KzA said:A few questions after reading your first post...
With the building of such a serious motor, what power levels\boost levels do you plan on having? Is there any though of upgrading the turbo?
Also, would you mind going into decribing the machine processes that your engine is undergoing and what they really do? What is a glaze break?
What is the differnce in piston rings between the stockers and the race rings?
If I were you, I would be looking into a sponsorship to try to keep that hole in your block from putting a hole in your wallet. I mean, it would be great advertising for the vender since I can see this becoming a VERY popular thread, prally a forced induction sticky..
OUR garage.. BeotchCONEH8R said:Uh... I'll subscribe...cuz... all this s*** is in my garage... LOL
TurfBurn said:OUR garage.. Beotch
What would be the reason for heavy grease/oil on the surface?? protect it from rust? i have a spare in my garage, just sitting there wrapped in plastic. Any suggestion to keep it in good shape/ready to be built?TurfBurn said:Which brings up another good point. If you ever store an engine you are building for a period of time you have to make sure you don't use a heavy oil or grease on the surfaces to protect it as the cast iron will actually soak it up and it can ruin the seating of the rings.
Yep, its for preventing rust. The rust is enough to mess up tolerances and surface quality in many cases of finely machined surfaces. When done for a short term (aka a couple days) there are certain greases that are used to make things slide together easier. However, as I said you don't want to use those if storing it for a longer time. A plastic bag is one good measure assuming it wasn't/isn't too humid inside that bag as if it is then when things cool down it will condensate and you'll get water on the block! (eek). Based on what I've been told... a good spraying and wiping down (with CLEAN paper towel only) with WD-40 works great at preventing rust and also it dispels/displaces water versus motor oil will actually trap water and cause even worse problems.PaulMP3 said:What would be the reason for heavy grease/oil on the surface?? protect it from rust? i have a spare in my garage, just sitting there wrapped in plastic. Any suggestion to keep it in good shape/ready to be built?
There is a whole nother thread devoted to the blown/old engine.snowman4us said:i want more PIC of your old engine...i was that piston and it made me cringe...so did both your rod snap and your piston crack? if thats the case thats weard...usualy i hear of only one of those but not both...aslo how mutch boost where you running when your incedent happend?