I am not the best tuner, so I went SAFE this build

It was the ---- luck that got me.

I really went out of my way to get everything done right. Oh well.

 

1 hour 20 minutes. Motor out and mounted to engine stand. Manifolds off and stored. Fluids drained.

Andddd...

I predict #2 cylinder from the sparkplug. All the rest looked ok, and the intake runner to #2 was oily as well.

But I am going to have the heads rebuilt regardless, so i will pull all 4 pistons and inspect. Nothing shiny in the oil, so I think I will keep this short block and simply replace the bad piston(s).

 

You've got more heart than all the Subaru owners I know combined.

 

Heads off.

#2 and #4 piston hammered. ringlands falling off as I remove them. #1 and #3 fine and dandy. This is typical of blown subaru motors, built or not.

Heads are going to go get rebuilt while I am down. they were USED JDM heads on a front clip I purchases a long time ago. And since then they have been on at least 5-8 different builds that of course ---- pistons. Time for some valve guide love.

 

Do the intake manifolds not distribute evenly or somethng?

 

thats sweeeeeet

 

Just popping in to say that reddevil is an inspiration to Subaru diy turbo-ers and SC-ers the world over, including myself.

And sorry for the old thread bump.