R56 My full engine built will be here.
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It'll be ok. I just had to coat the pistons with a different material. Then a slick coating. It's got pistons prepped kinda like an Indy car. lol.
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Pistons are done. Again ! Going back together this weekend. It didn't break parts or anything. I was proactive enough in preventing problems. Cylinders still had the home marks. So we're still good. Just for poops and giggles, I'm adding some more goody's for the engine. Hehehehe
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Misery loves company have my own problems admittedly minor valve cover **** itself checkout the attached image its my latest mod. Have a vacuum leak from a crack and the diaphragms ruptured. Got a price local for $800 for a new one so getting it shipped from the US for $380. With all the silicone its drivable at least
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My full engine built will be here.
Misery loves company have my own problems admittedly minor valve cover **** itself checkout the attached image its my latest mod. Have a vacuum leak from a crack and the diaphragms ruptured. Got a price local for $800 for a new one so getting it shipped from the US for $380. With all the silicone its drivable at least
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Pistons are back in. Just ordered a vacuum pump from summit racing. Leaving the one going to the turbo. The pump has a switch that senses vacuum. Below "X" inches of vac it comes on. I'm choosing to pull vacuum with a totally seperate pump. I'm gonna try to pull vacuum by a totally seperate system so nothing goes through the intake system at all.
I really need to pick up the pace getting running again so I can go enjoy my me S&W M&P9 5" ported with trijicon RMR sights.
I got 5000 rounds crying my name.
I really need to pick up the pace getting running again so I can go enjoy my me S&W M&P9 5" ported with trijicon RMR sights.
I got 5000 rounds crying my name.
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Pistons are back in. Just ordered a vacuum pump from summit racing. Leaving the one going to the turbo. The pump has a switch that senses vacuum. Below "X" inches of vac it comes on. I'm choosing to pull vacuum with a totally seperate pump. I'm gonna try to pull vacuum by a totally seperate system so nothing goes through the intake system at all.
I really need to pick up the pace getting running again so I can go enjoy my me S&W M&P9 5" ported with trijicon RMR sights. I got 5000 rounds crying my name.
I really need to pick up the pace getting running again so I can go enjoy my me S&W M&P9 5" ported with trijicon RMR sights.
I got 5000 rounds crying my name.
Misery loves company have my own problems admittedly minor valve cover **** itself checkout the attached image its my latest mod. Have a vacuum leak from a crack and the diaphragms ruptured. Got a price local for $800 for a new one so getting it shipped from the US for $380. With all the silicone its drivable at least
Wow, what a fix. I cant believe thats holding.
We have the cover here and all the add ons. Also quick DIY and what to do on the newer valve cover design.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ment-help.html
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Good luck finding a place to mount the new pump. It's big and gonna be noisy. Only place I found was behind the gas tank, and that length of hose was too long for the original dia. Think about increasing hose size if you mount it that far away. Crankcase volume is quite a bit for a Summit pump.
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Misery loves company have my own problems admittedly minor valve cover **** itself checkout the attached image its my latest mod. Have a vacuum leak from a crack and the diaphragms ruptured. Got a price local for $800 for a new one so getting it shipped from the US for $380. With all the silicone its drivable at least
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Wow, what a fix. I cant believe thats holding. l
lNew cover arrived in Australia just waiting on delivery either today or tomorrow hopefully. I prefer hillbilly to redneck thank you very much.
And sorry Mr Sprintcar for taking your thread off topic
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To be classy, it'd be "Mountain William" rather than "Hillbilly"
Regarding JB weld. About ten years ago, I used some JB weld to help smooth out some intake ports in some motorcycle heads, I recently had the heads off of the bike and the JB weld looked as good as the day I put it there. Tough stuff.
Regarding JB weld. About ten years ago, I used some JB weld to help smooth out some intake ports in some motorcycle heads, I recently had the heads off of the bike and the JB weld looked as good as the day I put it there. Tough stuff.
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My full engine built will be here.
that's a great way for to put it
and yes jb weld is great I also like "quik steel" I have used that to fix curb rash on rims before I paint them very strong when fully cured and can sand it as well
and yes jb weld is great I also like "quik steel" I have used that to fix curb rash on rims before I paint them very strong when fully cured and can sand it as well
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I don't care dude. It's cool. I'm pretty much done with it. Getting the car going again so the new thread will have part nbers. We're to purchase parts. All dyno numbers. My head has a slight tweak to it again. I think I might choose to keep this one to myself. Cause if it don't work I'll feel like a real horses pa'toot
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To be classy, it'd be "Mountain William" rather than "Hillbilly"
Regarding JB weld. About ten years ago, I used some JB weld to help smooth out some intake ports in some motorcycle heads, I recently had the heads off of the bike and the JB weld looked as good as the day I put it there. Tough stuff.
Regarding JB weld. About ten years ago, I used some JB weld to help smooth out some intake ports in some motorcycle heads, I recently had the heads off of the bike and the JB weld looked as good as the day I put it there. Tough stuff.
Red neck. Ah. Heck with it. It don't matter. Matter of fact. Some cars have the British flag. Way I see it, we're in america, we either need the american flag or THE SOUTHERN FLAG. now we're talkin hillbilly, red neck and mountain William. Somebody will prolly start screamin' tho.
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First, I don't know how to explain what the shop did any better than how I wrote it. Not being smart. Maybe someone can chime in and help. As far as your compression ratio and new pistons, what was the part number pistons you ordered ? Low compression should be SC7514 for 77.5 mm. What compression ratio are you shooting for ? The proper clearance for the new CP pistons is outlined in the paperwork that comes in the boxes. If your shooting for 9.5:1 like mine, that's what the pistons look like. If your using the piston with the fuel swirl your talking about, that's either a custom low compression piston or it's the factory compression ratio. The low compression pistons that are 9.5:1 don't have that swirl. I didn't design the piston and that's how CP made them. The fuel is already at 1500 psi. It's direct port. Swirl is used for atomizing. As well as trying to make the intake charge enter more efficiently. When you get to the pressure I've chosen to be at. Stuff like that I could care a less about. They are other details of this built that most people just aren't gonna do that makes it run the way it runs.
Note to everyone about this build I did, this car needs attention that takes mechanical ability now. It takes maintenance to keep on top of it and running smoothly without breaking down now. If your looking to build like this but expect to just change plugs and oil. This isn't the build for you.
Note to everyone about this build I did, this car needs attention that takes mechanical ability now. It takes maintenance to keep on top of it and running smoothly without breaking down now. If your looking to build like this but expect to just change plugs and oil. This isn't the build for you.
Are you happy to explain what sort of troubles you are having with your car? I'm aware that I am changing the engine quite a bit on mine and any experiences that could be shared would be helpful.
I'm concerned that we wont manage to control the ECU and therefore fuel and ignition system to match the level of change we are putting the engine through.
Cheers
StevenRW