93' Miata stolen and flipped build thread
#4321
I should have torn the block down when my Garrett turbo died. I knew I was rationalizing that nothing happened when it failed.
I'm just glad you are enjoying yours! You deserve it as much as anyone else.
#4323
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The two seals sitting on the head gasket aren't needed.
One's a 1.6 oil pump gasket, which is questionable anyways (all 1.8s only use RTV and the o-ring) and the other one is your driveshaft output seal that goes in the tranny.
One's a 1.6 oil pump gasket, which is questionable anyways (all 1.8s only use RTV and the o-ring) and the other one is your driveshaft output seal that goes in the tranny.
#4324
Yeah not sure why I ordered a driveshaft seal, but apparently at the time, I thought it needed to be replaced.
Are ARP Main Studs "necessary"? Or better yet, do they help keep thrust tolerances at bay seeing as I don't have the girdle the newer engines have (04+?)
$100 isn't terrible, but I'm starting to be a bit more careful with what I buy instead of getting allthethings.
Are ARP Main Studs "necessary"? Or better yet, do they help keep thrust tolerances at bay seeing as I don't have the girdle the newer engines have (04+?)
$100 isn't terrible, but I'm starting to be a bit more careful with what I buy instead of getting allthethings.
#4328
Would one put a seal like that on an oil pump that doesn't? It's the race model, so I ain't scared. Better than chancing the old pump and trying to R&D honing the relief valve.