Drop the freaking wrench already!

[EclipseGST]

LMAO! ARP moly as lube. What could be better?!? Gotta love the newbies. I have done some pretty stupid things before but damn, how can you be that stupid? This isnt small engines class in highschool anymore where your messing with $50 motors. Some people need to get a clue!

[1QUICK4]

I know who did the machining, I don't know who assembled it. I just know it was a somewhat local kid.

LMAO, wasn't me dude!

[unreal808]

The person who assembled the engine, also has his positve AMP wire running out the hood and thru the door jam with no fuse. The same person is also driving around with a Vise-Grip on the brake line because it was leaking. The same person has to twist wires together to make things work in the car.

[Swifty1638]

..and drives with a BIG wing on the rear, even though the car came with a molded stock wing! Well, it's time for me to go out and beat up on some other cars..ttyl!

-A. Swift

[Kracka]

The person who assembled the engine, also has his positve AMP wire running out the hood and thru the door jam with no fuse. The same person is also driving around with a Vise-Grip on the brake line because it was leaking. The same person has to twist wires together to make things work in the car.

Stop talking about me!!! You know what, fuck you guys at least I tried.





Oh wait, nope wasn't me.....my mistake ;)

But hey, at least they didn't use peanut butter as assembly lube *cough* NASCAR *cough*.

[SlowWhite]

Well I'm sure who evers engine that belongs to is going to feel a lot better knowing that you checked it over.

[StealthGST]

Well I'm sure who evers engine that belongs to is going to feel a lot better knowing that you checked it over.

Yeah, that would be my engine... and no I didn't build it :)

[Matt D.]

But hey, at least they didn't use peanut butter as assembly lube *cough* NASCAR *cough*.
I'd love to hear the story of how you learned that.

[Raptor]

Excellent, I decided I better pull the head off and check the pistons and ring gaps etc, considering the bottom end of this thing. Glad I did, First thing I notice is all the ARP's backing out, after that, pull the head off and see all the pistons sitting 180 out, in other words backwards. Some people may not think that matters a lot, but I assure you it does. The Piston pins are offset to one side, it effects quite a bit. Most obvious would be piston slap and wear. Also incorrect TDC to the valve timing events etc. Then there is a distinct lack of any lubrication on the cylinder wall, they are completely dry. The ring gaps are a little loose on the first ring, but tollerable, the second ring is exactly the same which is not tollerable. Along with a few other stupid things like the presence of an un-identified grainy substance in the cylinders (possibly from a cylinder hone) and of course the ring gaps being all lined up nicely. The importance of that has been in debated for years, some claim it doesn't matter some say it does, I can see arguments for both sides and likely it doesn't matter since the rings are completely free to rotate in whatever way they choose, I of course still take the extra time to put them in a nice staggered way. If it helps great, it can't hurt. Either way, this person should not have assembled an engine. Not a cheap one, expensive one or otherwise.

[FattyBoomBatty]

ok, i'll admit it. it was me. i mean, when i put the g54b together, i didn't use any "lube" i just poured oil down the hatch and cranked 'er about 10 or 12 times before plugging in the coil wire. she started right up.

but i've got great compression, i think it's in the 65-70 psi range.

mike, didn't you know? if you reverse the pistons it reduces torque transfer?