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Truthfully, the MBSP is just a pain in the ***. By the time you drill it to clear the ARP mains, it's lost a bunch of structural strength, and it didn't have much to begin with (I broke my main bolt with an OEM MBSP in place). I much prefer using the 94-00 pan/windage tray just for ease of installation.
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Truthfully, the MBSP is just a pain in the ***. By the time you drill it to clear the ARP mains, it's lost a bunch of structural strength, and it didn't have much to begin with (I broke my main bolt with an OEM MBSP in place). I much prefer using the 94-00 pan/windage tray just for ease of installation.
This is true. But I want that 1.9L lyfe.
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Just got off the phone with the machine shop.
Basically looking at $600 in machine work.
$100 bore/hone
$75 hot tank/clean
$50 check main bore
~$200 main bore (if needed)
~$200 balance (if main bore not needed)
$30 clean head
$50 surface head
~$530 +/-$50
Is this a good deal? Should I be looking elsewhere. This shop is reasonably well known and @curly had has good results with them.
Basically looking at $600 in machine work.
$100 bore/hone
$75 hot tank/clean
$50 check main bore
~$200 main bore (if needed)
~$200 balance (if main bore not needed)
$30 clean head
$50 surface head
~$530 +/-$50
Is this a good deal? Should I be looking elsewhere. This shop is reasonably well known and @curly had has good results with them.
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Hmmm. I talked with clackamas auto parts and they wanted to do the bore check.
I'll sleep on it some more. Its basically either balance or main line check. One of them is in the budget.
I am using ARP main studs.
Why do a grind on the main and rods?
I'll sleep on it some more. Its basically either balance or main line check. One of them is in the budget.
I am using ARP main studs.
Why do a grind on the main and rods?
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What is the process for checking the main journal. And is it something I could do myself with the correct tool?
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Its not just buying a bore gauge and measuring?
https://www.amazon.com/iGaging-0-000...1292462&sr=1-2
https://www.amazon.com/iGaging-0-000...1292462&sr=1-2
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Its not just buying a bore gauge and measuring?
https://www.amazon.com/iGaging-0-000...1292462&sr=1-2
https://www.amazon.com/iGaging-0-000...1292462&sr=1-2
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Then yes, dial bore gauge is what you want as long as you aren't taking absolute measurements and are just comparing the measurements to each other. Unless of course you have a ring guage.
If you want to measure the actual bore, then you need a gauge mic (or the ring gauge for dial indicator at the exact size you are measuring).
If you want to measure the actual bore, then you need a gauge mic (or the ring gauge for dial indicator at the exact size you are measuring).