Galipso
Supporting Member
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- Aug 23, 2011
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Tampa,
Florida
Hey Everyone,
Long time no see!
I havn't touched my poor 97 Talon TSi in 3 years and i finally got the cash to rebuild my head so I'm seeking some advice after I've read through a couple of the forums here.
Background Story: A few years ago my valves smacked my pistons so i had the head rebuilt (in retrospect, by a shitty shop) and bought a 1G block to build up. I had the block built with all forged internals, bored 20 over, crank was rebalanced, counterbalanced deleted. Shortly after assembly (about 200 miles), it was smoking out the exhaust.
So now my belief is that i got some bad valve seals or the head didn't get everything replaced that needed to, or i blew the head gasket or the head might be warped (it has overheated before when a coolant line ruptured on the freeway)
I want this to be the last time i pull the head off so i want it built right and to last.
This means replacing the original springs, all the seals, have the valves reseated, head resurfaced.
Below is a list of all the parts im going to order, but what i want to know is if im missing something, if one of these isn't necessary to replace, if I'm just going overkill or what.
Additional information: I have 400-450HP goals, so I'm also replacing my cheap Chinese Ebay turbo with a Big16G Evo3 Turbo.
BC Cams 268/272
BC Valve Springs and Titanium Retainers
GSC Exhaust and Intake Valves
GSC Valve Seals
OEM Valve Lock Keepers
TopLine Lifters
Ferrea Valve Guides
AEM Cam Gears
OEM Composite Head Gasket
Kiggly HLA Oil Pressure Regulator
Camshaft Seals
Valve Cover Seal Kit
Machine Shop Service:
Valve reseating
Head resurfacing
Valve guide replacement
Am i missing anything? Any mods to the head? porting?
Anyone's input is welcome.
Thanks
Long time no see!
I havn't touched my poor 97 Talon TSi in 3 years and i finally got the cash to rebuild my head so I'm seeking some advice after I've read through a couple of the forums here.
Background Story: A few years ago my valves smacked my pistons so i had the head rebuilt (in retrospect, by a shitty shop) and bought a 1G block to build up. I had the block built with all forged internals, bored 20 over, crank was rebalanced, counterbalanced deleted. Shortly after assembly (about 200 miles), it was smoking out the exhaust.
So now my belief is that i got some bad valve seals or the head didn't get everything replaced that needed to, or i blew the head gasket or the head might be warped (it has overheated before when a coolant line ruptured on the freeway)
I want this to be the last time i pull the head off so i want it built right and to last.
This means replacing the original springs, all the seals, have the valves reseated, head resurfaced.
Below is a list of all the parts im going to order, but what i want to know is if im missing something, if one of these isn't necessary to replace, if I'm just going overkill or what.
Additional information: I have 400-450HP goals, so I'm also replacing my cheap Chinese Ebay turbo with a Big16G Evo3 Turbo.
BC Cams 268/272
BC Valve Springs and Titanium Retainers
GSC Exhaust and Intake Valves
GSC Valve Seals
OEM Valve Lock Keepers
TopLine Lifters
Ferrea Valve Guides
AEM Cam Gears
OEM Composite Head Gasket
Kiggly HLA Oil Pressure Regulator
Camshaft Seals
Valve Cover Seal Kit
Machine Shop Service:
Valve reseating
Head resurfacing
Valve guide replacement
Am i missing anything? Any mods to the head? porting?
Anyone's input is welcome.
Thanks