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1Nicetrd build Thread

Discussion in '8th Gen' started by 1nicetrd, Aug 13, 2015.

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    1nicetrd Well-Known Member

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    Sandwich straight to the accusump

    Little update : Sadly, I bent a valve in my engine I swapped over from a once 2zz swapped corolla. Current guess is I wore down the rod bearing from a trackday or previous owner did. But its salvageable so that will be next on the rebuild list.

    So a kind of half built motor went in
    -ACL Race bearings Rods and mains
    -MWR stage 2 Cams
    -Boundary Billet heat treated oil pump
    -Oil pressure shim(For racing needs)
    And a bunch on new oem bits
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    Outside of mechanical work. My new 3D scanner came in! Now I can knock out all the cool work I have been wanting to do but had a technology handicap. Here are some sample scans i have been able to knock out so far.
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    crolla "Wait did I just lose to a corolla?"

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    Great update. What's the deal with the oil pressure shim? What made you give it a try? Are you going to actually measure the difference in pressure before and after?
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    Wanted to try something new. I have a ton of old logs of oil pressure to compare to. So once this motor is past break in i'll probably post a side by side.
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    Finding time has been pretty hard to knock out things on the car. But lately I've upgraded my alternator to help support the current electronic package.

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    So, I've always wanted to make my own header specifically designed for this configuration and not modify some existing one. This is my attempt with some help from modern tech. For my first time ever fabricating, I'm pretty happy with it but some pipes didn't fit up as well as I wanted too. One section had a little more of a gap than i wanted.

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    James Bullshit Police

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    What an update :fyeah:
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    Very nice! I never saw the header fabrication process like that before, so that's cool to see.
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