I stumbled into a DSM Website made by an enthusiast and one thing I read made me go all dumb-founded, supposedly it was written by Dave Buschur himself sometime ago or whatnot I would like to get this info out as it seems its sort-of different from what I have been told as far as starting a brand-new built motor goes.

I would like to know what kind of "Special Lube" is used...

boosted spartan

Figured now is as good a time to start this as any. Especially since she's seen a day at the track now. I picked up this 1990 Eagle Talon TSI AWD for 700 bucks back a few months ago. It had bent a rod but other then that was in good shape overall. I had a spare 6 bolt longblock laying around that I decided to drop in it.

After assembly I decided on some goals for the car. Originally...

SBstar

Ever wonder just how big a 4inch intake is? heres a picture of my 1yr old next to mine lol

airmail96

Well I am about to have a Shortblock be built for my brothers project 2g, its a 6-bolt and we are wondering what engine bearings to use. The crank has already been cut .010", had some grooves you could feel with your nail but nothing major the machine guy said it needed to be cut this time to .020" going to have it micro-polished as well and with 50mm (.020") bearings on both the...

boosted spartan

Well, we didn't get a ton done, but we got some of the motor assembled and painted.

The block/head is painted flat black (as is everything else). Here are some picture with the ARP head studs, Felpro head gasket and progress. We also painted the rear hatch jams.

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