What's up guys, ive been MIA for quite a while now from the forum as well as the meets. Anyway i figured i might as well start this thread and talk about what ive been doing besides work and school. As some of you might remember my name is Gus, i work at RRE, and i own 2 dsms. So after my last 6 bolt decided to snap a rod and toss it out the side of the block in Jan/Feb (can't even remember) ive been busy saving up some cash to do what i've always wanted to do. So here's what went down over the last few weeks I found a new 6 bolt long block and started a build from scratch. Here is what i ended up with:
6 bolt block:
Mahle Pistons 9:1 comp
Eagle H beams
OEM crank
Balanced rotating assembly
ARP main studs
ACL race bearings (rod and main)
BSE
OEM oil pump and straight cut gears
New OEM everything timing belt side (gaskets,seals, pulleys, etc)
ARP head studs
OEM metal head gasket
2g head:
SS standard size valves
Manganeze-bronze valve guides
New valve seals
Evo 9 valve springs and retainers
HKS 264/272
Other:
Big oil cooler about 12x9 with-6 pushlock hose and fittings and MAN mounting bracket i can probably tow the car with LOL.
Custom 2.5" SS o2 housing
true 3" downpipe
ACT 6 puck setup
Stuff i reused:
Intercooler+piping
SFP tubular manifold/tial 38mm wastegate
PTE gt3255e turbo
tranny
valve cover
meth setup
After i finished putting the long block together 2 weeks ago i towed the car to the shop on friday 6/29 and dropped in the motor/trans. Then last week got everything else around the motor buttoned up. On Wed 6/29 after some struggling with a dead started i fired her up, checked for leaks, and drover her home. Special thanks to Chris, Sam, Art, and Lod at the shop for their help and advice during the build. I'm looking forward to breaking in the motor (she has about 160 miles so far) so i can tune and see what kind of numbers she'll make. I'll update this thread with some pics soon!
So this was what originally happened.
This is what followed:
Bottom end
The head:
Long block:
Long Block almost complete
Motor going in
Motor bolted in
Custom 5 bolt o2 housing
And how she sits now
Have about 500 miles on the new engine, and getting it ready to throw on the dyno and tune.