Tire Shredder's MK2 7MGE budget NA screamer build thread

[wiseco7mgt]

you make me so jelous of having a sweet mark 2, love your work.:love:
Any chance of fitting it with a map ecu to rid yourself of the flapper intake and getting a more tailor made fuel table?

 

[Figit090]

looking great! I dont know much about what .0008in difference can mean but it looks like your clearances are great!

.0004in from one another... that's so f'ing small. google told me thats 2.54 microns!

looks clean! how are you going to prep the block for paint? hand sand/brush that surface rust or...?

 

[Tire Shredder]

you make me so jelous of having a sweet mark 2, love your work.:love:
Any chance of fitting it with a map ecu to rid yourself of the flapper intake and getting a more tailor made fuel table?

thanks for the compliments! and yes, there is a chance of that...just not yet .

looking great! I dont know much about what .0008in difference can mean but it looks like your clearances are great!

.0004in from one another... that's so f'ing small. google told me thats 2.54 microns!

looks clean! how are you going to prep the block for paint? hand sand/brush that surface rust or...?

Heck yeah, half a thou is pretty much insignificant. It looks like this engine wore fairly well and consistently.

I'm going to prep the block using POR-15's marine clean, then wire wheel on a drill followed by metal ready and the POR-15 paint, followed by the engine enamel from the same kit. I'll just tape the deck and gasket surfaces offf and use a brush.

on a side note, the manifolds are finally dry and look like SHIT. do NOT buy POR-15's aluminum coloured paint...once it settles, the dark grey aluminum streaks come to the top. it looks like garbage. I'm going to have to go oldschool with the spray paint on it.

I'll still paint the block black though.

Steve

 

[JimR]

FYI the Duplicolor Aluminum coloured engine enamel paint has been working great for me so far. That's after a commercial rust converter and a sonic clean of the block.

 

[mnsupraboy]

lol i didnt realize your build thread was over here... lookin great so far...

so you say budget, if you dont mind me asking, how much has it totalled so far as far as cost? (price for all the machine work)

 

[Tire Shredder]

hey mnsupra boy, I'bought bout a couple new parts (head porting kit, gasket set) ($150) and a couple used parts that I needed (ecu, intake, random bolts brackets etc) ($200). and the block machine work was $360.

the block should cost me less than $300 to get the bearings and rings in it...and another $350 in the head for the valve job...finally, I'll need close to $300 for extra new parts (hoses, water pump, timing betl etc. etc.....) my goal was $1000...it looks like all complete it will be more like $1500 but that's exactly what I was expecting. so far I'm happy! if it works.....

 

[Tire Shredder]

just a quick, boring update for you guys. basically spent a lot of money today

- cylinder head, cams, reground valves and new valve seals dropped off at machine shop. getting shaved and a 3 angle valve job, with valve adjustment.

- coolant bypass pipe (heater pipe) dropped off at a professional welder's. I'm having the unused side plugged, welded and pressure tested. should be a nice, clean....permanent fix instead of the rubber plug

-shipped injectors out for cleaning and flow testing

-Raptor racing has my list of parts I need and I made some purchases myself

Following parts are purchased and on their way:
- NPR rings
- Engine bearings
- intake adapter
- GMB water pump
- goodyear timing belt
- timing belt tensioner

so everything is coming my way..I just need to pick up some assembly lube and I should have all the tools and parts I need to assemble this thing in two weeks. Wiring is finished on paper and I've almost finished wrapping the harness. intake manifold spacer is almost done.

Steve

 

[IJ.]

^ RockStar

 

[Facime]

Not sure how I missed this thread, but Im for the duration. Maybe it will give me some ideas for my own little project :naughty:

 

[gtsfirefighter]

 

[Tire Shredder]

package of these little babies on the way too!

 

[gtsfirefighter]

^^^^For the valve covers???

 

[Figit090]

nowhere else can i think of a need for exactly that many hex bolts and padded washers

 

[Tire Shredder]

you win!!

 

[gtsfirefighter]

you win!!

I've got something very similar if not the same on my car. The guy who rebuilt my engine suggested ditching the POS phillips head for those. I said do it.

 

[Mk3runner]

hmm, I've heard bad things about the valve cover bolts that you got there. maybe it was just a fluke tho...

so hows progress?

 

[Facime]

well the mistake most people make is that they think they are supposed to torque the cam covers down. They are actually designed to seal with minimal torque (thus the o-ring type gasket). They arent supposed to be squished absolutely flat. However they do require re-tightening occasionally.

 

[Tire Shredder]

hmm, I've heard bad things about the valve cover bolts that you got there. maybe it was just a fluke tho...

so hows progress?

interesting, what have you heard? I figured anything is better than the phillips and stainless is :love: what's the story?

progress goes good. I just got back from work...tonight I drink, tomorrow I paint! maybe the the dipstick hole drilled and paint the block. I got the heater pipe back today. looks nice! who wouldathunk....CWB certified welders are pretty good at their job! I can sleep easy knowing there is no failure point of my cooling system lurking at the back of the block.

pictures for you guys tomorrow!

 

[Figit090]

well the mistake most people make is that they think they are supposed to torque the cam covers down.

you can, but you just have to use a very soft setting. so soft its almost stupid on a normal large torque wrench. but it works if your wrench is that sensitive.

 

[Tire Shredder]

you can, but you just have to use a very soft setting. so soft its almost stupid on a normal large torque wrench. but it works if your wrench is that sensitive.

I hadn't planned on torquing them...just snug like on my 5m. My 5m uses the phillips screws aswell. I replaced the gaskets nearly 5 years ago and it hasn't leaked even with the stock phillips screws. I just tried to get them all equally snug by hand. downside is they rust and are half stripped. these things should solve those two problems.