Evo X upgrades

[mlomker]

I got to DB this afternoon and they showed me some carnage. http://www.evomn.net/forums/images/smiles/icon_sad.gif

One of the covers that goes over the top of the cams (holds the bearing in place) snapped when they turned the car over. Mitsu also doesn't sell that part separately--you have to buy a whole head.

Now we need to look into buying a salvaged head and machining it or finding a new one through Mitsu at a reasonable price (not likely).

I'll be calling my Credit Union to see if I can do a cash-out refinance since I put a fair bit down on the car when I bought it. A built head is in the ballpark of $5k. The plus side is more power and I could get as crazy with the rpms as I dared...

The engine bay looks fucking amazing! I'll post some pics when I get home from work.

[Kracka]

Ouch. I've never heard of that happening before. Take any carnage pics?

Time for a Cosworth head?
http://www.cosworthusa.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=74&idproduct=570

[mlomker]

Time for a Cosworth head?

That's on the short-list of possibilities since they don't require a core.

[Kracka]

I know MAP can get them and I bet DB can too.

[mlomker]

The Cossie head includes their $800 high-end valve springs and titanium retainers as well. I wasn't happy with my original choice of the single springs, anyway. That head should be good for 9k rpm.

Just got off the phone with my credit union and refinanced my car. I had $6k in equity so let the games begin...

[scheides]

The Cossie head includes their $800 high-end valve springs and titanium retainers as well. I wasn't happy with my original choice of the single springs, anyway. That head should be good for 9k rpm.

Just got off the phone with my credit union and refinanced my car. I had $6k in equity so let the games begin...

I bet you could get good $$ for your used head somewhere down the road so even if you got the head for $4k you'd still be in good shape. Props for making stuff happen quickly, I am seriously impressed. Most other cars would sit in the shop collecting dust while decisions were being made.

[Kracka]

If nothing else I'm sure some shop would be willing to purchase the head to use as a porting template.

[mlomker]

Well, that head is the property of DB. If they can find a way to fix it up and/or make a few bucks on it somehow then that'd be awesome. I just wouldn't care to have a patched-up head in my car...and Shane didn't want to put it back into my car, either.

[mlomker]

Cam cap has a boo-boo:

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs459.ash1/25240_1348743111365_1014940295_31057451_4093627_n. jpg

I like how the engine bay is going to look.

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs459.ash1/25240_1348743151366_1014940295_31057452_8013447_n. jpg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs419.snc3/25240_1348743191367_1014940295_31057453_5552164_n. jpg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs439.snc3/25240_1348743231368_1014940295_31057454_8087661_n. jpg

[Murlo26]

It looks cool at least:)