Building my first bottom end. Want some advice.
11-17-2005, 08:19 AM
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Re: Building my first bottom end. Want some advice.
Just buy reliable and well tested parts and don't take any short cuts on the assembly. Get all the machine work done first so you can get all your engine specs and will know what size pistons, rings, and brns to buy. Pay close attention to all torqe and clearance specs and follow manufacturers procedures accordinly upon assembly and break in and do not under any condition break your engine in with synthetic oil unless you just don't want your rings to seat. I have cp pistons and the perform great and are very loud but I've read many good reviews on them and the price is right. I've only put around 7 to 8k on them so my full review will not take place until i've put 35k+ on them. I'm also rocking the eagle rods.
JD tunning is great and necessary for any turbo engine build. Without JD tunning you might as well have kept her stock. I'm kissing jd's *** by the way because I want partial boost.
JD tunning is great and necessary for any turbo engine build. Without JD tunning you might as well have kept her stock. I'm kissing jd's *** by the way because I want partial boost.
11-17-2005, 01:05 PM
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Re: Building my first bottom end. Want some advice.
Originally Posted by dohcdelsol93
Just buy reliable and well tested parts and don't take any short cuts on the assembly. Get all the machine work done first so you can get all your engine specs and will know what size pistons, rings, and brns to buy. Pay close attention to all torqe and clearance specs and follow manufacturers procedures accordinly upon assembly and break in and do not under any condition break your engine in with synthetic oil unless you just don't want your rings to seat. I have cp pistons and the perform great and are very loud but I've read many good reviews on them and the price is right. I've only put around 7 to 8k on them so my full review will not take place until i've put 35k+ on them. I'm also rocking the eagle rods.
JD tunning is great and necessary for any turbo engine build. Without JD tunning you might as well have kept her stock. I'm kissing jd's *** by the way because I want partial boost.
JD tunning is great and necessary for any turbo engine build. Without JD tunning you might as well have kept her stock. I'm kissing jd's *** by the way because I want partial boost.
I think I will be going with wiseco 9.5:1 and eagle H beams or tunertoys h beams. Block filler will be done instead of block guard. titanium retainers, and dual exhaust valve springs. Maybe some P&P work, I would like to get teh crank polished and balanced also. All new seals, bearings, gaskets all over teh motor. Tear down started yesterday. I will pull the head off on my next day off work.
Has anybody ever heard of some kind of bearing that is supposed to have a coned surface and prodeuces less friction and stress on teh motor? Black bearings or something like that? A friend mentioned it to me the other night...
11-18-2005, 07:30 AM
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Re: Building my first bottom end. Want some advice.
the term "black" is refering to the color code of the brng. Honda codes their bearing sizes with a color, like red, yellow, brown. I am using clevite rod bearings and honda main bearings. I prefer OEM honda. Honda has very good bearings, not too many aftermarket companies have a research and development program as advanced as Honda Motor Company. OEM performance usually ownes aftermarket when comparing apples to apples.
11-19-2005, 05:20 AM
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Re: Building my first bottom end. Want some advice.
Originally Posted by B16CRXT
Originally Posted by dohcdelsol93
Just buy reliable and well tested parts and don't take any short cuts on the assembly. Get all the machine work done first so you can get all your engine specs and will know what size pistons, rings, and brns to buy. Pay close attention to all torqe and clearance specs and follow manufacturers procedures accordinly upon assembly and break in and do not under any condition break your engine in with synthetic oil unless you just don't want your rings to seat. I have cp pistons and the perform great and are very loud but I've read many good reviews on them and the price is right. I've only put around 7 to 8k on them so my full review will not take place until i've put 35k+ on them. I'm also rocking the eagle rods.
JD tunning is great and necessary for any turbo engine build. Without JD tunning you might as well have kept her stock. I'm kissing jd's *** by the way because I want partial boost.
JD tunning is great and necessary for any turbo engine build. Without JD tunning you might as well have kept her stock. I'm kissing jd's *** by the way because I want partial boost.
I think I will be going with wiseco 9.5:1 and eagle H beams or tunertoys h beams. Block filler will be done instead of block guard. titanium retainers, and dual exhaust valve springs. Maybe some P&P work, I would like to get teh crank polished and balanced also. All new seals, bearings, gaskets all over teh motor. Tear down started yesterday. I will pull the head off on my next day off work.
Has anybody ever heard of some kind of bearing that is supposed to have a coned surface and prodeuces less friction and stress on teh motor? Black bearings or something like that? A friend mentioned it to me the other night...
11-19-2005, 11:07 AM
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Re: Building my first bottom end. Want some advice.
Originally Posted by Random Hero
get the eagle rods that are recut to use GSR bearing and then use K20 bearings, they seam to be the best of the bunch.
Last I knew, the K-guys were trying to run the wider H-series bearing to prevent low-mileage no-reason rod-bukkake.
And, yeah... Chris, Josh.... I suck.
11-20-2005, 07:27 AM
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Re: Building my first bottom end. Want some advice.
Hate to bring this back up, but what would you consider as "the equivelent" in tube/fin intercoolers? Basically whats a good brand of tube/fin intercoolers that hold their own vs. bar and plate?
11-22-2005, 11:14 AM
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Re: Building my first bottom end. Want some advice.
Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
Originally Posted by Random Hero
get the eagle rods that are recut to use GSR bearing and then use K20 bearings, they seam to be the best of the bunch.
Last I knew, the K-guys were trying to run the wider H-series bearing to prevent low-mileage no-reason rod-bukkake.
And, yeah... Chris, Josh.... I suck.
