Yessir. Tapping the ports on the head tonight so they will be ready for the motor to drop in after I clean up the motor some.Quote:
Originally Posted by E85power
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Yessir. Tapping the ports on the head tonight so they will be ready for the motor to drop in after I clean up the motor some.Quote:
Originally Posted by E85power
Hell yea dude. Rather good news was there was still blue coolant in the motor when I pulled the thermostat. Means to me that it was low mileage like advertised and it was maintained.
9/18/12
So today I picked up a couple fittings from a friend to plug and plumb the head of the k24a2 since I'm using a modified RBC intake manifold. So I went out and bought a set of taps.
I needed 3/8" NPT and 1/2" NPT taps.
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So I got home and got to work.
I broke out a 16mm 12pt socket as my tap wrench since I couldn't find a proper tool.
I wanted to ensure No metals got into the head at all so for the EGR port I bundled a paper towel and put that in the hole to catch the shavings
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Then lubed up the tap with some liquid wrench
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And started tapping
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I went in about a 1/2" and reversed to clear the flutes. Here's why I had the paper towel in the hole.
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Pulled the paper towel out using needle nose pliers. And the outcome was
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A decent looking thread.
Moved onto the coolant port of the head and finished.
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Added the hoses and thermostat housing
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Along the way I put my belt tensioner, alternator, and ac compressor.
Still a few more things to be done then I can install.
I will not be installing the blower right away. So it will be weak and powerless but at least it will be driveable.
Nice start I remember tapping my z3 head too.
I was going to tap mine if I stayed supercharged. Nice work
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Thanks guys. Never did it before and was trying my best not to wreck the head. But turned out much easier then I thought.
oh yeah that aluminum cuts easy!
Yea man. I'm tap plastics at my job so I was used to the process but the material was a huge change of pace for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spaz
Slap this bitch in already :p
Lmao. I'm trying man. I killed myself by buying it do I have to wait a week or 2 to order the remaining sensorsQuote:
Originally Posted by E85power