Originally Posted by
88accordSF
good info. i haven't seen the jug cavity for this particular moto... is there absolutely no way to do it? or just technically hard? because if there's a way to do it, even if it means making some quick custom rings tools at work to enable the rings to be compressed in a tight space (CNC machine)....
my aim, for this particular process, is to swap in a few performance parts without pulling the motor. (i've got another motor and tranny for a bench-assembled hot rod block)
right now i just want to add nitrous to the current block for a little bit of fun, until I have the other motor & tranny ready for install... adding solid connecting rods and pistons would do the trick, because quite often with nitrous NA motors, those can be the weak links. then followed by main & secondary bearings, valvetrain, crankshaft (in approximate order)
i've actually built a ton of motors, and have 2 current non-honda motor builds in process. a spare a20a3 motor from a donor car with a blown head gasket is being towed in this weekend for the hot rod 4 banger build.... just trying to realistically gauge what could be added to the current motor without pulling it.
have you read David Vizard's book on performance engine building? he's one of THE pioneers of performance liquid-cooled engine building. his literature is just *packed* with whats important and whats not.
thanks the feedback, fellas! appreciated.
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