Search results

You reckon the w58 is going to handle a turbo setup ??

Do not know about the flywheel you are using but I am running with a custom fly and the 260mm Hilux d4-D diesel clutch pack. You need to clear the inside of the 1UZ auto bell housing for the assy though..Total diameter 300mm required..

Tell me about it !! My project went to a bunch of chaps for the bodywork 15 March last year and by Christmas NOTHING had been done !!! I am seriously dejected here... FF, well done !! I am busy with a similar engine spec wise..and have eye stolen some info here from you.. Kan ek jou moontlik...

Have been looking at this type of intake design for a while now. I see someone has actually taken the plunge and build an intake for his turbo Corolla.. What do you guys think here..he has incorporated bell mouths into the collector as well.. This is an early pic of the 160 hp Quad 4 while the...

Absolutely, same cotters grooves..Talking of which, how reliable is the Lexus retainer assy. on a performance engine ?? 7500 rpm type of performance ?? Oh, using uprated springs of course..

John, we use Stellite rods, TIG welded..Never had a problem with cracking, mushrooming or breakages.. Im pulling my heads apart again to flow test them in the new year..Ill take a pic and post for you.. Love the Ferrari btw....:D

Carlos, My suggestion here ? Skip on the 10mm bolt/stud set and go for a 12mm setup . Its what I have done on my setup here..

For years now I have been welding up the tip of the valves to take up the different base circles that we get by regrinding cam profiles. I am rather amazed that no one has brought this up before. Some of our Alfa Romeo motors are spinning up to 8000 rpm with welded tip valves and shims, no...

So what will happen to the Ford Capri once this is up and running ??? Real nice build here guys..

Hey Fopar, 1UZ

John, about 15 years ago I bought an "o" ringing device from ......uhmmm...yea, cannot remember from whom now, but it was a self centering manually operated device that centered itself within the bore. It then had adjustable carbide cutters or tips that could then cut a "v" groove into the top...

Simply spraying the copper gasket with a high solid silver spray paint can will suffice. Spray it on rather thick and use soon after, not when its hard and cured for days.. We have a moly spray I use on turbo fasteners which also is good to use for sealing the gaskets. Spray it on and use...

Exactly John ! and more the reason to make the heads flow better as the bottom end I believe has all the potential to match the 2JZ.. Comparing the UZ heads and ports they are no better than my Maserati Ghibli 2.8l turbo heads. The Maserati though makes power effortlessly by comparison. Smaller...

It is not that easy, scrapped quite a few in the learning stages. I made jigs and use a thin wall pipe to start off with. Often as you are parting the ring it grabbs and is fubarred..Thats life.

Carlos, good idea as well. Delete the lower tooth and it will work 100 %. The most critical part here is to get the balance between sealing properly and sealing the rest of the gasket around the water sections. If you`re using the standard type graphite gasket, you should not really have an...

John, sorry, my reply did not work as I had intended but it is all there..:o Alex, x= 3.5mm to 4mm-this is not a critical dia. x2= would be the above minus the 0.5mm to 0.8 mm dedicated to the "spike" The "spike" base is 0.5 to 0.8 mm-x2 will change accordingly. There is no second step as...

No, not if you take the time and effort to seal everything up at assembly time. You will notice remnants of Loctite Gray Silicon sealer. The best stuff ever . I use it conservatively but correctly. It seals the rings to the block, the gasket and of course around all the water passages. The...

Mmmm...wrong last picture..

Some of you may know that I have been playing with Alfa Romeo engines most of my life..Turbo`s have presents their fair share of problems . The following is my bullet proof solution to the leaky and blown head gasket saga. I progressed from stainless rings with three grooves biting into the...

Mmm, thanks, I will look into this.