What should i do while my engines apart?

[SkinnyBAM]

Both manifolds are out and the head is off. Car has been sitting out for a while since its taken me this long to find a replacement head.

So what should i do now that will be harder later when the engine is put back together?

Thanks for the help

 

[K_Hill]

If you had porting tools I would port the exhaust manifold.

 

[import1]

id say porting would be a good idea. also you could replace many of the gaskets while its out.

 

[TJGoSurf]

Paint the engine bay black.

 

[SkinnyBAM]

Paint the engine bay black.

It already is ha

 

[jaredgsx]

Both manifolds are out and the head is off. Car has been sitting out for a while since its taken me this long to find a replacement head.

So what should i do now that will be harder later when the engine is put back together?

Thanks for the help

how much money do you have???

 

[SkinnyBAM]

how much money do you have???

as of right now ~$1000 but i need a driver side window before i do any performance things

 

[jaredgsx]

well you can port your intake manifold, and your head on both sides.....or you can get some cams, valves, springs, and retainers...i would just say #### it, pull the block out and start from the ground up

 

[calcifer]

as of right now ~$1000 but i need a driver side window before i do any performance things

Yeah, but you can get that from a junk yard, so no big deal.

 

[JayZDMX21]

Well for sure buy new water pump, timing belt, head gasket, and tensioer. The with money left over get the head done up.

 

[SkinnyBAM]

well you can port your intake manifold, and your head on both sides.....or you can get some cams, valves, springs, and retainers...i would just say #### it, pull the block out and start from the ground up

I have heard that cams arent that big of a performance gain, is this true? Or you telling me to do it for reliability purposes becuase i definatly want that.

 

[motoman358]

ARP head studs if you plan on boosting big in the future. how does the bottom end look? maybe clean the carbon off the tops of the pistons. as long as its apart and not driving i would take out the balance shaft if it has not been taken out already.

 

[SkinnyBAM]

bottom end looks solid. The head gasket looks a little corroded in one place...ive been putting oil in the cylinders every now and then so they should be good to go when the head comes.

 

[TJGoSurf]

I have heard that cams arent that big of a performance gain, is this true? Or you telling me to do it for reliability purposes becuase i definatly want that.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/camshaft.htm

Know it, there will be a test.

 

[SkinnyBAM]

ARP head studs if you plan on boosting big in the future. how does the bottom end look? maybe clean the carbon off the tops of the pistons. as long as its apart and not driving i would take out the balance shaft if it has not been taken out already.

Whats the best way to clean up the pistons/cylinder walls?