not sure what rods you have decided to go with, but i would suggest the custom length rods you can get from a site sponsor or other places, if you are going to use vitaras. That is what the rods were designed for.

good luck with it! :TU:

 

I was going to go with SCAT or Eagle rods, but using the compression calculator from Zeal, it appears that it would drop me to 7.5, not 8.5 like the ads for vitara kits suggest.

I'll be looking for a way to save some money by bundling as many of the internals as I can together (i.e. ebay kits), but I might have to leave the rods out, as all I can find are the standard length ones in kits.

 

YCP 75mm Vitara Pistons & Custom Length Rods Combo D16 |

 

good to see your doing work, its funny i have installed my turbo kit but never removed an engine myself

 

After an almost unbelievable number of snags, I finally have the engine on the stand.

Cleanup and tear down to follow soon

 

Apparently Crank Pulley Bolt beats 3/8" Drive Socket

I'm gonna soak it in PB blaster overnight and see if I can scrounge up a 1/2" drive 17mm to borrow

 

Engine is off to the ship for a 75.5mm bore, deck hone, crank journal mic, and of course a thorough cleaning.

No pics though

 

Don't bore your block until you have your pistons. You need them to set proper ptw.

 

Thanks for the heads up;

Just got my pistons and rods and dropped them off at the shop.

Went with p2p0 custom rods (138.63mm), and ycp vitata pistons with riken rings

 

At 300whp I would run .0025 ptw but a lot of people on hear would say .003. Make sure you tell the shop or they will do the OEM .0015

 

whats the dowside of a smaller p2w, piston slap?

 

Went with .003 piston to wall clearance.

Currently considering a y8 heads. Not sure whether to post this here, in the engine section, or the turbo section, so I'll start with here;

Any thoughts on an ebay rebuilt head?

Honda Civic EX D16Y8 1 6 vtec Rebuilt Cylinder Head 96 00 P2J No Core Required | eBay

 

If you run too big p2w Clearence you get piston slap/ blow by.
But if its too small it will cause scoring/ can seize up.

I would go w/ y8, they flow better.
And i would rebuild it myself ( don't trust ebay and cheaper)

 

don't really see any used on ebay. any other places to pick up a y8 head besides craigslist. pick n pull maybe?

 

Picked up a trunk full of goodies from the machine shop today!

Going to go with the y7 head and a 272 regrind for now. Don't think I need new valves or springs, as I'm not planning to spin it over the stock redline.

Will be moving in a month or so, so the goal is to get the built engine back in the car and running before adding the various pieces of the turbo system.

 

Finally got some time to work.

I've moved since the last update (which meant getting the suspension completely back together), and now have the garage mostly to myself.

Ended up going with p2p0 rods, and 75.5mm vitara's with .0025 ptw

 

Flip your pistons 180. You want them to point to the flywheel

 

Had me worried for a second!

The picture is dark, but the engine stand (and hence the output shaft to the transmission) is at the top of the picture

 

http://www.d-series.org/forums/forced-induction/95862-vitara-pistons-arrows-toward-flywheel-2.html

 

...that is toward the flywheel, look at the threaded nipple for the oil filter

 

Lol, you are right, my bad. I just now noticed that.

 

updates??????

this is the exact same build I'm about to do!!

 

I've been waffling on porting my oil pump myself (would have to buy a grinder), or dropping that money on having Endyn do it. I went with that; its supposed to be shipping this week.

I really need to get back on it; cam needs to go out for a regrind (gonan go with delta 272), and I need to decide if I'm going to replace the springs or do any other headwork. probably won't.

have you got a civic, or a del sol?

Looks good 300whp is pretty doable with these set-up I have a pretty similar build. What turbo are you running on this? Pump?

Haven't picked the turbo yet, oil pump is stock pump modified by Endyn.

 

Looks good 300whp is pretty doable with these set-up I have a pretty similar build. What turbo are you running on this? Pump?

 

porting oil pump is very simple, looking forward to see the results

 

Go with a y8 head.

 

Trying to save some cash. Can't recall if compression ratio is different on the y8, but my goal is only 300-350hp at the crank.

I know that they flow better, but I think I can get what I'm looking for out of the y7 with a cam regrind.

 

Nice Progress so far, Good Luck with the Build.

 

Still waiting for my oil pump to be shipped.

In the mean time, I need to determine if I should replace seals in the head, or even the valves themselves. I'm thinking the springs are ok.

I've had the engine deck resurfaced, but I haven't had the same done to the head.

Lots of investigation to do while I wait for parts. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated