This will be my first time turbo'ing something that wasn't a factory turbo vehicle. I have a lot of experience in earlier turbo Eclipses/Talons and will be using that knowledge here.
Bottom end specs:
ARP Main Studs
ARP Rod Bolts
ARP Headstuds
Felpro 1024 Headgasket
Sealed Power Rod and Main Bearings
Sealed Power H519P20 .020 Over Pistons
Cloyes 81014 Timing Set
Sealed Power Oil Pump
I picked up a complete engine sometime last year in April for around $250. I didn't mess with it for awhile because I was remodeling another house and preparing to move.
This past October I tore it apart, the engine was really good shape. I tons of new parts during that time, including ARP Head studs, Main studs, rod bolts, and found a ZF5 for $200
I sent the block, crank, rods and pistons to the machine shop for the following services:
Bore block .020"
Hot tank block and head
Deck block and resurface head
Resize and recondition rods
Pressfit new pistons on rods
Polish Crank
Line hone mains
Install cam bearings
It was $836 in machine work.. I hope it lives a long life to make it worth it.
Here it is fresh from machining
Don't forget to use a bottom tap or thread chaser on the head bolt/stud holes, this will help achiever proper torque
Tape it all up
Might as well make it clean. There is so much metallic flake I dumped in the clear coat, pictures just won't do this justice.
Installed main studs
Polished crank going in
Plastigage all the mains, they were just a tad tighter than .003". I would normally use green gage for this but I was out, red was the next closest thing.
All torqued and spins extremely smooth. The line honing was worth it
And that's where I am at today. Hopefully next week I will get some time to install the pistons and maybe front cover stuff.
I told my friend who's mostly a GM fanboy, he won't own any other truck at least, I was going to call the truck 5.3 killer. He didn't think it was too funny
Bottom end specs:
ARP Main Studs
ARP Rod Bolts
ARP Headstuds
Felpro 1024 Headgasket
Sealed Power Rod and Main Bearings
Sealed Power H519P20 .020 Over Pistons
Cloyes 81014 Timing Set
Sealed Power Oil Pump
I picked up a complete engine sometime last year in April for around $250. I didn't mess with it for awhile because I was remodeling another house and preparing to move.
This past October I tore it apart, the engine was really good shape. I tons of new parts during that time, including ARP Head studs, Main studs, rod bolts, and found a ZF5 for $200
I sent the block, crank, rods and pistons to the machine shop for the following services:
Bore block .020"
Hot tank block and head
Deck block and resurface head
Resize and recondition rods
Pressfit new pistons on rods
Polish Crank
Line hone mains
Install cam bearings
It was $836 in machine work.. I hope it lives a long life to make it worth it.
Here it is fresh from machining
Don't forget to use a bottom tap or thread chaser on the head bolt/stud holes, this will help achiever proper torque
Tape it all up
Might as well make it clean. There is so much metallic flake I dumped in the clear coat, pictures just won't do this justice.
Installed main studs
Polished crank going in
Plastigage all the mains, they were just a tad tighter than .003". I would normally use green gage for this but I was out, red was the next closest thing.
All torqued and spins extremely smooth. The line honing was worth it
And that's where I am at today. Hopefully next week I will get some time to install the pistons and maybe front cover stuff.
I told my friend who's mostly a GM fanboy, he won't own any other truck at least, I was going to call the truck 5.3 killer. He didn't think it was too funny