great progress man. cant wait till she is back on the road. shouldnt be too long tho right? i mean, once u get ur turbo back from wrick. keep us posted man.

 

I spoke to a rep from ARP today about the bolts and he ensured me that they are the correct ones. Once I get those installed I can start putting the motor together.

 

I've "heard" that the rod bolts are a carry over from the DSMs, and are actually a mm too big. People make them fit, but I'd worry about needing to get the rods resized if I were going to use that much force to install them... I may be wrong...

 

way to go Barry. Guess I'll be getting my thrills from riding in your car. My caddy sure will ride nice though! hahaha

 

what caused the motor to blow if the first place?

 

Possibly a fuel injector. I don't know for sure on anything as of now. I won't know untill I'm able to send the stock injectors out to get looked at.

 

I decided to pull the stock pistons out and go with a set of drop in Wiseco Pistons and Eagle Rods from TurboTrix. The stockers will be up for sale soon. I also finished up the install of the sub in the trunk. I think it came out pretty decent.

 

Here are some pics of the pistons and rods along with the 1G bearings. The eagle rods call for the early rod bearings (89-92 4G63B). The part number is MD129423.
I also mounted the LC-1 underneath the car to the frame rail. The same guy that made the din carbon panel for me is going to make an aluminum encloser around the LC-1.
I also discovered a bad main bearing, so I'm going to be ordering a set of the same ones from mitsu. There was an air pocket on the bearing surface.
Since I have to pull the motor apart again to replace the main bearings I will more than likely install the balance shaft eliminator kit. I'm still debating on if I want to or not.

 

I'm also debating on whether or not to convert to speed density and go with a piping kit from TT. If I stick with the MAF I will be running the Injen Intake System. If I don't run the Injen it will be up for sale.

 

Get it done and take a trip up here buddy. Let's line em up!

 

Yeah man, haha. I'll run down that 50 trim, lol.

 

I know it's been a while, but the car is up and running strong. I'm having a couple of minor issues with building up crankcase pressure, but I'm sure a catch can will cure that. Anyway I'll get to posting the pics, haha.

New mitsu main bearings, ARP main studs, Wiseco pistons, ARP head studs, new mitus head gasket.

 

Balance shaft eliminator kit and more shots of the pistons.

 

Ralliart motor mounts next to the old stock ones.

 

Ported intake mani by Buschur racing.