AlchEm1st's Evo IV Coupe conversion project
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Haha I'm hoping to be doing the final assembly on the engine a week from tomorrow! Rods are here and pistons come tomorrow. Hoping my headstuds will be here in time as well! If everything makes it then I should have the bottom end mostly done and the head bolted down! Updates will be going up as soon as I get the pistons!
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Manley Turbo Tuff I-beam rods with ARP 625+ rod bolts and Wiseco 1400HD pistons!
Curt Brown #319 handmade for my car!
Had to have him modify the intake manifold as well! It's port matched and cleaned up a bit as well as bored out for more plenum volume
and then he welded a 70mm flange on to accommodate the new Full Blown 70mm throttle body! (which I couldn't help but install right away)
Notice the C and B on the fuel rail mounts? Another little touch added by Curt. :thumbsup:
Curt always adds a personal touch to each intake manifold he mods. I got a smiley face! My friend Chad got a different part of the human body
drawn on his.
Manley Turbo Tuff I-beam rods with ARP 625+ rod bolts and Wiseco 1400HD pistons!
Curt Brown #319 handmade for my car!
Had to have him modify the intake manifold as well! It's port matched and cleaned up a bit as well as bored out for more plenum volume
and then he welded a 70mm flange on to accommodate the new Full Blown 70mm throttle body! (which I couldn't help but install right away)
Notice the C and B on the fuel rail mounts? Another little touch added by Curt. :thumbsup:
Curt always adds a personal touch to each intake manifold he mods. I got a smiley face! My friend Chad got a different part of the human body
drawn on his.
Haha thanks man! I'll have some pictures of the block modifications up this weekend. The block is still at my neighbors shop at the moment and I'm working from noon to 10pm everyday; so not a whole lot of time to get over there sadly. I think we may have it assembled this weekend if I can find a 3-4in mic I can borrow from someone.
Well, I now have the block clearanced for the stroker! Did it all by hand the old fashioned way with a carbide bit and a die grinder. 
(hope I got everything cleaned up well enough!
)
After I finished this I was still hitting on the second from the left cylinder and was confused for a few minutes until I realized the rod wasn't
actually hitting in the cylinder like the rest were haha! Here's the other spot that needed clearancing.
All clear!
Ooooooo fancy! Tomei crank scraper/windage tray kit. 8)
Also, I may be changing up my setup a bit due to some life circumstances. For now I've put the 6262 up for sale and am rebuilding my stock frame turbo with an upgraded
thrust bearing kit and a 25G compressor wheel and bigger housing. I'm looking at lowering my power goal from 700whp to around 500whp or so to save some cash on the
build and still be able to finish the engine build and install this year. Still hoping to make it to the DSM Shootout! Tomorrow I'll be checking the oil clearance on the rod
bearings and hopefully gapping the piston rings. Then I need to buy a ring compressor and install everything and I'll have the rotating assembly done!
(hope I got everything cleaned up well enough!
)
After I finished this I was still hitting on the second from the left cylinder and was confused for a few minutes until I realized the rod wasn't
actually hitting in the cylinder like the rest were haha! Here's the other spot that needed clearancing.
All clear!
Ooooooo fancy! Tomei crank scraper/windage tray kit. 8)
Also, I may be changing up my setup a bit due to some life circumstances. For now I've put the 6262 up for sale and am rebuilding my stock frame turbo with an upgraded
thrust bearing kit and a 25G compressor wheel and bigger housing. I'm looking at lowering my power goal from 700whp to around 500whp or so to save some cash on the
build and still be able to finish the engine build and install this year. Still hoping to make it to the DSM Shootout! Tomorrow I'll be checking the oil clearance on the rod
bearings and hopefully gapping the piston rings. Then I need to buy a ring compressor and install everything and I'll have the rotating assembly done!
Thanks! Today I have to check the rod bearing oil clearance and gap the rings. After that's all done it goes together! Should be doing the final assembly next Saturday!
Still need new rocker arms for the head though before I can finish it. Gonna try to grab some from the pull yard tomorrow.
Still need new rocker arms for the head though before I can finish it. Gonna try to grab some from the pull yard tomorrow.
Now for some real progress! Shortblock is assembled and ready to go!
Deck looks like it's got some rust on it, but it's actually 100% clean. Scrubbing it with ATF and a coffee filter the filter comes up clean.
More engine goodies arrived!
And here's the new driveshaft thanks to Driveshaftshop! Carbon fiber! Yum!
Deck looks like it's got some rust on it, but it's actually 100% clean. Scrubbing it with ATF and a coffee filter the filter comes up clean.
More engine goodies arrived!
And here's the new driveshaft thanks to Driveshaftshop! Carbon fiber! Yum!
Tapping the head bolt holes!
And...
Hoping to drop it in the car Saturday!
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Looking awesome. Should be ready to start it pretty soon!
One thing though, unless you're dead set on it i'd look into getting a crank scraper from crank-scrapers.com. That Tomei looks nice, but here's the one I put into my 4g64:
The third piece required a slight modification to fit, but that's because I wasnt aware there were two types of oil pan patterns, one that has a little protrusion that doesnt seem to do anything, but interferes with the scraper. I talked to the owner and he had designed a different one for the kind of block I have, but I wasnt aware of that until I already had it. He offered to send me a new one but drilling a hole in it worked just as well and didnt affect the functionality of it.
One thing though, unless you're dead set on it i'd look into getting a crank scraper from crank-scrapers.com. That Tomei looks nice, but here's the one I put into my 4g64:
The third piece required a slight modification to fit, but that's because I wasnt aware there were two types of oil pan patterns, one that has a little protrusion that doesnt seem to do anything, but interferes with the scraper. I talked to the owner and he had designed a different one for the kind of block I have, but I wasnt aware of that until I already had it. He offered to send me a new one but drilling a hole in it worked just as well and didnt affect the functionality of it.