Built Engine Special Maintenance ?
 

Hi All - your local thread starter reporting in. I was searching through the forum, but couldn't find any old posts on it. I was hoping to hear from those people who have run one or more built engines over the years and wanted to get their taken on any specialized maintenance. I recently blew my stock block and then got an amazing to me deal on a fully built motor for well below market value. I did not really 'earn' the right to a built motor by taking hte time that all of you have and even really taking on the cost of it. I simply could not afford to replace this thing probably ever, so I want to make sure that the beating I'm putting on it is eased by whatever pampering is recommended. Hopefully this can also be a repository for ideas for everyone to use as well rather than something just specific to me. Here's my motor build information. I'm also about to install a 36-2 trigger wheel as the tuner I used said it would help with my rough starts. My only real concern that I know about is that there is a faint white smoke out of the tail pipe after start up, but that eventually subsides almost entirely. I use the car for street driving and a once a month or every other month track day session in Florida. I put roughly 200 miles per month on it, it is not my daily driver.

Motor: BP4W

• Head was 'refreshed'
• volvo valve springs/ VS-855
• stock cams
• valves were lapped and polished
• arp head studs
• oem head gasket
• Euro flat top manifold

Block:

• Manley H Beam Rods
• Supertech Forged Pistons (9:1 compression, 84mm bore)
• Wiseco Rings
• ARP Main STuds
• Clevite bearings
• Crank was polished and balanced
• Block was hot dipped
• Boundary engineering stage 2 oil pump
• New water pump/timing belt kit
• FluidAmpr Crank Pulley

Fuel

• DW200 fuel pump and stock rail
• FlowForce 640cc injectors (see a max of 70% duty cycle at 210kpa)

Ignition

• R8 Coil Packs from FlowForce
• Spark Plugs are NGK ZFR6F-11

Turbo

• EFR 6258
• External TurboSmart Comp40 wastegate w/ 7PSI spring
• Borgwarner Boost Controller
• Fab9 Tubular manifold
• Fab9 Intercooler

DriveTrain

• ACT 6 Puck plus heavy duty pressure plate
• Fidanza lightened flywheel
• OEM 6 Speed w/ OEM LSD

Engine Management

• MS3PNP for 2001 to 2005
• Aftermarket Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, Water Pressure, and Water Temp gauges

Cooling

• FM reroute kit
• Mishimoto radiator
• FM oil cooler
• DCN hood vents
• "Custom" "ducting"
• Front oem brace removal / replacement

Thanks everyone!