kiwirex
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| posted on 7/9/03 at 08:58 AM |
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Engine rebuild?
Hi Guys,
Wondering how many folk have just dumped their donor engine in and who's had a rebuild?
Thought I'd distinguish between an engine you know and one that comes with a new donor.
And how much time do you think it added to your build??
Cheers
- Greg H
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JoelP
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| posted on 7/9/03 at 10:17 AM |
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Mine drove home OK so i'm using it as it was. Haven't started it yet though.
Will give it a fiddle when the car is finished, to sort any problems encountered.
That is one benefit of using a running donor!
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 7/9/03 at 11:26 AM |
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Don't fix what ain't broke!
My motor does need new valve stem seals so I am going to recon the head, the bottom end is fine with 190psi in all four cylinders. It is a good idea
to check everything before you remove the engine, especially a compression check, wet and dry
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craig1410
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| posted on 7/9/03 at 11:37 AM |
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Engine is from known source and was supposed to have been rebuilt less than 10k miles ago so just using as is for now. Will most likely rebuild it
again (top end at least) after it is on the road.
Cheers,
Craig.
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macspeedy
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| posted on 7/9/03 at 12:23 PM |
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Pinto rebuild
Engine was stripped checked crank re ground and balanced with rods, re bore and new pistons, also arp bolts for the rods. This work is cheaper than
the head work and thats with me doing the porting! might as well start with a good bottom end. block was also ground as will the head be when its had
3 angle seats cut by the machine shop, matched the ports on the head with the inlet manifold and blended the valve stem supports in the ports, ports
were not polished but were ground to smooth in valve seat area. engine will be run in using running in oil, this replicates the wear and beds
everything in nicely in a 50 min dyno run, then its new oil and into the car ready to rolling road tune once its passed its SVA!
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