beaterX project thread

[turbotalon1g]

Heh, I've put thousands of miles on it since the turbo stuff this summer. The shortblock has probably 21-22k on it, I drive it every day. I'm not not super happy it comes apart as often as it does but hey fix it quick and back on the road, that's my motto. No jack stands queen for me!

That's cool, I like just being able to get in a normal car and not think about it.
Good luck.

[Murlo26]

More boost and let er buck :)

[rose0529]

Bummer Doode!

[turbotalon1g]

More boost and let er buck :)

I like this idea.

[scheides]

Fun day! Swung out to MAP's new shop to pick up a small pile of parts and then up to Wagemon's to drop most of them off. MAP & Wag's really came through for me--I yanked the head wednesday night and delivered it Thursday, and as of 5pm today (Friday) the head was cleaned up and back in my hands :)

Here's what we figured out: valves and seats appear to be prematurely worn. All 8 exhaust valves were bent, just slightly. Lots of valves prematurely worn on the stem end. Spring seats are all deformed slightly, bending down all around the outside edge.

http://i.imgur.com/Jaw37l.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/kG7Odl.jpg

Out with the 'old':
http://i.imgur.com/mpkkgl.jpg

In with the new parts:
-GSC 5042 Beehive valvespring/retainer kit
-8 new Supertech +1mm intake valves
-8 new Supertech +1mm exhaust valves
-16 new OEM valve seals/spring seats.

More bad news? One of my cam journals shows signs of slight scoring. They believe one cam cap is slightly out of round due to my dumb-ass over-torquing the cam cap bolts with an inaccurate torque wrench (read: buy good tools and the right tools!) This cam cap is also over-drilled and double-helicoiled thanks to yours truely and really the only fix for all of this is a full line hone or a new head core. I'm in over my head here so I have no choice but to trust what I'm being told, and I don't like what I'm being told :(

I had a set of GSC S2 cams ready to drop in but I couldn't bring myself to risk them. I asked them to just put the Kelford 214-B's back in and clean it up as best they could.

For those keeping track, here's where we're at:
-head trashed (but usable)
-block trashed (but fixable with sleeving)
-FML.

So yea, gonna be big decision time pretty soon here but for now I'm off to drink a case of Grain Belt and then put the car back together in the morning.

I got a nice set of MAP's H11 headstuds; these things are bad-ass! Anyone interested in a lightly-used set of ARP headstuds for CHEAP let me know!
http://i.imgur.com/V4rr2l.jpg

[turbotalon1g]

Sorry dood. :(

[cmspaz]

Ouch. Stop by work tomorrow and I'll stop by your garage after, deal?

[rose0529]

:(

[Halon]

Get together and running good. Then sell and buy godzilla.

[goodhart]

I'm off to drink a case of Grain Belt and then put the car back together in the morning.

Like.


But the rest sucks man. Do you thing the over tightening of the cam cap caused all of this then? Why bring the stuff to Wagamon and not have MAP do it? idk, Wagamon fucked up a motor of mine so I'm just not a big fan of them.