burty Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Nice to see an update mate even if its not always the best news great to see this builds still alive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevie82 Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, burty said: Nice to see an update mate even if its not always the best news great to see this builds still alive Thanks mate it’s still alive just not had the time really to crack on with it. The cylinder head has been pressure tested and skimmed with new stem seals. I’ve also had Mike at td supply and fit a set of their uprated valve springs and a set of arp head bolts Edited November 21, 2021 by stevie82 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Claymore Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Head looks really clean mate. Good choice for going with the uprated springs and studs. More boost? 😈 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevie82 Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 22 minutes ago, Claymore said: Head looks really clean mate. Good choice for going with the uprated springs and studs. More boost? 😈 Yeah mate that’s the plan, boost levels will always be an issue with na valve springs. I think I’m gonna forge the bottom end whilst it’s in bits as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Claymore Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 1 hour ago, stevie82 said: Yeah mate that’s the plan, boost levels will always be an issue with na valve springs. I think I’m gonna forge the bottom end whilst it’s in bits as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevie82 Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 So a bit of an update as it’s been a while, I put the head back on and built it up only for it to smoke as bad as before 🤦♂️. So I pulled the whole engine out and pulled it apart to find the oil control rings were stuck on all 4 pistons causing blow by. while it’s out and apart it’s getting forged, I’ve gone for maxpeeding rods and 74.5 mm wossner pistons with all new shells, bearings and a cometic gasket Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Claymore Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Great stuff! Did you buy the Turbo crankshaft or was it a nice surprise when you pulled the engine apart? Looking forward to this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevie82 Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 6 hours ago, Claymore said: Great stuff! Did you buy the Turbo crankshaft or was it a nice surprise when you pulled the engine apart? Looking forward to this. Yeah it already had a forged crankshaft in it when I pulled it out, just waiting on the block to come back from the machine shop then I’ll get it back together Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevie82 Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 Also went for an fte lightened flywheel and new exedy clutch to match which is all at my engine builders being balanced Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevie82 Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 The block and head are back from the machine shop so can now start putting it back together. Blocks been bored to 74.5mm with a deck polish, heads been stripped again, re pressure tested, valve seats re cut and lapped in with some porting also Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burty Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Great updates il probably take a trip over to see this once running it's come a long way Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevie82 Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, burty said: Great updates il probably take a trip over to see this once running it's come a long way Mate u would be more than welcome to come over, I can’t wait till it’s back together and mapped I’m looking forward to getting it out on track Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevie82 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 just a few more bits to gather and bolt to it then it’s going in ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevie82 Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 Its been a while since I updated this thread, to pick up where I left off I finished reassembling the engine and got it running all be it only for a short time as it needed mapping. So off to tuning developments it went, unfortunately due to the compression ratio the corolla inlet was no good and needed to be changed for an fte inlet and throttle body along with an fte dizzy setup. Mike ran the engine in on the dyno for a 1k miles on the dyno before mapping and it was fitted with a link standalone ecu as the emange piggy back wouldnt do what was needed. She made 144 bhp @0.5 bar on a stock ct9 while I put some more miles on her. Fast forward 12 months, ive been using it as a daily driver with no issues at and have racked up around 4k miles of driving. However last week it decided to start playing up and cuts out when you touch the throttle pedal (suspected tps). Ive done a few other bits to it parts wise so will get some pics up once its fixed...... again ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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