[shook]

hey guys, i finally got my motor back from the machine shop and tonight we were preping everything so it can be dropped in this weekend. here are some pictures i took while we were bolting things together, the mods that were done are..

wiseco pistons (88mm 8.5 compression) and wrist pins
20over block bore
hasting rings
reconditioned con rods
new main bearings
new con rod bearings
polished crankshaft
engine balance
balance flex plate
balance crank pulley
check and align
resurface head
soda blast head
port and polish intake and exhaust ports (gasket matched)
cometic headgasket
arp headstuds
all new seals

i think thats about it.. check out the pictures here

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4286653521

sorry but you might need to log in if not already a member .. hope to have it up and running by next week if weather here is good and everything goes smooth. wish me luck ! and ill keep everyone updated as usual as well as take more pictures and maybe even video


-shook

 

[da_horse]

Hey Shook!

great work mate...:thumbup:

and we get to see vids?:banana:

its great to see you doing so much for the Rippmods SC and for your camry....


Cheers

Huy

 

[CrawlingEye]

nice ipp shortblock. :thumbup:

 

[Samsonite79]

can't wait to read about your results. I wanna know every thing :-D

 

[shook]

so i can run more boost ! im planning on going 9 - 11psi or even 14 - 16psi with bigger injectors but ima do the break in with my current 5psi set up .

-shook

 

[luisitol]

wow that is quite a drop in compression. Is 14psi the most you plan on running? Cuz you could have gotten away with 9.5:1 or 9:1 with jsut 14psi

Anywyas, the block an dhead look great. You had the block painted?

 

[shook]

haha well, we'll just have to see im afraid the next weakess link will be the trans. ill be installing a trans cooler thanks to Steve Meinsers advice, he said it should help out alot. the block was painted after it was cleaned by the machine shop that i had the work done at.. im guessing they paint it back to factory spec ? not sure .

-shook

 

[luisitol]

yea tranny cooler will help alot. I'm sure steve alraedy told you about running a thermostat inline there too.

 

[Tony the Tiger]

IMO, I am afraid your weakest link will be the stock connecting rods. Why settle for stock ones though if you plan to run higher boost?

 

[luisitol]

did you get them shotpeened at least?

 

[CamNub]

Maybe this is a dumb question but would this affect ur s/c in anyway?

 

[Eye8Pussies]

^ he's got a snail, not a blower....

 

[gaak]

very nice man, can't wait to hear about what happens. Let us know what u dyno at and all ur specs, k?

 

[shook]

well yea.. maybe that was something i shouldve done but what happened was when the motor was at the machine shop i was ready to have them order me some Eagle H-beam rods but about a week later they told me there were no applications for the 5sfe. the said they can custom make them but it would cost almost $1000 and the wait would be about a month - month half. i needed the car up and running by a certain time or it wouldve gotten towed from the neighborhood.. guess it was a time issue not a cost issue. when i took the engine to the machine shop the guy took a look at the stock 5sfe rods and was actually impressed by how beefy they looked.. he said those would do fine and so did Burien Toyota when i had asked them.

-shook

 

[Rapeacivic]

Cool man :thumbup: Can't wait to see some vids of your car running at 14 psi:thumbup:

 

[92CAMRYGTS]

i dont think i would have gone that low on my compression. even for 143's that just low. especially when you're only gonna hit 14 at the peak of your rpms, your down low is gonan suck for daily driving. for a suprcharger a little higher compression is good because you cant turn up the boost with a switch where that extra low compression is a nice safety. you wont make as much power as you could have if you had some higher compression. good though its great that you finally got your motor built. after doin all this work you might as well see if can run even higher. see if they can get a 20# kit together, you got the motor for it. let me know if you want to get any real head work done, the guy i'm gonna go to really knows his shit. you should prob get some cams for your car also.

 

[luisitol]

well yea.. maybe that was something i shouldve done but what happened was when the motor was at the machine shop i was ready to have them order me some Eagle H-beam rods but about a week later they told me there were no applications for the 5sfe. the said they can custom make them but it would cost almost $1000 and the wait would be about a month - month half. i needed the car up and running by a certain time or it wouldve gotten towed from the neighborhood.. guess it was a time issue not a cost issue. when i took the engine to the machine shop the guy took a look at the stock 5sfe rods and was actually impressed by how beefy they looked.. he said those would do fine and so did Burien Toyota when i had asked them.

-shook

Billet 4340 chromoly Steel Rods for the 5SFE from Crower are $680

 

[shook]

i think i saw those as well, i was looking at all kinds of rods at raceeng.com but they all had to be special order and wouldnt have made it here in time. its too late now so im just gonna have to hope the for best and trust the opinions i got from the experts i talked to say.. wish me luck guys

-shook

 

[luisitol]

cool, just wanted to maek sure you had all the options. Thats weird that it'd be a special order, crower has them listed as an in stock item i believe.

Well good luck, you should be able to lay down some good numbers with the built motor. gotta see soem vids soon

 

[92CAMRYGTS]

if we werent so far apart from each other i would ask to race. i just want to see how bad i would get beat haha.