ok im getting pistons this week and just need a little help...

im getting pistons, rings, arp headstuds,gaskets....

anyone know anything i will have to get or stuff that would help?

 

new rod cap bolts

 

yes if you have the money get ARP rod bolts. what else are you doing. their is a ton of stuff that can be replaced with better stuff since u have it apart!!!

 

Definately will need rod bolts. May want to think about getting the head ported while its off?

Your going to need a Ring Spreader Tool as well as a torque wrench..

 

well im gonna get meth, cams, springs, pistons, piston rings, cooling mods, head port and polish, and hopefully in the future tvs.......

 

The rod cap bolts are re-torque-able....

 

i could not find any confirmation on this and with gm using torque to yeild crank pully, cam gears, and head bolts i just went ahead and replaced em... was pricey though 80 bucks or something... wish i would of found the 2.2 arp rod cap bolts for like 89 bucks...

 

Rod bolts and rod cap bolts are same thing or 2 different things?

 

Same thing. It's just piece of mind to get new ones. I'm contemplating putting new rod bearings in too.

 

Though so.. Just like Cam Sprocket Bolts are Cam Gear Bolts.. I was so ******* confused :P

Speaking of which, you'll need Cam Gear Bolts.. They're 17 bucks from Crate Engine Depot..

 

if your are fine keep em. there good to at least 500hp the clevite's and others all need attention before they fit correctly and if not done right immediate catastophic failure will occur, also the crank will need to be removed for sizing as even the stock size clevite's are too small of a clearence and at minimum crank polishing will be needed

 

good to know about the bearings... what if gains of over 500whp are in the future what would you reccomend? i still need to buy bearings and thats about it. and id like to add that i would never re use a rod bolt unless its an ARP. after seeing what happened to my engine... no way. those are torque to yield, buy new ones because i lost about $3,000 from my last build. i reused a set and i sheared them on my number 1 piston i got pics to prove it.... no good. on the cam bolts i reused them but i used loctite. good stuff!

 

I only paid $30 or so for new rod bolts, can't beat that.

Don't follow the 65ft lbs of torque everyone tells you. That's the biggest bs i've ever heard about a torque spec.

 

ya i seen like 3 diff specs for my car... it was total ****. i bought a new set of rod bolts had the wrong spec so i decided it would be alright to re use them... bad move!

 

Please change the rod and crank bearings when you are there anyway. It is so easy to do when the engine is out.

Make sure to use assembly lube (Red ****) on every friction surface.

 

ok..... wht all will i have to do to put pistons in? My dads the one tht knows about engines... not me.... and when we start id like to kinda have a idea of wht will have to be done.... so wht all will have to be done? lol

 

Take it to a shop. Don't let your Dad F the engine up.

 

very true, if you're installing new bearings... the RIGHT thing to do is take it to a machine shop to be checked for roundness and size

 

Alignhone, Balance the Crank, Mill The Head, Mill the Deck. As a MINIMUM..

Then let them assemble it because it should be no more than $100.00 extra.

Let your dad do it and it will blow, then you will become EPIC FAIL because you tried to save a penny.

 

well lol he wants to do it so yeah....wht can i do? lol (he paid for it)...... but hes built a couple race motors and drag motors and god only knows how many big rig engines and hes ase certified in everything......... so if he ***** up he'll just build it again lol

 

That is GAY..

 

What is gay? hell i say let your dad to it. **** does it he want build mine for free 2? i'll even let him pay for the pistons. lol

 

yeah lol thats wht i ws wondering to lol i have to bug the **** out of him to do mine lol