Picked up a Evo IX project car. The car has 37K on the odometer and I got a great deal on the car. It pretty much has everything to put it back together but I'll need a new short block and the head may need a little work. The engine is crankwalked and the bottom end is probably a total loss. It's possible that the pistons and rods are good.

Anyhow.. here we go.. here's what's in the basket..

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Nisei FMIC 3.5". Thew my old Evo IX vanity plate on it.

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Gave it a spongebath in the garage. No rash on the Rota 17x9 DPT Hyper Black, pretty much new Dunlop Direzza Star Specs. Maybe dried out though. GTWorx springs and Bilsteins. Normally sits lower in the front, engine is removed.

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Little cleaning under the hood

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More cleaning needed - LOL. TRE Built 6 speed and Shep Stage 2 Transfer Case. Also Exedy Twin Plate. It's got a Megan Cat Back, really I don't know what Down Pipe and Test Pipe is on it, probably something else.

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FPR and gauge, upgraded fuel line. On the other side of this is a Full Blown double pumper setup. One of the first projects will be getting the old gas out of it and flushing the gas tank.

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Wing isn't in too bad of shape, all of the red plastic parts are faded. The wing has some carbon damage but I've seen worse.

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Cleaned all of the parts out of the trunk - Rear strut bar.

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Recaros are a 10 out of 10!

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Another shot of the Recaros. Ralli Art Harness.

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Needs cleaned up but the interior is super clean. A few MR add-ons - Momo Peddles and carbon fiber ebrake handle, and MR Shifter.

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Another shot from above... Clean

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Not even much dust in the instrument panel. AEM Wideband, Defi Boost Gauge, at one time this car had an Aquamist Meth setup hence the empty third hole.

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MR Gauges in stock placement, if I have time I'll swap them with the radio and put the gauges up top

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Door panels are clean

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Probably never used.. like new. There's a Full Blown Double Pumper setup under the seat.

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Overall the interior is immaculate for a 10yr old car.

 

Crankwalked engine dissasembly

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Crankwalked block, thrust washers were mangled and laying in the pan, thrust bearing also laying in oil pan.

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The crank got into the block pretty bad, total loss on the block and crank.

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Lots of loose metal through the block

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Girdle

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Wiseco Pistons and Eagle H-Beam rods (maybe salvagable)

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85.5mm bore (.20 over) pistons, some carbon on top.

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Eagle H-Beams

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Upgraded Wrist Pins

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Head with Early GSC S2's

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Some damage to the cams, either metallurgy issues or possibly these were regrinds.

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Pitting on the lobes

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Another rough spot, if you run your finger over them they are rough

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Valves look ok but it looks like some of the valves may have been replaced or they are filled with carbon. - not sure yet.

 

Other goodies that were in the basket

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HTA Ball Bearing FP Red (Well I think this is a ball bearing model, will find out when it goes to FP for cleaning). No shaft play if it's BB, maybe a little if it's bushing.

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Exhaust Manifold, Turbo, Wastegate, o2 housing, and J-pipe

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Intake Manifold, stock

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FIC Bluemax 1350's I think

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Buschur Intake, MAF, Dirty Filter

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Radiator and Fan, some prior damage from turbo installation.

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Stock airbox and K&N drop in filter and I have the inlet pipe but not pictured, probably will keep this as it's useful for scaling injectors.

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Magnesium Valve Cover, Coils, and cover

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Stock IC piping with Forge Type RS Recirc BOV

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Alternator

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Mini Battery bracket and terminals

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Starter

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Catch Can Setup.. don't know the brand

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Bucket O' Bolts and I have another Bucket O' Brackets (not pictured)

 

Exedy SD Twin Plate Clutch

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got the clutch out of the car to measure the discs and see if this was what caused the crankwalk like the builder of the last engine suggested. I've never removed one with the engine out of the car and it required 3 hands. Had my wife press on the clutch basket from what would have been the engine side to compress the TOB and then released it like nomral through the access hole on the bottom of the tranny while manipulating the clutch lever. The discs look worn and have some chipping on the edges.

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Exedy Flywheel with some surface rust on it.

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Looks pretty true

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Very true indeed, I'll probably just lightly sand some of the surface rust and re-install without resurfacing.

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The discs are almost in need of replacment, service limit is 3.0mm. The clutch is technically in spec, plus it's an SD pressure plate, I think crankwalk from this clutch is unlikely but I'm no expert.

 

If the clutch only has 0.2mm of serviceable life left, why not just replace it anyways? Doesn't seem worth keeping since you already have everything apart.

 

It's definitely getting rebuilt with new clutch disks before going back in the car. I was just pointing out that it's highly unlikely that this was the cause of the crankwalk'd block.

 

Does anyone recognize the catch can setup?

 

Saikou Michi cans

 

It appears to be a Saikou Michi unit (IzzyRS beat me to it).

http://www.saikoumichi.com/