Cracked block?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I could use a spare engine. Mind if I come over and visit for a spell?

..... now, Ultramaroon, that was "back in the day" ......


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

..... now, Ultramaroon, that was "back in the day" ......


humfrz

Oh, well. Worth a shot.

[celek]

Originally Posted by seant2h

I think I got a good deal on it seeing that I got the complete motor and transmission minus the alternator and a/c compressor for less than the cost of 4 good 10:1 pistons. I found a website that sells the cover for about $400 shipped but I just missed a NIB one that sold on ebay for $180 uhhh.

At this point, I think I'm going to clean the block and chip away at building the heads while I save up money & collect parts for the block build. By the time all of that happens, I hope I'm able to find some of the necessary parts used via ebay, craigslist, and here.

Building these heads are tricky. Not much you can do porting wise just new springs and clean up the bowl behind the valves.

[seant2h]

Originally Posted by celek

Building these heads are tricky. Not much you can do porting wise just new springs and clean up the bowl behind the valves.

Why do you say they are tricky to build? Is it the porting? The mechanicals all seem pretty straightforward to me.

[celek]

Originally Posted by seant2h

Why do you say they are tricky to build? Is it the porting? The mechanicals all seem pretty straightforward to me.

Almost no room to port before you hit a coolant passage or oil.
Also pretty pointless because the port design stems from the FB25 Turbo Forester. It already flows as good as some 900HP turbo cars.

Intake is a straight shot actually flows too much emptying out the intake manifold plenum