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After removing the air boxes, high-pressure fuel lines, and intake manifold, Eric discovered that the back of the valves looked terrible, describing them as “some of the crudest intake valves” ever seen on the channel. Fortunately, the Honeywell turbochargers were both in excellent condition.

With the forced induction devices out of the way, the valve cover was removed from the engine. Here, he saw minimal damage on parts of the camshaft assembly. The other half of the assembly looked a bit better.

Before taking out the camshafts, Eric removed the oil filter, which had a leaf and some bits of metal. How did they get there? We are unsure, but the camshafts and their journals didn’t look too bad. Removing the said components meant the cylinder head could be disconnected from the block.