Engine coming apart .

[TuxMan]

Wellstill waiting for some air ducting hose so after a good clean i started stripping the engine today ready for lot of work , mainly head work but new sump and some other mods as well !!

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heads are cast and the quality of the inlet ports was very rough can also see a casting lip on the back of the valves which i was warned about so i guess they will need abit of work !!

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sump all off ready for the appaling quality new Noble sump !!!! (more on that later)

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[The devil]

So you are taking it apart but what are you going to do to it?

[Gadgeroonie]

where did you get your new valve springs from ?

[TuxMan]

Andy , Gadge , bit of head work ,reseat valves ,new stem seals , new mountune valve springs and a light skim and refit , hoping the bores are ok if not will hone and fit new rings while its out , will give everything a clean fit a new TDC and service , fuel tank and fuel system has been completely upgraded (thanks Peter) ......and as long as i don,t find anything else she will go back in with her new clutch and gearbox !!! then its away for a remapp !!!

Edited by TuxMan on Sunday 13th December 21:23

[T5NBL]

Is this normal? Should I expect to have some big bills coming my way in the future?

[TuxMan]

No Not normal , i want to run more power next year and being a car nut i love to take things to bits !!! :-) :-)

[david.mt]

Normal for Simon

[Mike Tuckwood]

TuxMan said:

No Not normal , i want to run more power next year and being a car nut i love to take things to bits !!! :-) :-)

You wierdo. ;-)


Mike.

[TuxMan]

i know ....i,m sorry ...the wife wants me to go back on the tablets !!!

[Gadgeroonie]

consider a set of forged pistons whilst its apart if you want to go big power, you may regret not having done it whilst the engine is apart !

where do you find the time to do all this ?

[TuxMan]

Have looked at the forged pistons but would like to do rods aswell and to be honest i think at this stage i have probably done enough !!! Time is always a problem thats why i don,t watch much telly

[mrdemon]

I thought it already had good rods

[TuxMan]

Yep std rods are pretty good but if i was going to the expense of new pistons i would uprate the rods as well . i,m led to believe that the new pistons are a different shape and you need new rods anyway ,.

[Mike Tuckwood]

TuxMan said:

Yep std rods are pretty good but if i was going to the expense of new pistons i would uprate the rods as well . i,m led to believe that the new pistons are a different shape and you need new rods anyway ,.

I've not managed to locate any off the shelf uprated pistion options, so unless someone knows otherwise and is aware of some with the correct volume, S/R Etc then I don't think there are any available?

As for Rods, yours should be Arrow rods and are capable of much more than they are doing in an OEM level car.


Mike.

[andygtt]

sounds like you need to find some low dish pistons and design a stroker crank so we can stick with the std rods Mike

[Mike Tuckwood]

andygtt said:

sounds like you need to find some low dish pistons and design a stroker crank so we can stick with the std rods Mike

Yeah, we already have a planned option for new pistons, we already know exactly what is needed and how they need to be. I'm gonna see what I can get out of the stock pistons first though, at least that way we can tell people what they will stand up to.



Mike.

[TuxMan]

andygtt said:

sounds like you need to find some low dish pistons and design a stroker crank so we can stick with the std rods Mike

No ..........what it realy needs is a V8 in it

[Mike Tuckwood]

TuxMan said:

andygtt said:

sounds like you need to find some low dish pistons and design a stroker crank so we can stick with the std rods Mike

No ..........what it realy needs is a V8 in it

Excellent idea, I'll come give you a hand when you're ready matey? ;-)

[TuxMan]

A few more photo,s of engine , heads off ready to be rebuilt, bores look very nice with no signs of wear Thanks to James and Trevor for all there help tonite !!! so far its all going to plan !!!


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[Mike Tuckwood]

No signs of wear? Are you checking the bore dimensions with a bore gauge Simon? I'd also check the piston to bore clearances while that far in too?


Mike.

Edited by Mike Tuckwood on Wednesday 16th December 11:14