Pick up a m12x1.25 tap to run through your head bolt holes so you don't run into the same situation as your first block did. I found mine at a local hardware store for $4 (Autozone/o'reillys do not carry this size)just run it down each bolt hole before you put your head bolts in

Did you know how much slack there was before you pulled it out?

Lol when I started reading, I was thinking "Great another guy wasting my time about what he wants to do to his car" then I scrolled down and thought "I retract my previous statement."Good luck man, and I got 4 letters for you: S. M. I. M!!

thanks, i bought me one

Alright at the end of my automatic crank is a insert for centering up the torque converter. i guess its an auto's version of a pilot bearing, but i cant get it out of my crank and i need to put it on my new engine.where can i buy one? what is it called? i checked with the online OEM Mitsu...

solved, ground it flush

The dowel pin on the crank that centers the flywheel wont come out of my crank. I need it to come off because the car is an Auto and I never noticed the difference between cranks cause my last build was a 5speed car. I have been hitting it with pBlaster for the past couple days while i think of...

its not a question of the type of fastener in this case, its a question of the condition of the head gasket. the worse the condition the less likely the arp stud will seal it using the 1 by 1 methodbut if it makes you feel better i know someone who did it on an Evo that was a few years old...

Ok so I just built my motor, dropped it in, and was about to put the flexplate on when i noticed the 5speed crank i was using still had the dowel pin in the end of the crank, how the hell do i get this thing out? vice grips arent workingplus the piece that goes into my auto crank (the auto...

Alright I have to replace some damaged parts for my 6-bolt, I need 2 block/head dowel pins and a set of the oil squirters and crush washers.I checked dsmgraveyard with no luck. and slowboy's. But I am not finding anything. I hate going to my dealership and I would much rather find these...

thanks, problem solved :D

Alright so I am installing my oil squirters into this new block that I just got back from the machine shop, and the #2 squirter bolt breaks off into the block and I had to ease it out. None of the other bolts would tighten all the way up in that cylinder but the bolts worked fine in cylinders 1...

Last one of these engines i built the rings (ross) had instructions to which way the bevels of the rings were supposed to facethese NPR's just say 1st 2nd and 3rd.Which way is each ring supposed to face? Beveled side down with flat side up? there is no dot marking the top of the ring...

Alright aparently my machinist misplaced my dowel pins while checking my block. Do i have to have them? or can i just assembleif i have to have them what size do i need or does sbr or extremepsi sell em?

Ok well when i popped the back off the trans i just sat it to the side without looking at it. well when i went to put it back on i saw that a round bearing type thing with a piston ring type thing was sitting with it, I didnt see how it came off so i stuck the ring in and then the bearing and it...

The car was having shifting problems (working sometimes, and not shifting other times) and even manually shifting up sometimes wouldnt shift it. if i can fix it with just a new shift solenoid then ill put that shaft back in.but if its clearly that easy then ill put the shaft back in myself

yeah the thing that worries me is that its an automatic. and before the car blew up it was having shifting problems that could have been mechanical or electrical. Ive swapped internals on DSM manual trans before (FWD) and it worked out alright but ive never touched an automatic

well the local transmission shop (that is any good) will not work on a carried in transmission.they want me to put this trans on the new engine and drive/pull it up there firstwill just sliding the shaft back in atleast get me to the transmission shop? i am not cracking this trans open...

so when i pulled my motor/trans, the output shaft came out of the transmission with the xfer case.Can I put it back together with this new motor or does the tranny have to be disassembled and the shaft be put back in correctly.

I got a 91 AWD Auto car that had been blown up. Owner said he 'got on it' in first and tried to shift up into 2nd but it didnt and it threw a rod.He also said that sometimes while just driving it wouldnt shift out correctly, but other times it would be fine and pull hard. He claimed it was...

Well this kit has a mitsu rear bearing, and a mitsu stub shaft, the only non mitsu parts are the 2 freeze plugsthe small one plugged the oil pump hole perfectly.but yes like you said im going to reuse the front bearing to atleast keep the block parts 100% mitsu, but as for the mini freeze...

I don't see how your reply had anything to do with my question.

I wasnt asking how to install it, ive done that before. I was asking if the freeze plug goes in like a regular block freeze plug (pressed in with a socket) or if its meant to be jb welded like the other plug wasbut im just going to flip the existing bearing, will ease my conscience using a...

Alright I am doing my 2nd ever BSEK install. The first time I was using the same kit that was used in the VFAQ, It came with 2 bearings a seal-plug and the mitsu stub shaft.This kit I am trying now came with 1 bearing, and 2 different sized freeze plugs. I installed the smaller freeze plug...

Awesome thanks!

91 Eagle Talon TSi AWDI am beating my head in trying to pull the tranny from this car, Haynes manual shows a 3 winged flex plate and says there are 3 torque converter bolts. Well i finally got the tranny out but I have a 4 winged flexplate that had 4 torque converter bolts on it, and the...

Wow a 6-puck, your going to be having alot of fun with that :D

did you ever get it working? remember the starter gear extends to grab the converter, they wont line up at bolt on.

Alright, I'm finishing up my build and I need to tie up a few loose ends. One of which is my Timing Tensioner. I have 2 between the two motors im working with, both with around 150K miles. Is it absolutely necessary I replace it? I mean if I install it and it is within the spec in my manual does...

i have that whole set ( i used to work for AZ) the kit i have doesnt have a 14mm in it. i am just gonna pull the tcase and get a shop to try it once the car is running

crap i forgot all about pulling the tcase off. thanks!

I went to pull the drive shaft out of my car today (got it not running, putting another motor into it) and aparently someone has been under the car and stripped one of the nuts that holds up the front hanger bearing. A 14 is what i used to get the other ones off, but this one is a no go. I used...

Remember you can always get custom lengths of spark plug wires at the part stores, they usually keep them behind the counter but when I worked for O'Reillys we had many lengths of each kind of wire in stock all the time.

Dude, chill out, When i took my 7 bolt apart (98 GS-T) All my bearings looked about the same size, except the middle bearing (thrust) had those washers on the sides of it like you posted the picture of in your other thread.I built a 6bolt and it used the one piece design. To rebuild your...

I have been trying for hours to order the snap on tool from their website but it keeps saying my shipping address is invalid... HOW DO I GET THIS TOOL?!?!?!edit: Matco Tools has it also, if you can't get snapon's website to work heres a link to another site same price...

I have a good head from a spare engine but if I can fix this up to keep as a spare then its worth the money to fix it. Only reason I asked was because some of the welding would be in the CC and I don't know how well the weld would handle the pressure

Is this something that can be welded up and flatened back out or should I just junk it?

Very possible, My friend converted his Ford Festiva to RHD By using a Sprocket/Chain Setup and then making his own nice vinyl covered dash. Car has been daily driven for years, and looks almost Factory

The valves are Elgin.http://www.elginind.com/I am just going to replace everything in the head, I will see if the parts store will send the part back and me just cover the shipping cost, Ill try and get a supertech kit or something, but right now I have to goto work thanks for the help.

I bought them from a very reputable shop (Birmingham Piston) here in Alabama, I was a manager for a parts store and have seen many reliable parts come from theses guys. I have never used their valves but ill just have to see once they come inedit: Also this is not a performance build, its a...

Alright so I get my 2g pistons on 1g rods back today from the machine shop. I assume I need to use the 2g rings, but are the gaps different from 1g to 2g motors? I am using a 1g haynes manual, or do I just need to use .004" Per inch of bore? Standard bore so id be using around what my haynes...

i just bought all new valves, im not taking any chances.

does it matter that my donor valves are coming from a 91 galant head, and my car is a 91 tsi. I didnt think it would just wanted to make 100% sure before i take them,

alright ill just take both heads to the machine shop and let them swap them out. thanks

Alright so my spare motor I picked up jumped time and some valves hit some pistons. I picked up another head and its #2 cylinder valves hit the pistons.I want to try and salvage some good valves from my bad head and get this better head running,do i have to find 2 good intake and 2 good...

turbo 420a cars are awesome :hellyeah:

I bought a rolling 92 eagle talon six bolt that needs a turbo. But I am doing the manual tranny swap on it while I build up the motor.Did the 1992 6bolt AWD Automatics have a LSD rear end? If not, which year car do i want to get a manual tranny/transfercase and rear end from? Will i need...

Alright, I ordered .020 over Ross 8.5:1 pistons for my 6bolt build. I did some researching and pretty much see that .019 is good for the top ring gap but what should the second one be?I plan on running my evo3 at 20psiSearches showed a ton of different ring gaps you guys recommended so I...

Got the .020 over Ross pistons for my 6bolt. Do the rings come already gapped?

The whole reason my car is down right now is because of the tranny. Watch out for launching it hard because it tore my diff into pieces. So maybe upgrade your diff pin or something so you won't destroy everything first few runs at the track.-dustin