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Old 05-15-2016, 12:45 PM
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Haha thanks. Garage is packed full of cars and parts and the living room seems like a much cleaner place to build an engine.
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Nice, can't wait to see this beast run
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Heres a video of when it was running. Sounds so good...


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Old 05-19-2016, 01:26 AM
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As it turns out, the l61 head i got from lkq needs a valve job, so i tore it back down and put an le5 head on it for now... Coming back to life tomorrow
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Well boys she is alive and running again
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Well boys she is alive and running again
That's awesome, can't believe you did all that building right in your living room!
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gotta do what you gotta do. Only one of my roomates was staying there with me since the semester was over and he didnt care at all. Id let him do the same thing lol
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So you put it back together with the bent rod? Nice

That sucks when something stupid like a boost controller line costs you an engine. But that's the game we play.
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So you put it back together with the bent rod? Nice

That sucks when something stupid like a boost controller line costs you an engine. But that's the game we play.
Yeah i bought H beams but they didnt fit stock pistons so next go around will be forged pistons and rods and built head. I need the car to get me around for the summer and didnt have the money or time to wait for forged pistons to be made.

And yes. This horrible addicting game we play lol. I have the worst luck with stupid ****.
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hurry up and move out here. I need window cranks
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hurry up and move out here. I need window cranks
Just use vice grips
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Yeah i bought H beams but they didnt fit stock pistons so next go around will be forged pistons and rods and built head. I need the car to get me around for the summer and didnt have the money or time to wait for forged pistons to be made.

And yes. This horrible addicting game we play lol. I have the worst luck with stupid ****.
Bummer dude, I will say reading this tho got me to be extra careful with my MBC. Got those Zip ties on there as tight as I could.

So it's possible to run the motor with a bent rod?
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Bummer dude, I will say reading this tho got me to be extra careful with my MBC. Got those Zip ties on there as tight as I could.

So it's possible to run the motor with a bent rod?
It's totally possible, just depends on how bent the rod is. A slight bend you only lower the compression ratio
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Yeah this one you cant even tell just looking at it with the naked eye. But the engine runs fine.
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Yeah this one you cant even tell just looking at it with the naked eye. But the engine runs fine.
That's good to know for future reference. I never woulda guessed that would work.
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Its definitely not a long term solution. It can lead to the piston or cylinder wall being worn in weird ways.
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Its definitely not a long term solution. It can lead to the piston or cylinder wall being worn in weird ways.
Well at least it can get you around for a little while. Hope you can get some new rods in there soon!
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dayum I wanna turbo my 2.4l so bad!
Your builds nice!
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dayum I wanna turbo my 2.4l so bad!
Your builds nice!
Its fun but i wouldnt do it to my only car again
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What are you using for a wastegate?
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How did you route the vacuum lines for use with boost controller? Also what spark plugs are you using?
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The vac lines go from the compressor housing to the controller and then to the bottom port on the wastegate. Im using LFR7A plugs.
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