Build Thread?
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Yay progress
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I could have sworn I followed through for checkout on ECS this Monday for a bunch of gaskets, but apparently I didn't. So that's lame.
I remembered yesterday that I need to do silly head torquing processes for this head gasket setup, and don't look forward to bolting the turbo down after putting the motor in and I'm debating waiting on putting the motor in. We shall see how much ambition I have!
I wish I would have dropped the head off at the machine shop earlier so I could be doing the silly torque process this week instead of starting it Saturday! -
Is it as silly as torquing it in a sequence and then having to wait a determined amount of time to do the next step?
Yep. It makes sense though, and I don't feel like risking another gasket combo to something that would be so stupid not to do.
At least this time I don't have to take the cams back out after the first heat cycle to torque the head bolts, the socket fits through m52 cam trays.
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That's a plus lol. I believe you've done enough head gaskets for a lifetime. You and Snap could race to see if it is faster to do an M5X or an M20 headgasket haha
M20 for sure. You don't have to mess with vanos removal stuff.
Though the intake manifold removal is much easier.@Snap A gentleman's duel ? Loser is forced to put the winners engine in their car. Some big stakes there.
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Grabbed the head on Friday and the guy that worked on it laughed at me for bringing it in because it was so flat already. Worth the money to know it's perfect and I didn't have to clean the old gasket off!
Got it timed, which I always find it satisfying when you do the timing and rotate it a couple times and check it again and it's still spot on.
Torquing the head still, and set some other things on it. Got the 85# injectors back in the rail and the manifold, and am waiting on some gaskets before I can bolt the turbo manifold back on.Slowly but surely going back together.
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85# injectors!!?!
RIP smooth idle
They are known to atomize better than stock injectors, so that's a thing? I was running them the last time the car ran and it was fine!
It was 65 or 85, and 65 was a bit low if I decided to do other fuel sources, so 85er's it was! -
Glad the head wasn't a worry this time around=)
I haven't actually had head issues before, it was always block related stuff. But that was decked when I first put this engine together so we are good to go!
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Crappy pic, but it gets the point across.
Struggling to figure out a coolant expansion tank, and may resort to just putting one back in the stock location and making some brackets for it.
I also decided to move the oil cooler and that has been providing an equal amount of headaches.In good news the everything else is taken care of, and the ECU seems to be working well and I feel confident that once I get the oil and coolant situation figured out it should fire up first go.
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Got it running today, with minimal resistance.
Now to get the coolant expansion tank in place and do some driving!
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