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keyword here being GOOD..... dont be a TR 240 owner and snag the cheapest motor you can find
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Branden Berger
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86.5 toyota supra- 1jz never to be finished
01 mitsu eclipse v6 5mt chick car daily
98 honda accord ex- h22 swapped daily driver
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if u want to stick to ur list expect to be like my brother(he threw abour 4g into a motor not knowing exactly what he was doing)(hi comp pistons turbo cams... this insainly huge turbo that looked like it could suck a tank in...) could never get the car to run after it started for like 2 seconds n died. had about 2g into the bore port polish valve job...
main point
if u dont know what ur doing RESEARCH before you even think about it.
main point
if u dont know what ur doing RESEARCH before you even think about it.
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Originally Posted by Empire oh no. another ass hole 240...
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Find a motor that isn't blown to shit. Stock rebuild + arp head studs = done. As far as longevity, the motor should last a really long time as long as you TAKE CARE OF IT. (Regular oil changes, making sure you have coolant, no 9k rshared_pm shifting etc.)
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i know what a tune up is....and i have an understanding of how the motor works i just dont know the tolerances of the stock parts are and how changeing 1 or 2 things will effect then ... i planed on building it 2 to 3 times so i can continuely up grade the motor like do the rods and pistons now cams and pullies next time then the crank the time after that... i wont be throwing a tubro in the mix for some time eventualy i will have like 6 g's in it but i wont be dumping it in all at once and the only real way to know how to do it is to do it
i just wanted some basic advice ie what can i do as far as machining the blocks exaust ports and how to know where the improvement of air flow turns to loss of back pressure
or like machineing it so that bigger bolts hold it together to make it stronger
giveing every bolt an extra pnd or 2 of torque so they will be perffect when my gaskets settle things like that...im mechanicly minded and i dont think i need to take a step back rather take another step forward
as far as building it gose i know its not a bunch of parts that bolt up ... its a slow careful process of just the right amount of torque to each bolt ant that any machineing needs to be within certain tolerences every bolt mush be baged and labled and the project is best done bottom one day top the next and i need to planout and aquire all parts befor i begin the project
im not a dumb kid with money to spend im a smart kid with no money to spend
i just wanted some basic advice ie what can i do as far as machining the blocks exaust ports and how to know where the improvement of air flow turns to loss of back pressure
or like machineing it so that bigger bolts hold it together to make it stronger
giveing every bolt an extra pnd or 2 of torque so they will be perffect when my gaskets settle things like that...im mechanicly minded and i dont think i need to take a step back rather take another step forward
as far as building it gose i know its not a bunch of parts that bolt up ... its a slow careful process of just the right amount of torque to each bolt ant that any machineing needs to be within certain tolerences every bolt mush be baged and labled and the project is best done bottom one day top the next and i need to planout and aquire all parts befor i begin the project
im not a dumb kid with money to spend im a smart kid with no money to spend
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i know what a tune up is....and i have an understanding of how the motor works i just dont know the tolerances of the stock parts are and how changeing 1 or 2 things will effect then ... i planed on building it 2 to 3 times so i can continuely up grade the motor like do the rods and pistons now cams and pullies next time then the crank the time after that... i wont be throwing a tubro in the mix for some time eventualy i will have like 6 g's in it but i wont be dumping it in all at once and the only real way to know how to do it is to do it
i just wanted some basic advice ie what can i do as far as machining the blocks exaust ports and how to know where the improvement of air flow turns to loss of back pressure
or like machineing it so that bigger bolts hold it together to make it stronger
giveing every bolt an extra pnd or 2 of torque so they will be perffect when my gaskets settle things like that...im mechanicly minded and i dont think i need to take a step back rather take another step forward
as far as building it gose i know its not a bunch of parts that bolt up ... its a slow careful process of just the right amount of torque to each bolt ant that any machineing needs to be within certain tolerences every bolt mush be baged and labled and the project is best done bottom one day top the next and i need to planout and aquire all parts befor i begin the project
im not a dumb kid with money to spend im a smart kid with no money to spend
i just wanted some basic advice ie what can i do as far as machining the blocks exaust ports and how to know where the improvement of air flow turns to loss of back pressure
or like machineing it so that bigger bolts hold it together to make it stronger
giveing every bolt an extra pnd or 2 of torque so they will be perffect when my gaskets settle things like that...im mechanicly minded and i dont think i need to take a step back rather take another step forward
as far as building it gose i know its not a bunch of parts that bolt up ... its a slow careful process of just the right amount of torque to each bolt ant that any machineing needs to be within certain tolerences every bolt mush be baged and labled and the project is best done bottom one day top the next and i need to planout and aquire all parts befor i begin the project
im not a dumb kid with money to spend im a smart kid with no money to spend
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I don't even know if I can take this thread seriously after reading that last post man.
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It sounds like a rather simple head gasket job would teach you a lot about working on an engine. flush all of the fluids, get good spark plugs, new wires, cap, rotor, all of that good stuff so you have a healthy engine.
