Alright so I'm swapping out my '91 Turbo R154's bottom end with a spun bearing with a known working JDM bottom end (6m crank) which I am going to freshen up. I want to take this motor out once, do crap right, put it back in and not have to worry about the hard to get to stuff for a while if possible.
Things I plan on changing:
- Decent quality gasket kit, and a metal Cometic exhaust gasket.
- Rings, pistons and a hone
- Bottom end bearings (mains, rods and thrust) - possibly get the crank polished
- ARP head studs, main studs and rod bolts (are main studs necessary or would new main bolts work ok? I plan on no more than 400whp in the future)
- Get the head decked and MLS head gasket - still deciding which one will be the easiest/most forgiving to use
- Fuel filter
- I hear theres a heater hose or some kind of behind the block thats hard to get to? Any hoses or other gaskets in specific I should change while its out?
Probably left a few things out but this is just a rough list. Clutch is new and trans is in good shape.. Anything else I outta think about changing out while the motor will be out? Thanks.
Things I plan on changing:
- Decent quality gasket kit, and a metal Cometic exhaust gasket.
- Rings, pistons and a hone
- Bottom end bearings (mains, rods and thrust) - possibly get the crank polished
- ARP head studs, main studs and rod bolts (are main studs necessary or would new main bolts work ok? I plan on no more than 400whp in the future)
- Get the head decked and MLS head gasket - still deciding which one will be the easiest/most forgiving to use
- Fuel filter
- I hear theres a heater hose or some kind of behind the block thats hard to get to? Any hoses or other gaskets in specific I should change while its out?
Probably left a few things out but this is just a rough list. Clutch is new and trans is in good shape.. Anything else I outta think about changing out while the motor will be out? Thanks.