i know you wont win , but to me yours is a "top scoob" and got my vote .

well in on the progress !!

 

Looking forward to the next update..

How about ..

 

Ollie, you dont know mw well enough regarding why i dont take pics lol.

macmac, cheers mate, really really appreciate your comments

 

Okay chaps, tiny update.
I wanted to fit my heads up tonight but i forgot the wrench i wanted to use so couldnt fit them up. I'll wait.

Gaskets arrived,



Aslo my injectors arrived, these are supposed to be very good indeed so lets hope they do the trick.



Decided to get the short block on the stand and to fit the oil pump anyway, so obviously i took pics hahaha






So hopefully make some better progress on my next update.

 

Glad to see you reading your Haynes manual as you go

 

Same injectors as mine frayz - very good indeed.

Keep it coming - wont be long now

 

Same Injectors were recomended to me as well. Supposed to be the best out there. Bit overkill for my car though!!

 

same here, great idle control though Boyd

 

Hopefully my Sards will be up to the job

 

Should flow enough for 700bhp on V-power.
If only i had a Chy build eh?

 

The attention to detail you've put into this i can't see one of Chy's being any better than yours Frayz....................Maybe should of gone for a 2.35 though lol

 

Yeah but I don't have the fairy dust.

 

frayzy dust

 

Ian, you calling Frayz a Fairy?

 

I was alluding to his build prowess Neil

 

I think the Frayz dust is just 18 months worth of me being uninterested in my car.

 

Got a bit more done,

Modified hardware for the Mocal take off.



Heads bagged ready to go on



Sittin pretty



ARP headstud kit



Studs in and measured



Cossie gaskets in place



Heads torqued up



New genuine oem waterpump



As she sits tonight. Much better

 

 

 

Cracking stuff.

PS - I'll have what you asked for in hand next week so I'll drop it off if you're about.

 

Cheers Ross, no rush chap. Let me know and we'll sort something out

 

sight for sore eyes I reckon, getting closer...12mm oil pump?

 

Frayzinator Salvation, more clean metal on that block than a cyborgs **** !

Can't wait to see a nice fresh manifold mounted on top

 

Nope 10mm. No need for a 12mm

 

Wants to be clean Stu, everythings bleedin new except the heads. lol

 

I thought you needed a 12mm pump with AVCA heads?

 

Dont know where youve heard that from mate its incorrect. The stock avcs motors use the 10mm pump. Some of the JDMs used an 11mm pump. But most have now gone back to the 10mm pump as the extra flow cannot be used by the engine anyway. The pump ends up having the relief valve open 99% of the time and the pump just airiates the oil.

If you have huge clearances and need the extra volume then fine, fit a bigger pump, but unless youre running custom drilled cranks and opened up oil appertures then the 11 or 12mm pump wont do anymore than the 10mm item.

 

ahhh makes sense, my crank has had some additional work done to it

 

When do you hope to start building then mate?

 

Frayz,

I noticed on the other thread that you're sticking with 11mm ARP studs. In your opinion when do you feel that 14mm is worthwhile? If at all....

I only ask as I stuck with 11mm as well. When sorting out the issues with mine and putting it back together, I originally put the 14mm conversion in the budget but David of APi fame basically told me I was throwing money away. His reasoning was two fold (if I remember correctly)..

Basically, he said 11mm will do pretty much what 14mm will do and offer no real increase in clamping force. The other reason he said why many say you have to have 14mm is due to the myth and hype surrounding it. He further argued that even if I decide to drop the T and go for a V, a SC billet or rotated, my engine can easily cope with the extra power.

I trust and value David's opinion and went with his advice. I just wondered your take on it being another opinion that I value - especially as you're looking at considerably more than my lowly 450 .