Project Black ValentNine AKA DSM9.0

[evotuner]

BBK!

[cmspaz]

Giggity! Now you just need some P45's and a BBK ;)
And alky!

[asshanson]

BBK!

Maybe some StopTech's? :) haha

(sorry, that's just what I think of every time I see bbk)

[evotuner]

The Evo IX turbo isnt a bad choice either. Especially with a stroker ;)

Is it weird I'm as excited to see what Scheides does with this as I am my own car? lol

[MorningWood]

I have a Manley forged crank in my other block if your block is ok, its the 88mm stroke

[Mark Leasure]

Nice valentine day story. Welcome to the 2 evo club. Sounds like a fun project, 2.3l - ef3 - e85? Will this replace the VW wagon/truck?

[mdost03]

Nice to see you back in an older Evo Scheides!

[scheides]

BBK!

I would buy another BBK in a heartbeat! LOVE THAT TURBO!

And alky!

mmmmm....yummy.

Maybe some StopTech's? :) haha

(sorry, that's just what I think of every time I see bbk)

LOL, silly eurotrash :)


The Evo IX turbo isnt a bad choice either. Especially with a stroker ;)

Is it weird I'm as excited to see what Scheides does with this as I am my own car? lol

Dude thats why I started this project section in the first place! ALL of us can live vicariously through each other! This car will keep an IX turbo for a while, thats for sure. And funny enough, I've followed your IX RS thread just the same ;)

I have a Manley forged crank in my other block if your block is ok, its the 88mm stroke

Noted! I have a lead on an OEM crank for now...

Nice valentine day story. Welcome to the 2 evo club. Sounds like a fun project, 2.3l - ef3 - e85? Will this replace the VW wagon/truck?

Nothing will replace 'the truck' ....it is so comfy/easy to drive, I love it.

Nice to see you back in an older Evo Scheides!

Lost my evo8 too soon, time to try a 9 on for a while!

[scheides]

With all that said, I have some amazing news! Just heard--the block is salvageable! Wahoo! I have been shopping everywhere from a stock longblock to a 2.3L long-rod I-beam stroker setup. In the end, KISS wins. I MUST keep the budget tight on this build and I don't have any plans for a massive turbo setup, just a good fun evo. SOOOOOOO, I woulda-coulda-shoulda done a 6266/2.3L/big cams etc and I woulda-coulda-shoulda done a stock longblock (but couldn't find one) so here's what I decided to do for this build. YES its a little mish-mash of stuff but overall I'm following an award-winning recipe that I've seen kick my ass all over BIR the last 3 years, plus a little of my own ideas:

Original block will be line-bored and fully machined
I found an OEM 88mm crank locally
Molner H-beam rods (good stuff--google them!)
Wiseco HD pistons 9:1
Stock IX head w/ stock valves (cleaned, machined as necessary)
GSC 5039 valvesprings
Stock IX cams
Stock IX turbo

That's the motor build. I have a few other monkey wrenches to deal with next, I'll update on those when the motor is done. :)

Also, I read back through my posts and I guess I never came out and said this...Rosey had the car at RS motors; Ron is who diagnosed the crankwalk. He had the damn thing half apart and with the state of my garage and the weather, I asked him to finish the job. Ron has been an amazing help and as lofty as my goals are of putting this thing back together and fixing it with my own hands, chances are it'll stay there and keep being put together by Ron & co...I WANT to be the one to fix it but I just don't have the time :( Still, it will get plenty of fun time once its back together, so its not so sad! Plus Ron is kinda an ok guy ;)

[TkrPerformance]

Woo. Good that the block is still good to use