GMR content inside HotFires new heart build (56k eat it) UPDATED 6/12

N2HIFI · Post by **N2HIFI** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:54 pm

we were pretty rough with it when putting the motor in because, i used new mounts, had to modify a couple things and reposition the block a little due to the taller deck height, but for the most point the paint seems to take a beating pretty good .. but what it really does ones i start getting it up to operating temp and driving it for a while is a different story.

the paint is 1200 degree block paint from duplicolor so we will see if it does that or not.

N2HIFI · Post by **N2HIFI** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:56 pm

RSXSLVR79;106415 wrote:HOTFIRE FTW!!!!!!!!!!!

damn chris 13:1 compression-thats awesome! nice build! What kind of pistons did you use? What head did you end up using? the same one with new valves?

Looking forward to seing hotfire again for cruises and whatnot.

i put the info back in the original post .. but
oem ctr pistons and rings
ls block
b16 head -new old one was trashed

N2HIFI · Post by **N2HIFI** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:51 pm

ok update from the grave

OK UPDATE 6/12/08

I haven't updated this in a while due to just being really depressed about this whole build and to be honest just plain overly nervous and stressed out about this whole thing. In my last update i posted that the car started and ran ... but what i never mentioned was that it smoked BAD and would not idle correctly at all .. basically the motor had issues .. what they were at the time we could not figure out. So after messing with the car for a few hair pulling days i finally got out the compression tester and went to town... ending results were 200 psi on 3 cylinders and 30 psi on cylinder # 4. SO after all this work and trying to make sure everything was correct and done right the motor is bad aka useless. At this point i was at a loss but needed to figure this shit out , so after talking to a couple of people and getting some ideas we started trouble shooting and looking for the quick fix.

so we pulled the head to make sure that it was seating correctly, upon first inspection it "looked" good no stuck valves, no oil on the piston. So onto the next probable cause a stuck piston ring or the rings not being clocked right .. but we did ALL the pistons the same way how could just one be bad , so we dropped the oil pan and pulled a piston just to find out NOTHING was wrong , rings were correct no scoring of the cylinder WTF. So we reassembled the motor again using gasket sealer and 30w oil this time so i could TQ the head down more hoping this would fix it ... and nothing the same damn thing happened again still smoking it ass off.

So the only choice motor has to come apart and be completely torn down to nothing and sent to the machine shop again, BUT this time upon disassembly we noticed something .. the head was NOT seating at all around cylinder #4 the whole outside of the head and block was not showing any MLS transfer from the head gasket (meaning it was not seating evenly across the block) Problem possibly found, so off to the machine shop the head goes .. get a call from them 24hrs later .. Head checks out after doing a leak down and its only about .02 warped so they take a quick .05 cut off it just to give it a new surface and to make sure 100% thats its right. So that means there is a issue with the block
so off the block goes to the shop to be decked (.05 off also) the bores were checked and everything is good.

well i got everything back about 2 months ago and have just been too chicken shit to put it back together just to have the same issues again because nothing serious was found. So after finally getting to the point of just being tired of not being able to drive the car i am finally starting on rebuild #5 again.

-Progress made last night was, block fully reassembled, repainted baller chrome again, all sensors reinstalled, oil sandwich adapter installed with the oil pressure sending unit for my gauge and the oil feed line for the head,timing belt and cover and mounts for the motor and ALT.

-So tonight i need to reinstall the water cross over tube, my mugen thermostat, mugen fan switch,fly wheel, clutch and reinstall the tranny and put the motor in the car.

-plan is for the motor to be done and running by sunday night so we will see

JVolsch · Post by **JVolsch** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:31 pm

Good luck with the build man. The car is definitely one of my favorites. Good choice on the hybrid intake too, as that's the one I use to have.

Nat X · Post by **Nat X** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:32 pm

Stick in there Optimus

Phate · Post by **Phate** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:35 pm

Werd, if you build it, it will own.

MyfodoSi · Post by **MyfodoSi** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:02 pm

Good luck!!!

modthesol · Post by **modthesol** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:44 pm

Phate;119676 wrote:Werd, if you build it, it will own.

i read that and instantly thought of the D, noooo lol

anyways i am going to start video taping.

jdmjerry07 · Post by **jdmjerry07** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:41 am

Engine bay looks so clean, thats how its should be done right there.

N2HIFI · Post by **N2HIFI** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:12 am

jdmjerry07;119754 wrote:Engine bay looks so clean, thats how its should be done right there.

thanks jerry .. i try for a 120xxx mile 19 year old car it doesn't do to bad