Arghhh steve i was hoping for some pics of this engine at the bottom of this page....so where are they ?? hehe

 

Looking good Steve. Powder coated pipework looks great

 

I'm in sharm at the moment so I can't check my email to see if chy has emailed me the pictures ??? But I'm sure steven was saying Chy still has the block Good things come to those who wait

 

Update:

I managed to spend some time on it last night, not as much progress as i wanted to, but progress is progress.

Basically collected the block from Chy, and then set about getting everything ready for the heads to go on.

Hit a snag in that one of the new head studs would only wind into the block so far, the other 5 on the LH head would all bottom out easily, where as this one, was some 9.5mm short of bottoming out.

I did ask for the threads on the block to be checked and cleaned as i wasnt happy when i removed the previous stretched headstuds. It seams there was an oversight here.

Anyway after over an hour of faffing out with a fine pick and winding the stud in and out, progressively further, it finally sat at the same height as the other 5.

So, I left it with the left hand side head on, torqued up and ready for the rocker covers to go on. The heads have been redone by Paul at zen, with new Supertech valves, and reshimmed for the new cams.

Steve has pictures he can post up, i had my two little helpers with me, so excuse some of the quality and lack of progress.

 

Here are the pictures

 

Now there's a name I recognise! I hear Chy uis the bus when it comes to blocks and rebuilds.

 

Here are some updated pictures of the progress

 

nice one..

Simon

 

Nice one..steve

 

Is that an ACT clutch I can spot in the background?

What are they like? Any good?

 

It is an ACT clutch and it has been faultless. Until work picks up I'll just have to stick with it. I ordered another one from the USA to cope and work with my pressure plate. It supposedly can handle 650lbs so I should be ok and it was only £180 delivered

 

Thanks Steve,

I am considering one of these before I have to pay silly money for twin plate.

 

I already had an ACT clutch but with a heavy duty pressure plate, my clutch was only good enough for 550lbs which I didn't think would be sufficent. There are Xtreme pressure plates you can get with the same clutch I have and it increases the torque load to 720lbs but it then says the pedal feel is hard whereas with mine I don't think its too bad. I originally bought my 1st ACT clutch from a trader on NASIOC

 

There's plenty on Ebay been looking at something like this.

eBay Motors: ACT CLUTCH KIT 6 PUCK SUBARU BAJA 03-05 SB3-HDG6 (item 230312374779 end time Mar-04-09 17:59:00 PST)

 

Thats virtually exactly what I have only mine is rated to 650lbs

 

Yeah yours is the six speed version,(240mm) the one I've posted is the 230mm five speed version.

 

Who welded the plates on your sump?

 

No progress yesterday, too busy at work. Probably no progress tonight either
Ordered some parts on Friday and yesterday, so fingers crossed they should arrive today, then i can finish the long block build, and get the engine back in.

Some late nights coming up towards the back end of the week!

 

Its a baffled sump from AS performance.

 

Here is the car being dropped off today at ZEN performance for mapping

 

Hope it all goes OK for you Steve!

 

The last I heard from steven it was either maxing out my injectors or my fuel pump and was only making 544bhp @ 1.75bar. They worked late on it so I don't know if they managed to get any more???

Just noticed this picture in my phone. injectors are maxed out!

 

did you not have to run the engine in before having it mapped.

 

The car was run in on the dyno, it had only had new rods and bearings so its not like it was a brand new rebuild???

 

thought the running in was more to look after the pistons and bores?!?!?

 

Steve, picture on its way.

It had new rods, ebarings and rings. We run it in on the dyno doing roughly 40 ish miles mixing load etc, then oil change for better oil, and start to push it. This is the way i prefer to run engines in, running in softly, i think they are more at risk of oil consumption IMO.

Steve, you had better learn to hold the steering wheel good and firm, this is going to be an animal on the road. I think you will have full boost way before 4000rpm.

Huge thanks to Paul for the late night dedication to get it right for the circumstances.

Bigger injectors needed.

Steven

 

Huge thanks to both of you for working so late Looking forward to the new injectors and over 600bhp

 

here is the proper scanned version

 

oh i like that Steve..

What pump and injectors are you using?

 

its the bosch 404 pump and they are 740cc deutchweks injectors. Its just a pity they have limited the cars power. But I get to drive the car with 50 of each more than what I had before and in a month or so I will get to drive it with another 50 of each more