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Raby, baby!!
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as some of you know, i've decided to bite the bullet and do a preempt rebuild on my DD/track car. it had 65k miles and 100+ track days, with many overrevs, smoke on start up, and some (valve) ticking, so i felt the time was right before anything else went seriously wrong = more $. there's a lot of good builders around here, no doubt, but i decided to go with Jake Raby in Ga. as he has a GREAT rep, especially re: my year and model. plus, his attn to detail and seemingly endless OCD/AR nature def appeal to me.
anyway, it's going in as a 3.8 but coming out as a 4.0, all the while having many of the inherent OEM weakness addressed, getting battle hardened guts, and getting some bling and upgrades added both internally and to the top/bottom end. i'll post pics and updates as i get them but since i understand very little about engine building or even what i'm seeing in the pics, you all can digest and decipher at will. :lol: here are the first pics from the tear down. upon initial inspec, they are pretty sure the reusables - block, crank - are good but they won't know 100% certain until the final analysis from the machine shop. luckily, the only thing outside of the quoted build cost they have found is that i need all 12 vario-cam lifters but i have heard from others that that is not uncommon. and awaaaaaaay we go. back dat ass up! Attachment 50999 and so it begins Attachment 51004 Attachment 51001 Attachment 51002 is that scoring...? Attachment 51003 is this the variocam lifter? (i'm so ignorant) Attachment 51000 Attachment 51005 dirty dirty Attachment 51006 again, i should know what this is but i mostly don't. :oops: it looks copper and maybe bearing related? Attachment 51007 the money shot - thank god THIS is reusable! Attachment 51008 |
Holy fuch, that bearing is toast! And that does look like scoring in the cylinder (although better to look when it's cleaned up a bit).
I think it was definitely good that you bit the bullet, as you may have been pretty close to getting some new ventilation holes in the case. |
That is one of the chain tensioners, btw, not the variocam actuator. Yikes on the bearing. I told Jake to give you sh*t and tell you he had to take it down to a 2.9l in order to save it :)
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Let me be the first to say.....
Cheater! :p Looks like you caught it in time - good move on your part. ed |
I'm not convinced that's scoring. My 944 cyl looked like that, but you can't feel it with your nail.
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Right on Chris! Very exciting -- good call with the rebuild. That bearing is totally fried.
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Is that a map of Greece on the piston tops? |
Haha if that is Greece, I'm just glad it didn't ex/implode like the actual effed up country! :p
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Is this motor a 3.8 from a 997 C2S? Either way, I'm interested to hear what you have to say about the new engine once you get it back from Raby. Keep us posted!
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yep, it's a 3.8, mine is a '06 C2S.
no real update other than to list out what's included in the frivolous outlay of my child's college tuition and to call out some of the bling that will also be going on/into the (yes, yes, CHEATER!) engine. the overall Raby experience includes:
and thank goodness my block, cams, and crank are in good condition/reusable. all i needed was 12 variocams as mine were cracked and they are not incl in the original price. in addition to the boilerplate above, i am adding/upgrading the following:
as far as the rest of the topside junk, i am only changing out the starter as of now as that is the (i believe??) worst to get to when engine is in. if my alt or PS pump eventually take a crap, i hope it's a relatively painless DIY. oh and how about THIS bling. :cool: Attachment 51630 |
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