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Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

11-23-2021, 09:32 PM

Replies: 21

Head porting and flow numbers

Views: 4,772

Posted By Rabrooks

The porting is complete. No results to discuss...

The porting is complete. No results to discuss yet. I took a hard look a t larger valves. I found several professioal porters that dont recommend larger valves. Just take the throat to 90 to 92...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

11-06-2021, 08:13 PM

Replies: 116

FA20 Rocker Retainer Kit

Views: 31,321

Posted By Rabrooks

Valve float is caused by a few things. Spring...

Valve float is caused by a few things. Spring harmonics or spring resonate frequencies are the main reasons. Its basically springs that are very well controlled, no fault of the valve or rpms. Its...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

11-06-2021, 06:52 PM

Replies: 21

Head porting and flow numbers

Views: 4,772

Posted By Rabrooks

$1700. I dont expect much gain so I'm not willing...

$1700. I dont expect much gain so I'm not willing to pay 1700 to find out. lol

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

11-06-2021, 04:26 PM

Replies: 21

Head porting and flow numbers

Views: 4,772

Posted By Rabrooks

Head porting and flow numbers

I saw information concerning intake and exhaust flow from the stock head. But I can't find it now. Does anyone have any information on port flow. It seems I remember the intake was 257cfm but cant...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

11-06-2021, 01:49 PM

Replies: 21

Engine knocking around 1.8 revs

Views: 2,840

Posted By Rabrooks

it could be a bad cam gear. They are known to go...

it could be a bad cam gear. They are known to go bad and sound like a rod knock. Also, check for an ejected rocker. Sometimes this causes an oil leak because it will crack the valve cover.

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

09-21-2021, 09:16 AM

Replies: 60

Heavy "Shuttering" When Starting in 1st Gear

Views: 6,714

Posted By Rabrooks

Its caused by hot spots on the flywheel. You'll...

Its caused by hot spots on the flywheel. You'll ha e to pull it a d get it resurfaced or get a new one

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

04-29-2020, 11:37 PM

Replies: 14

My13-16 vs MY17+ Manual Transmission Differences

Views: 2,527

Posted By Rabrooks

Its outside the transmission. Its sandwiched...

Its outside the transmission. Its sandwiched between the flywheel and the back of the crank. Remove the flywheel and it falls off.

Also, the reluctor plate/wheel is the same for the manual and the...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

04-21-2020, 09:15 PM

Replies: 7

New engine with poor idle. need direction

Views: 755

Posted By Rabrooks

Found the problem. One of the hoses that goes on...

Found the problem. One of the hoses that goes on the solenoid valve under the the intake manifold was barely on the barb. I pushed it up tight and the problem is solved. Thanks for all the help.

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

04-21-2020, 12:34 AM

Replies: 7

New engine with poor idle. need direction

Views: 755

Posted By Rabrooks

I had a miss prior to pulling the engine that i...

I had a miss prior to pulling the engine that i couldnt find. New plugs. New coil packs. Still a miss. At teardown, one cylinder was very carboned up. So i took that to be the missing cylinder. I...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

03-31-2020, 11:27 AM

Replies: 21

Help- Oil leaking through AOS

Views: 10,881

Posted By Rabrooks

Sorry about tbe rod. I thought adding a crank...

Sorry about tbe rod. I thought adding a crank case vacuum pump wojld solve the problem. It usually seals everything up nicely and seals rings tighter to cylinder walls

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

03-31-2020, 10:53 AM

Replies: 17

how to swap manual to auto

Views: 3,793

Posted By Rabrooks

You will need to swap the engine bay harness and...

You will need to swap the engine bay harness and the dash harness along with ecm and bcm and transmission ecm. Transcooler and piping and abs module. This will require removal of console and dash....

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

01-28-2020, 10:56 PM

Replies: 9

Valve adjusting shims, ? about identification numbers

Views: 3,394

Posted By Rabrooks

So now that I understand the numbers better. I...

So now that I understand the numbers better. I think "T" may mean "Thickness".
a 239 shim will have a thickness of 2.39mm

Forum: BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics

11-17-2019, 06:34 PM

Replies: 177

What attributes should Toyota and Subaru retain in the Second Generation FT-86 (aka

Views: 25,353

Posted By Rabrooks

Retain the handling. Don't sacrifice it for some...

Retain the handling. Don't sacrifice it for some creature comfort. The car is a blast to drive.
My car is a 2020 Limited with PP. so maybe I'm a little spoiled with the Sachs dampers and good...

Forum: BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics

11-17-2019, 06:19 PM

Replies: 19,878

WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR BRZ TODAY?

Views: 8,802,372

Posted By Rabrooks

drove it the way it wants to be driven. It's...

drove it the way it wants to be driven. It's against the rules to allow the rpms to drop below 5 grand. (after the oil has reached temp) If you cant watch the fuel gauge drop, you're going too...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

11-07-2019, 08:54 PM

Replies: 5

Broken cam head and sprocket. What caused it

Views: 1,569

Posted By Rabrooks

No, Turns out the bearing was bad but didnt hurt...

No, Turns out the bearing was bad but didnt hurt the rod or the crank throw.

The knock was coming from the broken intake cam sprocket.

Forum: BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics

11-07-2019, 08:05 PM

Replies: 95

17+ engine oil temps

Views: 17,305

Posted By Rabrooks

The car was stock until last weekend. I added a...

The car was stock until last weekend. I added a header, overpipe and front pipe. Only 1000 miles so new tight engine tolerances may be driving the temps up until the engine is properly broken in.
...

Forum: BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics

11-06-2019, 09:44 PM

Replies: 95

17+ engine oil temps

Views: 17,305

Posted By Rabrooks

my BRZ is a 2020 and the oil runs 240 most all...

my BRZ is a 2020 and the oil runs 240 most all the time. if I go for a spirited drive, it hits 270 quite quickly.
My oil cooler is on the way. There's no wonder there is a history of rod bearing...

Forum: BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics

11-06-2019, 09:09 PM

Replies: 322

Any "older" BRZ/86 drivers here?

Views: 63,073

Posted By Rabrooks

So, I'm 57. I track my cars. I never set foot in...

So, I'm 57. I track my cars. I never set foot in a BRZ until I bought one. I liked it so much, I bought a beater with a blown engine to set up for the track. I wish I had a little more power. But I...

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