LHooley wrote:The pickup was spotless when I pulled the motor apart yesterday, The injectors were pretty caked but nothing too bad.
As for the mods..
Theres some modified pistons you can buy through a mob called G&L Performance
They do a modified, forged, coated piston upgrade which fixes the risk for cracking.
Currently the plan is to also
- Stronger pistons
- Balance shaft delete
- Hi-Flow Turbo
And it should fly for 500,000kms
All sounds good, but I'd suggest doing a "History Check" on after-market components that are so integral to what you're doing. The reason I say this involves a little story of my own history:
Rebuilt a VW Kombi years ago and swapped out the original engine for a "Cheaper" Brazillian engine. Fitted it up with Hot-Dogs and Extractors, sounded absolutely awesome. At 18 - 19 years old It used to stand up when I took off from the lights, it was great. Yeah, I should've run it in before dancing it around, but the Brazillian engine only lasted a couple of months. Luckily Dad was there to talk me into replacing it with a 3 speed 78 Patrol instead of a Porsche engine changeover or I might not've been here to pass on the story.