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Originally Posted by MercRacing
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I wish they had that supercharger inlet when I still had mine. Looks so much better and the flow is great. Bay is looking great
Thanks man- the inlet looks and performs awesome. [MENTION=974]MercRacing[/MENTION] makes a great productQuote:
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Have to love pollen season in the northeast. Gave the skittle a deep clean
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The pollen has been sucking lately! Nice job cleaning up
Some shots from this weekends NE ep3 meet....
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Nice shots and meet!!
Well that was short lived. My newly ported/ modified charger seized up on me today while driving on highway. Initially i thought the motor locked up- turns out the belt is under so much tension to prevent belt slip that when the blower seized- it didnt allow the motor to turn over?! Well now to tear it all back apart and see what the damage is... Fantastic first time on a tow truck.
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Worst case possible. Charger devoured itself internally and the pieces made their way into the motor. Blown charger and motor... We like to call that SOL. Pics dont do it justice... RIP.
View of the valves. They are coated in aluminum shavings
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View of the aftercooler as i removed it... Covered with chunks of aluminum from the chewed up rotors
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The charger. Looks like the bearing failed and the rotors walked into the casing and chewed everything to pieces. Remember this is a freshly rebuilt, modded charger from Stiegmierer...
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Just for fun- full tear down in the drive way. Look for a part out soon more than likely
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Dont know where to go from here- the blower is toast though. Maybe stiegemeier will make it right maybe not idk yet. Just gotta figure out what to do with the car.
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ahhh damn, that sucks
Damn man that really blows, hope that company responds to ya bro
Thanks- not looking good as of now.
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Wow, that's a crazy situation. Please keep us all in the loop, and do your best to keep a positive mindset. Where there's a will, there's a way. Hope that sheds some light into the darkness.
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That's no good... Hoepfully they take care of you in regards to the blower and perhaps the motor just needs to be disassembled and cleaned.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluEP3_SC
Yea we will see- i think the blower is unfixable judging by how torn up the rotor pack and casing is. The motor has no compression in 3 cylinders so i think it might need a rebuild... We will seeQuote:
Originally Posted by aLmk
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Pulled the motor and tore it down. It looks pretty good- no major damage. Im going to rebuild it regardless... Just need to figure out what im gonna build it for ;)
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wow u work fast, props, and well you can always join the dark side
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Lol we will see... Im looking into it nowQuote:
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Wow, that was fast! Nice work! Were the piston rings just damaged? And the vales?Quote:
Originally Posted by bluEP3_SC
Pistons/ cylinder walls look fine- minus the aluminum shavings on the piston crowns. The head looks like it will need some work- there are shavings stuck in the valves, which would explain my lack of compression in 3 cylinders. Im going to look into a fresh rebuild- something that will support some more boost ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by aLmk
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i like the sound of that, im excited for ya
Would you guys say sleeves and a ported head are needed for a 5-600hp build?Quote:
Originally Posted by monjarassi
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Nope not at all sirre,Quote:
Originally Posted by bluEP3_SC
just a heads up http://www.k20a.org/forum/showthread.php?t=154361
Stock sleeve, and stock ported head crew checking inn
I figured as much. Thats good to knowQuote:
Originally Posted by monjarassi
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Yup tuner and engine builder said id be fine especially with the aftermarket cams and IM, the motor will make its power early too
Same here, I even have stock cams and stock IMQuote:
Originally Posted by monjarassi
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Originally Posted by aLmk
Ok cool. Ill have to talk to my tuner and see what kind of motor setup i should be looking into. Id like to keep it pretty simple
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All I did was pistons, rods, and bearings.
Im thinking ill do the same in the bottom end. Maybe I'll have CNC werx add a CSS just for good measure along with a fresh hone and cleaning.Quote:
Originally Posted by aLmk
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Im going to to have to rebuild the head though- good time to beef everything up ;). Ive been eyeing the Full Race EFR kits...
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Some people really do not like block guards which is what that is, some have success with them. Based on my research I chose not to get one and just stay stock in that area, I didn't have to over bore so my cylinders are still 86mm. As for the EFRs, does your chassis allow you to fit the twin scroll kit? If not, I definitely suggest getting the EFR in an externally gated setup, they perform much better that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluEP3_SC
I think the twin scroll, internally gated kit would fit in the ep3. My tuner, drob, advised me to skip the k24 rebuild and source a k20 due to its stronger oem cylinder construction if i was to go turbo. So now im kinda back to the drawing board.Quote:
Originally Posted by aLmk
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Gotcha, well if you do go turbo, I cannot recommend going external over internal enough. It's far superior in every way.
[MENTION=954]bluEP3_SC[/MENTION] I thoroughly agree. +1 :yeahthat:Quote:
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Can you ask D-Rob to post up about that cylinder construction information? I'm not trolling, I've heard it before. It would be awesome for him to explain that to everyone (me). It's just those little things that are nice to have on the forum for everyone!Quote:
Originally Posted by bluEP3_SC
I can ask but I'll take a gander at what he is referring to. K24 bore is 87mm compared to a k20 which is 86mm. There is your +1mm cylinder thickness right there. Its just a bit more material that strengthens the k20 cylinders compared to the k24.Quote:
Originally Posted by Si Speed 317
It doesn't really matter anymore though- i think my boost days are over. I was quoted almost 6k for a custom TTS rotrex kit... So cross that off. I dont think my JRSC is even remotely fixable and i honestly have little faith now in stiegemeier to rebuild my blower even if they could. I also looked into the turbo option and i dont think the power band would suit my driving style or tastes... Along with the investment since i either need to buy another motor or rebuild mine on top of any of these boost options.
... So things are kind of pointing to the honda purist option. A fresh, stoutly built, street friendly NA k24 aimed at powerband and response for spirited mountain runs and light autocross and road racing. Sorry fellas- but a big power boosted street car just doesn't really fit the bill for me anymore.
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:sadbanana: well best of luck which ever route you choose!
Thanks man. On a brighter side- i got a call today from Stiegemeier regarding my blower. They are condemning it but are looking for a new core. So it seems like they intend to replace it and make things right- which is good to hear. Now i just need to see if replacing my motor is more cost effective than rebuilding it.Quote:
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