New Engine Pic

[redeclipse7782]

My friend and I dropped the engine in yesterdaylet me know what you think.
6 Bolt 2.3 Stroker
Wiseco Pistons .20 over
Eagle H Beam Rods
Arp Main Studs
Arp Head Studs
King Main/Rod Bearings
Cometic Head Gasket
3g Lifters
PTE 5031E Turbo
Complete Gasket Set
SBR Stainless Tubular w/ Tial 38mm Flange
Tial 38mm Wastegate
14 inch Slim Line fan
MSD Wires
ACT 2600
ACT Streetlite Flywheel
Eliminated Balance Shafts
PTE 880's
Full 3 inch Exhaust
GM MAF
MAF Translator
3 inch Dejon Intake
Walbro 255 HP
Re-wired Fuel Pump (14gauge)
DSM LINK V2
Front Mount Intercooler
Short Route Intercooler Piping

 

[phillabaum03]

Why go with a stock turbo?


Looks great man

 

[arash15]

nice. i think that motor will be happier with a shinny smim tooo. haha

 

[redeclipse7782]

Not a stock turbo, its the buschur racing 500 series, also known as the pte 5031E

 

[93ESTalon]

Why go with a stock turbo?

WTF Please tell me you're joking.

It looks good man! Another DSM soon to be on the road.

 

[phillabaum03]

HA i was definately joking

 

[mitsuclipsegsx]

what 02 housing

 

[larsenracing]

Good god i hope so its noting like a stock turbo. But the motor and turbo looks great i wish mine looked that good.

 

[Boosted98gsx]

You might want to put a stock turbo on the car for the break in period.

 

[jott5555]

one thing i learned the hardest way NEVER break in a new engine with a new turbo.. you will toast your new turbo.. pte is nice and rebuilt mine fo free for me.. but still DONT DO IT.. read lots on engine break in t25 for the first 500 miles and slowly turn up the boost try not to knock it too bad.. then after 500-1k let that sucker outta the bag and start pullin 11's

 

[GILZTSIAWD]

one thing i learned the hardest way NEVER break in a new engine with a new turbo.. you will toast your new turbo.. pte is nice and rebuilt mine fo free for me.. but still DONT DO IT.. read lots on engine break in t25 for the first 500 miles and slowly turn up the boost try not to knock it too bad.. then after 500-1k let that sucker outta the bag and start pullin 11's

Broke my new motor in with a new turbo, no problems whatsoever.

 

[a_scobel]

Broke my new motor in with a new turbo, no problems whatsoever.

It just goes with 'better safe than sorry'...same as using hood pins. He might break it in with the PTE turbo & not hurt it, but it's still just insurance if you slap the old T25 in there.

 

[mirkoelek]

It's very clean all around, you really took good care of it. Make sure you do the rest of the same. I agree with new SMIM.... get one

 

[LRS95TSI]

everything looks good and shiny, just keep it that way and take as much care with the rest of the installation take your time! how much was spent on the motor?

 

[Boosted98gsx]

I hope you have some tranny mods, because if not, you will soon.

 

[DSMunknown]

one thing i learned the hardest way NEVER break in a new engine with a new turbo.. you will toast your new turbo

i suppose then that an upgraded but properly broken-in turbo (say, a 16G with 1K+ miles) would be safe?

 

[Boosted98gsx]

i suppose then that an upgraded but properly broken-in turbo (say, a 16G with 1K+ miles) would be safe?

Not necessarily. You can toast ANY turbo while breaking in an engine. You are wearing down the bearings and getting everything to fit in its place. Metal shards are going to be in your oil. and no, changing it more often isnt going to help. Suck it up, and put a POS turbo on your car for ~2k miles for the break-in period.

I just recently lost my big16g, guess what, about 2000 miles after an engine rebuild. Granted, the turbo was 30k miles old, but had no shaft play before the engine swap. Now it has axial (compressor <-> turbine) shaft play.

 

[staticbrainwash]

I'd like to hear some mod perspectives on this "turbo motor break in" thing. I'm looking at this soon, and don't feel like buying another e316g (which will be purchased at time of rebuild).

 

[redeclipse7782]

You also want to change the oil several times when doing an engine swap. What I do is, the first time the car is started after a new engine has been install, I let the car idle for about 20 minutes then shut it off and change the oil. Then I change the oil after 100, 300, 500, 1000, and 2000 miles. Then after that about every 3000 miles as usual.

 

[TimG]

I'd like to hear some mod perspectives on this "turbo motor break in" thing. I'm looking at this soon, and don't feel like buying another e316g (which will be purchased at time of rebuild).

I just finished two rebuilds with a 60-1 on a forged motor and a 50 trim on a stock motor. Both have perfect compression and both were boosted at about 12psi right from the get-go. I'll be doing my personal car the same way next week.

 

[v2ner]

Haven't had any problems here w/ break in on upgraded turbos. Tranny should be fine but maybe the fork will be stressed.

 

[Splitpi]

Wouldn't then it just be prudent to put an inline filter on the oil feed line to the turbo?

 

[redeclipse7782]

I bought the car for $3400, and with all the mods I am still well under 10k. I do not have a rebuilt tranny yet, this winter I will be dropping it and sending it out to shep for a stage 4 rebuild. I am only going to be running 16lbs of boost until then. I plan on drving the car easy for about 1000 miles then doing some 75% throttle 3rd gears pulls. Then finally getting it dyno tuned around 2000 to 3000 miles.

 

[v2ner]

Slipping the clutch a bit too fast is what will kill your tranny. 3rd gear pulls =

 

[MXD]

Not necessarily. You can toast ANY turbo while breaking in an engine. You are wearing down the bearings and getting everything to fit in its place. Metal shards are going to be in your oil. and no, changing it more often isnt going to help. Suck it up, and put a POS turbo on your car for ~2k miles for the break-in period.

I just recently lost my big16g, guess what, about 2000 miles after an engine rebuild. Granted, the turbo was 30k miles old, but had no shaft play before the engine swap. Now it has axial (compressor <-> turbine) shaft play.

If this is true, how do they keep you from blowing the turbo when the car was bought brand new from the factory? Its got to be broken in also? (Not trying to start a arguement, just wondering) Oh yeah, and would a inline filter help?