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Old Jan 3, 2025 | 11:46 AM
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Default 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!

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