade and installed some headers with a custom exhaust.
The car sounds great and looks even better with this beauty under the hood.
If you have any questions or need some service on your 4.2, feel free to send us a message and we can set you up with everything you need.

[zakpistols]

Whats the cost for a timing job. With parts?

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[Blackstallion]

Very nice! How many miles were on this bad boy?

I spy with my eye some JHM headers...

[SoloMotorsports]

Whats the cost for a timing job. With parts?

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Depending on what you need replaced it can be anywhere from $4000 to $5500.

Very nice! How many miles were on this bad boy?

I spy with my eye some JHM headers...

The original motor had 200k miles on it. We replaced it with a refreshed 40k mile motor.

[VinnysS4]

were the guides the OEM ones or the updated ones (RS4)? and is that price with the headers as well?

[Mr. Corey]

were the guides the OEM ones or the updated ones (RS4)? and is that price with the headers as well?

No way its with headers.
https://jhmotorsports.com/shop/catal...h=21_56_61_240

[VinnysS4]

No way its with headers.
https://jhmotorsports.com/shop/catal...h=21_56_61_240

yeah i didnt think it was. they are too pricey unless they used them cheap chinese knock off XS headers

[0396]

Where are you located?....nevee mind, I looked at your signature

[Mr.Wrong]

All these new header installation pix and I'm sitting here like

[VinnysS4]

All these new header installation pix and I'm sitting here like

Lol me too. Makes me want to pull the trigger on them and a timing kit for jhm. Darn headers cost a pretty penny. Hoping I can score a used set

[Mr. Corey]

Lol me too. Makes me want to pull the trigger on them and a timing kit for jhm. Darn headers cost a pretty penny. Hoping I can score a used set

Cars really really slow and no fun without them

[VinnysS4]

Cars really really slow and no fun without them

I know right! !! My plans are to do the timing set, add headers and full exhaust with a port and polish job on the intake. Should help with being slow. Then I'll JHM tune it. Now we're talking

[xhackerekx]

done right timing on b6 look like my with jhm timing components .

[Mr. Corey]

done right timing on b6 look like my with jhm timing components .

Yes done right ^^^^^^^but looks like this shop used a shitty oem guide replacement instead of the metal one JHM sells

[VinnysS4]

yeah thats why i asked if they used OEM or the upgraded one. if its OEM, It will fail prematurely just like the original ones do

[badger.]

yeah I am hoping that first pic is a "before" shot of the timing otherwise this engine is not "done right"

[Mr.Wrong]

^i think you hit a nail on it's head there bud. Looks like the first pic is before and if I'm seeing things right, that guide is cracked right in the middle and missing a chunk as well. Mmmmmm peanut butter and timing guide chunk - my favorite flavor

[VinnysS4]

i think thats a crack in the guide from the first picture

[Junaid]

In the first pic, did you get the timing cover off while the motor was in the car?

[jr1415us]

I see some KW V3 coilovers in that first shot.

[greenStar]

What does the "refresh" include other than the timing parts?
Do you do anything to the motor cylinders? Mine consumes oil and wondering how to address that when I pull my motor to do timing job.

[Willënskraft]

There's a hammer on the floor lol.

[JimmyBones]

In the first pic, did you get the timing cover off while the motor was in the car?

Looks like it. I did a timing chain service on Slow4's S4 with the engine in the car. It is doable!

[SoloMotorsports]

yeah I am hoping that first pic is a "before" shot of the timing otherwise this engine is not "done right"

Yes first pic is a before shot. Just happens to be from a different motor which was done in the car.

In the first pic, did you get the timing cover off while the motor was in the car?

Yes that pic is actually from a B7 that we did the timing service on while in the car. We were slacking on the picture documentation when we did this B6. I don't even have a pic of it on the dyno.

I see some KW V3 coilovers in that first shot.

Some girls just have all the fun, this car happens to be one of them.

What does the "refresh" include other than the timing parts?
Do you do anything to the motor cylinders? Mine consumes oil and wondering how to address that when I pull my motor to do timing job.

Being as we had a clean 40k mile motor to put in we didn't do anything internally. Just top end reseal, check compression, and fresh coils/plugs.
The finished swap was definitely a huge improvement over the old tired 200k motor we pulled out.

There's a hammer on the floor lol.

From time to time the correct tool for the job happens to be a BFH :)

[Sickws6]

Guys if you have moderate mechanical abilities and have an engine hoist you can do this yourselves. not extremely challenging to any extent, you will also need to purchase or rent the timing tools. If you have 3 days at most of free time you can save your self thousands of dollars.

[SoloMotorsports]

Guys if you have moderate mechanical abilities and have an engine hoist you can do this yourselves. not extremely challenging to any extent, you will also need to purchase or rent the timing tools. If you have 3 days at most of free time you can save your self thousands of dollars.

This is absolutely true. We have customers that have successfully completed this as a d.i.y.

For those of you who aren't crazy about the idea of d.i.y. we are happy to do it for you :)

[Junaid]

Looks like it. I did a timing chain service on Slow4's S4 with the engine in the car. It is doable!

Yes first pic is a before shot. Just happens to be from a different motor which was done in the car.


Yes that pic is actually from a B7 that we did the timing service on while in the car. We were slacking on the picture documentation when we did this B6. I don't even have a pic of it on the dyno.


Some girls just have all the fun, this car happens to be one of them.


Being as we had a clean 40k mile motor to put in we didn't do anything internally. Just top end reseal, check compression, and fresh coils/plugs.
The finished swap was definitely a huge improvement over the old tired 200k motor we pulled out.

From time to time the correct tool for the job happens to be a BFH :)

I've been reading for years that you need to pull the motor. Maybe I should try it when it comes time to do my clutch.

[VinnysS4]

from what i have heard....yes you can do the timing service with the motor in the car. but from what i have read, it is about as much of a pita as it is to pull the engine because you still have to take the transmission out, do the timing service under the car (unless you have a lift). It seems to me that while you CAN do the service with the engine in the car, its probably better to pull the engine and put it on a table so you can have adequate room and light. However that is just my opinion. Props to jimmy and others who have done it with the engine in the car! My back would never allow it haha

[SoloMotorsports]

from what i have heard....yes you can do the timing service with the motor in the car. but from what i have read, it is about as much of a pita as it is to pull the engine because you still have to take the transmission out, do the timing service under the car (unless you have a lift). It seems to me that while you CAN do the service with the engine in the car, its probably better to pull the engine and put it on a table so you can have adequate room and light. However that is just my opinion. Props to jimmy and others who have done it with the engine in the car! My back would never allow it haha

I wouldn't suggest doing it in the car unless you are on a lift. It is easier to pull the motor.

[VinnysS4]

I wouldn't suggest doing it in the car unless you are on a lift. It is easier to pull the motor.

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[Lucca M]

The only point to do it without pulling the engine out would be if you also wanna do the clutch and have a lift. Other than this id pull the engine. Its pretty easy just time consuming.

[xhackerekx]

this is only look "scare" for people without mechanical experience

[Fourpoint282]

This is absolutely true. We have customers that have successfully completed this as a d.i.y.

For those of you who aren't crazy about the idea of d.i.y. we are happy to do it for you :)

What do you guys charge in labor to do this job (assuming I buy the service kit). I just want a labor and time quote please.


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[0396]

Great work I looked your shop up.. too bad your on the other side of the country. We need more shops like yours in the SoCal area.