heya all,

 

Anyone interested in going to the test & tune 2nite at willowbank. Will be there if anyone is up for a race. :)

Id love to go and take a golden shower on grims time...but I have to work all night...

Yes it was a very expensive night after all. Best run was a 16.3 but I had 3/4 tank of fuel. Used some 14" rims my mate has laying around so tyre pressure was also uneven.

Blew the head gasket & warped the head. Total cost to rebuild head $ 950 so I would have to say it was a even 1000 for the night. DAMMIT!!! sob

gimme a break!! 950 for a head rebuild...thats a bit rich

there is a difference between "recondition" and "race port with oversize valves, 7 angle valve seats, heavy springs and provision for massively increased lift", which is probably still too expensive for a grand

Yes i know I got ripped big time. It was either that or get the car back in pieces. He refused to do anything without the head being rebuilt ) Anyway only had to give him 650 as my boss has a work acct. with mechanic & money owing to him so technically speakin the price wasnt too bad. :) The head is like brand new now. Included was head shave port & polish. Valve stems & seals as well. Engine will be sold and 3agze will be implanted ( As soon as I pay off my wedding sob )Now all i need to do is work out the annoying problem with the cooling system.

Tricksta: you didnt happen to be in toowong last night did you? AE92 auto with a Trixta sticker on the back window?

that's the spirit :D

 

even 650 is pretty steep. that's more than what i got quoted to do a tosco port on a 3k head, and they jacked up the price because they didn't like my setup! then again this is from the guys who think a 4k-e has bigger valves, which it doesn't, so i figured i'd just pick up the bloody die grinder myself :)

with a workshop doing all the work, what do you really expect?

 

jamie, how much extra would you have paid for someone to do the porting and assembly + installation into your ke25?

probably another ~$1500

exactly.

 

the moral of the story is to try to do as much as possible yourself.

Yeah I try & do as much as I can but when it comes to overhead cams i don't take the risk. If you drop the timing belt then its all over.

The breakdown of the cost is

- Mechanic : 650 ( Mechainc reckons about 10 hours to remove & Refit ) :D

- Head rebuild : 350 ( A lot of work for the money considering the size of the hole her repaired ) :)

- Time in shop : 2 weeks ( I got f@$ked around left right & centre ) :dry:

Result : Tricksta VERY PISSED OFF. (There were a few plugs that he didnt plug back in which resulted in roadside mechanics by mate & myself / Also it now blows a lot of smoke when cold, possibly need rings. Ok definately needs rings )

Its all good though cause I have come to an arrangement w/ my misses and a new motor is on the cards in the next 2-3 months so I have to behave for a while. :D 3agze on the way & can't bloody wait. :)

3a? why? they're old and weaker than modern 4age/gze bottom ends, not to mention smaller

Cause I have only heard good things about the 3a but now I am not so sure. I was originally thinking of a 4agze but looking at the specs it was only 30 kw better.

What would you recommend that i purchase???

i believe 3a would have weaker 4ac rods, weaker pistons, and less bearing area to distribute the force of combusion over. i may be wrong and they're "the shit" but it makes sense to me. it would be like comparing an old ae71 4ac and a good-block ceramic-piston 4agze, they are very very different motors