Cosworth head gasket isn't Cometic. Its Cosworth, they make their own gaskets.

 

 

After looking at your entire build thread I can't help but LOL at that line.

You've been dropping thousands of dollars on parts (as far as I can tell by your pictures alone), almost immediately when you've decided it's something you want. I don't see 'broke' anywhere in this thread.



Your build looks good. I can respect a man that's as meticulous as I am.

 

There is a method behind my madness.

I bought a wrecked, built, low mileage IX for a very, very good price, and used my profits from the part out and the money I got from selling my old parts to finance this build!

However, I have but a few items left to sell, thus making me a broke college student again . Thus, if something big goes wrong now I'm essentially screwed.

So, since I did all of my own labor and had the part out to finance my build, I was able to make it happen, along with getting great prices from people who were willing to help a brotha' out!

And thank you sir! I didn't have anything else to do this summer so I devoted the majority of my time to reading, learning, and putting my utmost effort into making the 'Vo the best I could .

 

Why has no one told me this yet? I've been living in my own little head gasket world apparently.

 

Sunday funday:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...prototype.html

 

Wicked cool. You probably don't even need a turbo anymore.

 

lol!

 

Nope no need for a turbo at all with that thing. It's the epitome of efficiency.

Got some crap today. I might put it on sometime soon, or I might not. Depends on how I feel tomorrow/the rest of the summer.


I heard Kiggly made a cool thing that did something with oil, so I bought it. Just kidding. I think this will be extremely useful when pushin' the G forces to the limit.






Oh, and if you didn't know already, Curt Brown is the man. If you ever need anything ported, I wouldn't ever hesitate to send it to him.

Extreme Port Intake Manifold w/ 70mm TB Flange







My new valve cover back from powder coating, thanks to JNZ Finishing! This time I went the smart route and used -10an bulkhead fittings seeing as my 1/2" NPT to -10an setup I used last time cracked the living hell out of the Magnesium.




Cleaned the baffles too.





..now to put this stuff on..

 

Since I routinely update with very little progress to at least give you pictures, I've done that yet again.


First, I got sick of hot gasses entering my intake manifold so I got my 1/8" NPT tap out and tapped the EGR hole in the head, and threw a plug in there.

For those who will say "don't use a brass plug", here's my opinion on the matter:

Brass is actually stronger than aluminum, but only by a little bit, so the metals should expand and contract at nearly the same rate, thus helping the plug stay snug in there. If (stainless) steel was used, the aluminum would expand with heat while the steel would not, thus giving the plug room to vibrate out over time.




Torqued everything down:




Got my FullBlown TB! Very nice piece indeed.

 

Nice! I am running the Cosworth Head gaskets, I have a Map Ported stock intake manifold with the match ported 70mm Full Blown TB as well Excited to see you build come together and I need to pick up the pack on mine

 

You have very nice selection of parts.

 

Cosworth is the shiz! Oh, and I like your taste on the IM . I think they'll both perform exceptionally well. Step up your game!! I torqued the cams on and retimed the car today, so I just have to finish up the baffles on my new valve cover and we're good to go!

Thank you, sir! I still can't believe that my car has actually gotten to this point. I can't wait until I save up enough to get a nice turbo setup to unleash all of these parts.



I'll be picking up my first TIG this week to start getting into welding, so this is a very exciting "next step" for me as far as automotive things go. Any tips/tricks are welcome!

 

You getting 220 in your garage?

 

I has it in my garage at school!