I havent got a car to try the dizzy out on. when i finish this motor build, now the shops are all open again i might get some progress but i need to get rings badly. thats what im going to use the rest of the money messy sends me for when he eventually gets the bellhousing. i guess delayed shipping is just something you have to deal with when you post stuff around new years lolOriginally Posted by thegreatdane
would think b16 rings would be piece o piss to find.
b18c are the same bore.
at this rate i might have to build a quad throttle motor to be the gruntiest 3g down under lol
Are you going to get those gapless rings?
Nah ive heard some bad things about those gapless rings, ill stick with OEM honda
and yes b16 rings are easy to find but fuck paying $360NZ for the set thats HEAPS from honda and thats with a discount aparently.
thats why ill get one of my friends in the USA to track some down cheaper when messy gets me this monwey....
did you get a tracking number cuz its yet to show up...its keeping my b20 from going in
1989 Honda Accord LX-i
B18c1 swap since 7/2011
175whp and 132tq
Redzone tuned
they gave me a tracking number but it fails to show up on their website
Also:: my package from japan arrived today, it contains the crank bearings and rod bearings for my engine, all OEM honda.
Also in the package are cam seals front and rear main crank seals too
cant post pics as my servers failing to operate due to a new adsl modem being in stalled.
found epic fail when my bearing arrived, they are be msising. i got 9 main bearings and 8 rod bearings and no thrust washers, fail i need one extra bearing lol!!!
Found that out today? Didn't you tell me bout this a few days ago?
i think i'd be fairly pissed there man
i didnt say i found out today. but yes i updated the thread today. found the fail a while ago
Yeah well honda failed so they are going to have to re order one more green bearing and the thrust washers
i think i'd have just let the shop doing the machine work worry bout the bearings.
the last engine i built, i got acl bearings and they lasted well eh.
have used clevite? aswell with out probs.
only seen bearings killed from poor maintainence( infrequent oil changes, low oil level )or extreme over revving which causes flaking.
hope i see neither outta you eh.
engine re builders are going to assemble my engine so its guaranteed to work.
I dont plan on fucking my $1200 newly rebuit engine lol
Im really quite glad to see your are spending some money on a nice power plant. You kiwi's sure like to swap like girls change shoes.
Bbbbbbbbbooooooooo!!! Do it yourself, there are only like 20 nuts to tighten and all you have to to is tighten them to spec. It's not that hard!! Building the bottom end is the easiest thing to do ever.
Hang on, hang on. There are two nuts per rod to tighten... so that's 8.
And there are two (can't remember if they're bolts or studded) per main bearing. That's 10.
Can you handle tightening 18 nuts using a torque wrench? If you can swap out an engine, the entire suspension, interior and the whole wiring harness in 3 hours like you always do, I think you can build the bottom end of your engine.
Last edited by 2ndGenGuy; 01-16-2009 at 09:44 AM.
i not going to risk it im afraid ill do it wrong and the engine will run a bearing as soon as i start it up. lol
I won an action for a DP740 B20A head set so thats one less thing i have to buy
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rhd restoration 2nd gen prelude
the dp740 head gasket set that i won for $20 was all good apart from the damn head gasket was already used!!! fail, the guy refunded my $20 tho and i went and ordered a new head gasket, $58 for that
sad news is i only have $1100NZD saved to do the whole shebang, so if i cheap out here and there dont be suprised
if you have all the bits, $1100 should be heaps
that would be fucking the dog = F a i l
ok if i was to assemble the bottom end myself what would i need, all the bearings are the right spec cause they are coded for my motor im thinking about building it myself....
a torque wrench?
obviously
i would get the bottom end balanced tho...just save up some more....my rebuild wont be till next year.
1989 Honda Accord LX-i
B18c1 swap since 7/2011
175whp and 132tq
Redzone tuned
would think you might find a balance might be a waste of time these days.
but since he's changing pistons it could be an idea.
i remember years ago in production car racing, people were balancing and blueprinting nissan motors only to find they gained absolutely nothing cuase they were so good from the factory.
i suspect honda motors would be as good if not better
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