MSP under the knife

[MPNick]

Here is a few pics of the MSP engine we are building. The first is a photo of the block when we were boring it .020. The second is of the piston oil spray nozzles after we removed them from the block. It is very important to remove the nozzles when rebuilding these engines. The small check valve inside the nozzles needs to be clean along with the oil feed galley. The third set is of the C-P pistons that we have custom made for us.

Thanks again


Later.................Nick

 

[LinuxRacr]

(boom01) OOoohhh! Built! What are the plans for this monster?

 

[boostisgood]

Is this the same MSP that crapped a motor at englishtown running your MPI Unit?

 

[MPNick]

(boom01) OOoohhh! Built! What are the plans for this monster?

We have some trick rods and we are reworking the cylinder head and manifolds.


Thanks again


Later..........Nick

 

[MPNick]

Is this the same MSP that crapped a motor at englishtown running your MPI Unit?

You must be thinking about some other MSP. He spent most of last year at E-Town. That is where he ran the 13.7 run. I think it is still the fastest street Protege on this forum.


Thanks again


Later..........Nick

 

[boostisgood]

Oh, I thought this was the MSP that sat under a tarp for half the winter in your shop. Sorry Nick.

 

[MPNick]

Oh, I thought this was the MSP that sat under a tarp for half the winter in your shop. Sorry Nick.

We do have a MSP at our shop. It we hope to be the first street legel Protege to hit the 12s this year.

Thanks again


Later........Nick

 

[LinuxRacr]

Can't wait!

 

[Maz_Speed13]

looks real nice please keep us updated. thanks

 

[MPNick]

update machine work.

Here are a few more photos of the MSP engine build.

The first is the deck being resurfaced. It was warped .004.

Our machine has PCM blades. This gives you a very smooth finish. This works real well for the MLS type head gasket.


Thanks again

Later...........Nick

 

[MPNick]

Here is the cylinder head being resurfaced. It took .005 to get it flat. We did a mild port and polish on the ports and chambers.


Thanks again

Later..........Nick

 

[low_psi]

so hawt!

 

[DooMer_MP3]

Oh, I thought this was the MSP that sat under a tarp for half the winter in your shop. Sorry Nick.

(jerkit)

 

[Maz_Speed13]

sweet looks real nice can't wait to see how it runs

 

[MPNick]

sweet looks real nice can't wait to see how it runs

Thank you. As we move along I will post some more photos.

Thanks again


Later...........Nick

 

[MPNick]

Balance act.


Here are some photos of when we balanced the crankshaft.
Thanks again

Later......Nick

 

[MPNick]

Running the GT25 turbo does not make for big power. We spent alot of time reworking the MSP exhaust manifold and turbo housing. We think we can pick up some flow with this work.



Thanks again


Later..........Nick

 

[scorch70]

Hey Nick, sorry to ask such a noobie question, but what does balancing a crank mean? What are the benefits? Hopefully Im not the only one here that wants to know.


scorch70

 

[MPNick]

Hey Nick, sorry to ask such a noobie question, but what does balancing a crank mean? What are the benefits? Hopefully Im not the only one here that wants to know.


scorch70

Balancing is part of blue printing an engine. We are looking to get all of the specs as close as possible to each other. Everything from bearing clearance, piston to wall clearance and the balance of the rotating assembly. We want to do is get all of the parts to weight the same. Pistons need to be all the same weight. All of the big end of the rods need to be the some. All of the small ends need to be the same. The crankshaft is spun on the balancer machine to see if it is out of balance. If one counter weight is a little lighter then the next you need to remove weight to make then all the same. Think of a car tire that is not balanced. It shakes the tire up and down. The crankshaft would also not spin a free as it could if it was not balanced. This would cost you a small amount of power, it would also beat up the bearings more. There is more to it but this should cover your question.


Thanks again

Later.........Nick

 

[MPNick]

Here is the stock piston and rod assembly compared to our piston and rod.


Thanks again


Later.....Nick