2.3L GT3076Build
I just read through all 35 pages! Great thread and you are a true role model for the community. Thank you for putting all your time and effort in making this thread. Looks like its going to be a sweet track car 
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jid2 ... I've just bought an Eagle Conrod ESP H Beam code CRS5900MA3D ... it did not fit my wiseco piston ...
I think the guy give me the wrong conrod coz the box says its for 1989 - 1992 engine ... i did some googles & found out its for 6 bolts pattern ... The one that fits an EVO engine is CRS5900MB3D right ? Which one did you use inside your car ? PLS HELP me out here ...
I think the guy give me the wrong conrod coz the box says its for 1989 - 1992 engine ... i did some googles & found out its for 6 bolts pattern ... The one that fits an EVO engine is CRS5900MB3D right ? Which one did you use inside your car ? PLS HELP me out here ...
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The EVO is 7 bolt. The difference is the flywheel bolt pattern and the width of the bearing surfaces. I used 7 bolt everything: rods, crank, bearings, pistons.
Rods: CRS5900MB3D
Pistons: K596M8550
Rods: CRS5900MB3D
Pistons: K596M8550
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Thanks man ... will get it back to the shop & have it replace ... 
But my wiseco piston code is K548M86 & not the same as yours ...
Its a 86mm piston ... Will it fit ?
But my wiseco piston code is K548M86 & not the same as yours ...
Its a 86mm piston ... Will it fit ?
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Those are not 2.3L stroker pistons those are 2.0 pistons. and 86mm means you will need to bore the cylinders.
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Yup ... i'm only changing my piston & conrod ... will be retaining my original crankshaft ... Want to save some money for turbo upgrade ... So only doing a 2.0L forged engine .. So will those piston fit my car ?
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Did a compression test, all cylinders at about 160 psi. So that's well within spec. Stock is 163 psi.
Got the parts for the Accusump today. I was hoping to mount it in the engine compartment, but there's no way. And since this is still used as a street car it can't go in the cabin - so it's off to the trunk. I'll need to get some longer hose now, the 6ft is not going to do it.
Got the parts for the Accusump today. I was hoping to mount it in the engine compartment, but there's no way. And since this is still used as a street car it can't go in the cabin - so it's off to the trunk. I'll need to get some longer hose now, the 6ft is not going to do it.
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REALLY sick build, you def got the skillage, nice thread too, way to document
couple of tips from an old dawg FWIW
next time pressure test the coolant system to pinpoint leaks before tear down
http://www.autozone.com/in_our_store...ure_tester.htm
with your fab skill you could probably make one from that tire pump (you had testing the section of tubing) and an old rad cap.
on the stainless tubing welds the pro welders purge the backside by plugging the ends and filling with argon. A more affordable alternative is Solar Flux
http://www.solarflux.com/
it's a paste you paint on the backside of the seam (maybe you did this can't tell from the pics) The backside of an unprotected Tig/Mig weld become a stress raiser with thin sections like tubing.
Sorry, didn't catch this stuff before you were done, just now read the thread, but for next time.
there's also flux for alum but I've never used it so don't know
couple of tips from an old dawg FWIW
next time pressure test the coolant system to pinpoint leaks before tear down
http://www.autozone.com/in_our_store...ure_tester.htm
with your fab skill you could probably make one from that tire pump (you had testing the section of tubing) and an old rad cap.
on the stainless tubing welds the pro welders purge the backside by plugging the ends and filling with argon. A more affordable alternative is Solar Flux
http://www.solarflux.com/
it's a paste you paint on the backside of the seam (maybe you did this can't tell from the pics) The backside of an unprotected Tig/Mig weld become a stress raiser with thin sections like tubing.
Sorry, didn't catch this stuff before you were done, just now read the thread, but for next time.
there's also flux for alum but I've never used it so don't know
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Data Log Labs plot of HP and torque from a pull this morning. I've got the timing at 0 at peak torque looking to validate my 2 counts of knock are false. I should be able to get the timing back up and make a little more...
24 psi
24 psi
Jared did you look into the Accusump turbo oilers while you were thinking of doing an Accusump?
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Boost is 24 psi. That's as much as I plan to run on pump gas.
Still screwing with knock control and tuning. I'm running short on time and trying to get too many things finished before I load the car on the trailer tonight. I leave Friday afternoon straight from work to go to Portland so I need to be done tonight. I wanted to get the Accusump installed before I hit the track with the new motor. I realized I didn't have space to mount it in the engine bay, so I ended up putting it it the trunk. This created a crisis as I didn't have a long enough piece of -10an hose. I tried to find it locally without luck, so I ordered one with next-day shipping from Summit. So I stayed up late and welded in some mounting brackets and wired the valve. By then it was too late to go out tuning.
I'll try and do more tuning at lunch and this evening before we load the car. If I run out of time I'll just keep the timing nice and low.
The longer hose should be here today and I'll pull off the under panel and route that after work.
Still screwing with knock control and tuning. I'm running short on time and trying to get too many things finished before I load the car on the trailer tonight. I leave Friday afternoon straight from work to go to Portland so I need to be done tonight. I wanted to get the Accusump installed before I hit the track with the new motor. I realized I didn't have space to mount it in the engine bay, so I ended up putting it it the trunk. This created a crisis as I didn't have a long enough piece of -10an hose. I tried to find it locally without luck, so I ordered one with next-day shipping from Summit. So I stayed up late and welded in some mounting brackets and wired the valve. By then it was too late to go out tuning.
I'll try and do more tuning at lunch and this evening before we load the car. If I run out of time I'll just keep the timing nice and low.
The longer hose should be here today and I'll pull off the under panel and route that after work.
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