Head Games: pushing coolant and then...

[4g63tcrazy]

When I did mine I used carb cleaner and scotch brite pads. They worked great.

[scheides]

Is it possible to put a MIVEC head on an Evo8? I know they wouldn't have the wiring or anything, just wondering if the block is the same or if there are any extra oil passages added. Crank pickups the same? Just a thought...

I think its possible, there might be one extra cooling passage that is bigger on the IX block though.

Good progress Scheides, I should be able to come help tomorrow night if you're gonna be working on it

Kewl, come over around 7, we'll be rockin.

I would just take the timing belt and gears off, make it a lot easier IMO to get everything put back together and get yourself a little more room to work. You aren't that much away from taking it completely off.

Like I said, just got done doing this twice, not pumped about doing it again. If I have to, I will.

[scheides]

The new goodies! Kelford 272 cams and GSC 5039 Beehive springs
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo-kelford/IMG_8835.sized.jpg

http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo-kelford/IMG_8836.sized.jpg

http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo-kelford/IMG_8837.sized.jpg

And, here's our problem spot:
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo-kelford/IMG_8841.sized.jpg

http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo-kelford/IMG_8844.sized.jpg

Head looks good! Taking it in for a cleaning and checkup anyways
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo-kelford/IMG_8845.sized.jpg

And bottom end looks happy too. I could not have imagined how much cleaning is needed on the top of the block though...gonna take a while
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo-kelford/IMG_8850.sized.jpg

Cyl walls look happy for putting down decent power for 30-40k HARD miles:
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evo-kelford/IMG_8848.sized.jpg
Head goes to Gosh tomorrow...

[Super Bleeder!!]

cleaning the block surface suuuuuuuuuuuuucks

[scheides]

For sure dude, I had no idea it was gonna be such a biotch :(

[MustGoFaster]

Composite gaskets are easier to clean up after, MLS's are a bitch.

[Goat Blower]

Yeah, I'd take out the headstuds and the two guides, clean up the surface, then put them back in before dropping the head back on. I can't believe how much the heads are similar to the 1G on the combustion side. I thought they'd be totally different for some reason.

[Kracka]

We did end up taking the headstuds out to make things easier.

[mdost03]

Composite gaskets are easier to clean up after, MLS's are a bitch.

I thought it was the other way around? At least in my cases it has been composites are bitches to clean up. My MLS on my talon was a piece of cake to clean.

We did end up taking the headstuds out to make things easier.

Was gonna say you probably should to make life easy haha. It's not like it's tough to take them out anyways.

[A//// Guy]

Just hose it down and throw it back together. :D haha jk

Good luck on the install dude!