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DocWalt · 03-13-2014, 08:18 PM

Fantastic news! My engine is trash....

Not sure what's damaged, but I can't turn it over when it gets warm and it makes horrendous noises.

CntrlSwitch · 03-18-2014, 08:38 PM

Kenny any new updates? Get a chance to check the motor out? Sorry again to hear the bad news!

DocWalt · 03-20-2014, 10:40 AM

The engine is out, but I'm in Oregon. I'll let you know what I find when I get home. Hopefully the old engine is back in by the time I get back so I can get the sloppy tie rod replaced and get it aligned and throw on a set of sticky tires. I want to get the new clutch broken in before autocross.

If the head is bad, I already know who I'm going to have build the new head. I just hope they have time to get it done by mid-summer so I can at least finish out this year with a mostly new engine.

DocWalt · 03-22-2014, 11:05 PM

I got a metallic fro going on:

In the drain pan:

The old engine is back in and running. I'm having some trouble getting all of the air out of the cooling system, but that's easy enough. I need to swap a tie rod, get it aligned and get new tires on it this week. Back to Oregon next week and then autocross a day after I get back. Tight schedule!

DocWalt · 03-24-2014, 09:33 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVsCd5NqZM0

In all its 3.5 cylinder glory. I've got an injector sticking open, replacements on the way.

CntrlSwitch · 03-24-2014, 10:43 PM

Glad she is running again! Get to open up the other motor at all see what went wrong?

DocWalt · 03-24-2014, 10:53 PM

Not yet. I've been pretty demotivated by the constant problems with this engine swap and un-swap. I have no idea what the ferrous material could possibly be, so I'm sure when I crack it open it will be awfully interesting.

DocWalt · 03-25-2014, 09:25 PM

Welp. Tore into the engine. The head looks ok. Needs a VERY thorough cleaning, but otherwise looks ok.

1/2" thick of metallic sludge in the pan.

Windage tray is also full of metallic sludge. The Oil pump is packed with metallic crap too.

#1 rod cap is on the left. It got VERY hot... Probably because there was literally no bearing material left. #4 is on the right with whats left of its bearings.

#1 rod journal is trashed.

#4 rod journal... trashed.

DocWalt · 03-27-2014, 08:20 PM

It lives on all four cylinders! Mostly... I was out on a five minute tune to make the tweaks for the header and the car just straight up shut off, tach dropped to 0, etc. Looked over at my laptop hooked up to the ECU and it was reading 0 RPM even though the ECU still had power and the engine was still spinning at 3 or 4k RPM. Weird... Parked it and started messing around with the distributor and didn't notice anything wrong. Called someone for help and it magically started right back up after hanging up. Called them back and drove home... Strange.

I played around with the idle tuning a bit and drove to Advance to pick up some unrelated stuff. I actually got to jumpstart somebody with the GTI! It's normally the other way around, haha. It pulls pretty darn hard, lights em up rolling into it in first, and spins into second still, even with the LSD. The real test will be after I get it aligned on throw on my new tires.

Also... all of my subframe bolts were finger tight. Oops.

DocWalt · 03-29-2014, 04:49 PM

Freedo aligned

My new tires next to a set of wheels my brother just picked up. The Rivals are a bit wider than Falken RT615K's.

DocWalt · 04-06-2014, 10:32 PM

Had a lot of fun autocrossing today. I was pretty impressed by how well the new setup performed, but rather disappointed in some other aspects of the car. Also, the swaybars aren't enough to prevent body roll... In my second run I managed to get the car on two wheels, lol.

Run 1, a bit slow and the wrong way through the slalom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFPXTv4VCyw

Run 2, with a bit of two wheeling action...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSpo5r58DFc

Run 3, a bit faster now...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZePs-2cUlxY

Run 4, my fastest run of the day. Placed me 4th in our local Street Tire Prepared/Modified class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK9SrKaLokg

DocWalt · 04-07-2014, 01:46 PM

Got a nice snap of my car

https://www.flickr.com/photos/steezy...57643557205644

got this too

DocWalt · 04-12-2014, 10:03 PM

Flushed my lifters, and I'm glad I did. Lots of bearing material.

Also, snapped a pic of my car while I took a break from popping apart lifters.

DocWalt · 04-21-2014, 06:45 PM

Stroker pistons arrived. Notice the offset wrist pin hole

DaveSTi · 04-22-2014, 06:19 PM

I'm confused, did you replace the rod bearings?

DocWalt · 04-22-2014, 07:16 PM

Nope, crank and rods were completely trashed. I put the old engine back in, with the new trans and header.

DaveSTi · 04-22-2014, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DocWalt

Nope, crank and rods were completely trashed. I put the old engine back in, with the new trans and header.

Gotcha! Sorry, skimmed a bit to catch up, it's been awhile since I read a journal on here.

DocWalt · 04-24-2014, 07:38 PM

Haha, no worries dude!

For the heck of it... a video from the other night. Had my brother go for a quick spin so I could hear my car from outside with the header. Sounds insane, heh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twp9MjNCxgs

DocWalt · 05-17-2014, 10:02 PM

Had an autocross today, and had a blast. Unsure if I got 2nd or 3rd in class, but I beat the times all of my friends were setting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ1_lwD6KIg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ENFifXq3M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im9ixywdfDs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5szYg0Lygs

DocWalt · 06-18-2014, 09:18 PM

Since I'm tracking my car next week, a bit of boredom led to this... Now I know the track layout, and vaguely know my braking points, though I'm not planning on pushing nearly this hard in real life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0EJy...ature=youtu.be

03-18-2014, 08:38 PM	#362
CntrlSwitch Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: May 2012 Member #23074 My Ride: 1992 3000GT VR4 iTrader: (0)	Kenny any new updates? Get a chance to check the motor out? Sorry again to hear the bad news! __________________ 1992 3000GT VR4 BPU + 15Gs (needs more fuel!) Weight Reduced from 3800 to 3485lbs Check out my To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-24-2014, 10:43 PM	#366
CntrlSwitch Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: May 2012 Member #23074 My Ride: 1992 3000GT VR4 iTrader: (0)	Glad she is running again! Get to open up the other motor at all see what went wrong? __________________ 1992 3000GT VR4 BPU + 15Gs (needs more fuel!) Weight Reduced from 3800 to 3485lbs Check out my To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-07-2014, 01:46 PM	#372
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	Got a nice snap of my car https://www.flickr.com/photos/steezy...57643557205644 got this too Last edited by DocWalt; 04-07-2014 at 01:48 PM.

04-22-2014, 06:19 PM	#375
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03-13-2014, 08:18 PM	#361
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	Fantastic news! My engine is trash.... Not sure what's damaged, but I can't turn it over when it gets warm and it makes horrendous noises.

03-20-2014, 10:40 AM	#363
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	The engine is out, but I'm in Oregon. I'll let you know what I find when I get home. Hopefully the old engine is back in by the time I get back so I can get the sloppy tie rod replaced and get it aligned and throw on a set of sticky tires. I want to get the new clutch broken in before autocross. If the head is bad, I already know who I'm going to have build the new head. I just hope they have time to get it done by mid-summer so I can at least finish out this year with a mostly new engine.

03-22-2014, 11:05 PM	#364
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	I got a metallic fro going on: In the drain pan: The old engine is back in and running. I'm having some trouble getting all of the air out of the cooling system, but that's easy enough. I need to swap a tie rod, get it aligned and get new tires on it this week. Back to Oregon next week and then autocross a day after I get back. Tight schedule!

03-24-2014, 09:33 PM	#365
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVsCd5NqZM0 In all its 3.5 cylinder glory. I've got an injector sticking open, replacements on the way.

03-24-2014, 10:53 PM	#367
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	Not yet. I've been pretty demotivated by the constant problems with this engine swap and un-swap. I have no idea what the ferrous material could possibly be, so I'm sure when I crack it open it will be awfully interesting.

03-25-2014, 09:25 PM	#368
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	Welp. Tore into the engine. The head looks ok. Needs a VERY thorough cleaning, but otherwise looks ok. 1/2" thick of metallic sludge in the pan. Windage tray is also full of metallic sludge. The Oil pump is packed with metallic crap too. #1 rod cap is on the left. It got VERY hot... Probably because there was literally no bearing material left. #4 is on the right with whats left of its bearings. #1 rod journal is trashed. #4 rod journal... trashed.

03-27-2014, 08:20 PM	#369
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	It lives on all four cylinders! Mostly... I was out on a five minute tune to make the tweaks for the header and the car just straight up shut off, tach dropped to 0, etc. Looked over at my laptop hooked up to the ECU and it was reading 0 RPM even though the ECU still had power and the engine was still spinning at 3 or 4k RPM. Weird... Parked it and started messing around with the distributor and didn't notice anything wrong. Called someone for help and it magically started right back up after hanging up. Called them back and drove home... Strange. I played around with the idle tuning a bit and drove to Advance to pick up some unrelated stuff. I actually got to jumpstart somebody with the GTI! It's normally the other way around, haha. It pulls pretty darn hard, lights em up rolling into it in first, and spins into second still, even with the LSD. The real test will be after I get it aligned on throw on my new tires. Also... all of my subframe bolts were finger tight. Oops.

03-29-2014, 04:49 PM	#370
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	Freedo aligned My new tires next to a set of wheels my brother just picked up. The Rivals are a bit wider than Falken RT615K's.

04-06-2014, 10:32 PM	#371
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	Had a lot of fun autocrossing today. I was pretty impressed by how well the new setup performed, but rather disappointed in some other aspects of the car. Also, the swaybars aren't enough to prevent body roll... In my second run I managed to get the car on two wheels, lol. Run 1, a bit slow and the wrong way through the slalom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFPXTv4VCyw Run 2, with a bit of two wheeling action... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSpo5r58DFc Run 3, a bit faster now... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZePs-2cUlxY Run 4, my fastest run of the day. Placed me 4th in our local Street Tire Prepared/Modified class. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK9SrKaLokg

04-12-2014, 10:03 PM	#373
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	Flushed my lifters, and I'm glad I did. Lots of bearing material. Also, snapped a pic of my car while I took a break from popping apart lifters.

04-21-2014, 06:45 PM	#374
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	Stroker pistons arrived. Notice the offset wrist pin hole

04-22-2014, 07:16 PM	#376
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	Nope, crank and rods were completely trashed. I put the old engine back in, with the new trans and header.

04-24-2014, 07:38 PM	#378
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	Haha, no worries dude! For the heck of it... a video from the other night. Had my brother go for a quick spin so I could hear my car from outside with the header. Sounds insane, heh. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twp9MjNCxgs

05-17-2014, 10:02 PM	#379
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	Had an autocross today, and had a blast. Unsure if I got 2nd or 3rd in class, but I beat the times all of my friends were setting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ1_lwD6KIg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ENFifXq3M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im9ixywdfDs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5szYg0Lygs

06-18-2014, 09:18 PM	#380
DocWalt Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Royersford, PA Member #10805 My Ride: '92 GTI, '19 MX-5 iTrader: (0)	Since I'm tracking my car next week, a bit of boredom led to this... Now I know the track layout, and vaguely know my braking points, though I'm not planning on pushing nearly this hard in real life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0EJy...ature=youtu.be