Engine build on the way!

[Eeeeky]

Hey guys, heres an update as to whats going on round these parts. The engine is my DD 99 GSX finally went, so i figured lets spend the bucks, and make it a mean DD!

Parts are:

Eagle 88mm crank
Wiseco 9:1 pistons
Manley H beam rods
Clevite bearings
Arp main, and head studs
Mitsubishi OEM gaskets, including MLS
BLE solid timing belt tensioner
Greddy kevlar belt
Fidanza cam gears
BC Ti springs/retainers
BC 280 cams
Mitsu OEM oil pump/front case
Mitsu OEM water pump
Mitsu BSEK
ARP crank bolt
ACT 11lb flywheel
ACT 2100, with 6 puck sprung disc
FIC 850's (for now)
NEW MHI Big evo 3 16G
And open dump housing


Also, I have to thank My friend Nathan (seen in the pics) For helping with this car/build. He has been the reason this car is even being worked on, Thanks so much nate!

 

[95eclipser]

have fun caring that motor down your stairs!!! nice valve cover.

 

[Eeeeky]

Hehe, thanks! We actually already have it downstairs. We ended up carrying it down with intake manifold, coil, and timing cover on. Wasnt too bad. Two flights of stairs too.

 

[project98dsm]

Honestly though, if that engine sat in my room, I'd never be able to sleep. I'd just touch myself...all night long. But on a serious note, that valve cover is straight sex. That's pretty ballsy running a solid tensioner though. But I can't speak from experience since I've never really read up on them. Props, brotha!

 

[pj91gsx]

make sure you let that clutch break in. my $400 ACT clutch lasted 1200 miles. I guess because i didnt resurface the flywheel and i beat on it constantly.

 

[jordancespedes4]

man u get to rebuild your engine in your room dam man i whish i could do that i would never sleep

 

[2GEEZEY]

nice build! but why the small turbo! slap on a holset or a 60 trim!

 

[95weclipse]

how much did you pay for that stroker kit?

 

[Eeeeky]

No stroker here, 88mm is the stock stroke. Just a stronger replacement. It was hard to sleep at night..haha. I do have an HX35, but this car will be my DD for a while. Remember this is a BIG 16g, they are not lacking at all.

No worries about not resurfacing my flywheel, its brand new 11lb ACT. However i will be breaking it in.

The solid tensioner is awesome, set it, rotate the engine a few times, re check, lock the nut...and go. I love the VC as well, cost me 35 bucks to have it coated.

 

[MrCotinTail]

Did you take the lettering off you valve cover or did yo buy it that way, i did mine my self and powder coated it. I used a belt sander and like 6 or 7 belts, 30 grit all the way up to 220

 

[MrCotinTail]

also what do you know about the solid tentioner

 

[Eeeeky]

i bought the valve cover already shaved. cost me $35 to have it blasted, and coated. The solid tensioner is the answer to failing hydraulic tensioners.

 

[zanderson]

Nice! That looks like one sexy motor. I'm just getting ready to do my motor build. Got her pulled to day I went really smothly. I got my ass reemed for pulling my head apart in my room the other day. maybe it would have been different if my motor had looked as sexy as yours

 

[95weclipse]

well how much for the crank rods and pistons and where did you get them?

 

[Eeeeky]

Haha, my parents werent to happy about it, no matter how sexy it is, its still just a damn mitsu motor in there house.

I bought them all from jnztuning.com

crank was $575
Eagle Forged 4340 Chromoly Crankshaft (7 Bolt 88mm) : JNZ Tuning

Rods were $365
Manley H Beam Rods-7 Bolt DSM/EVO 8/9 : JNZ Tuning

Pistons were $450
Wiseco Forged 9.0:1 Pistons (7 Bolt 4G63) : JNZ Tuning


My order total to jnz tuning was $4031.xx, then there was ebay, local machine shop...etc. I would have to guess there is just over 6k in parts and machine work. I built the engine, but paid for the honing, and resurfacing.

 

[daddybonez07]

Vey nice motor and thats pretty awesome you can build it in your room, sleep deprived from looking at the motor. 16g is nice but 60 trim when you make your choice

 

[builtmytalon]

Did you build that tensioner? or did you purchase it? let me know. I was going to purchase the BLE tensioner, but built my own out of my old one. Im looking at all options. Im not sure if the one I built will hold up ? Looks good.

 

[Eeeeky]

This is the BLE solid timing tensioner.

 

[ShadowRS99]

Nice engine man.
If I had 6k and mine wasn't an extreme DD I would do the same...
Less inductiong though (N/T)

 

[builtmytalon]

So it's the BLE tensioner for the 7 bolt . I was wondering why it looked different.
Let me know if you have any issues with the tensioner. I used my old tensioner to make a solid tensioner, but I dont trust it. I was thinking of going with the BLE.
Can we get a close up pic of the tensioner installed ?
Thanks.