I just wanted to pass along a nice engine rebuild thread that has been around for a long time. Most of you probably have seen it, but for those who haven’t and want to know what is involved when building the bottem end of our engines, here it is
http://forums.evans-tuning.com/viewtopic.php?t=326&highlight=gsr+engine+build
It is for a GSR engine, but all the procedures are the same.
very nice
I cant believe i was gonna try and do this myself, i had no idea it was so many steps :run:now im not even sure who to take it to to make sure the do it right
thats a lot of shit
I didn’t post this to scare anyone away, but to let them see the procedure for installing rings, pistons, and bearings. As seen by this engine builder, the expensive tools used to choose bearings were actually unnecessary because the plastigauge worked perfectly to verify the fitment.
Any at-home rebuilder can use quality ACL bearings and then plastigauge them to check for clearances. If any are out of spec, they can order an OEM bearing to dial it in. I have done quite a bit of research on ACL’s with our engines, and most spec perfectly, but sometimes they do not, so be aware. As for the non vtec engines, ACL’s are also preferred because they are tri-coated as apposed to the OEM bi-coating. Vtecs all have tri-coated bearings.
Also Hastings makes quality piston rings and between using the ACL bearings and Hastings rings, $200 can be saved and used for other parts.
Remember, assembly and machine work are two different things. I will have the machine shop press new pistons on my rods, and install and resize for ARP bolts. The machine shop gave my head a valve job and assembled it with the Crower springs. They can also balance the rotating assembly. But I hone the cylinders myself and assemble the engine.
Its funny how one person can see that write-up and be discouraged, while another can see it and start ordering parts. Good luck to all those who do their own rebuild, and remember to keep it clean and keep oil on those cylinders, they surface rust in about an hour, lol.
Over the summer that is what I did to a Toyota 5sfe motor for engine repair 1 and 2. Now I’m trying to figure out why I want to go back and be a student assistant for those classes next semester…
Are you the same pizzaman that built that pretty quick NA non-vtec?
Thanks for finding that
:salute: I love to see engine rebuilds, thought some others could appreciate it also.
Nope that wasn’t this Pizzaman.