Ben

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This thread will document the progress of my new motor project from start to completion. Think of it as a blog posted to a forum, if you would. Separately I am going to keep a running tally of my build expenses, which I will post at the end.

Parts I've compiled so far:
2001 Longblock, 23k
ARP head & main bolts
JE Pistons, +.020, 9.0:1
CAT Rods
1999 Cylinder head
NA 1.8 cam cover, black texture w/ polished letters (to run full time)
NA 1.8 cam cover, black powder coat, exposed cam gears (for dyno days)
1999 Intake manifold
2001 Intake manifold
1999 Throttle body w/ TPS & IAC
1999 Fuel rail
1996 FPR
FMIII Manifold and DP for T25
Garrett T25
Tial 38mm EWG

Parts I still need:
Forged water pump
Bearings (all)
Upgraded oil pump
Engine gasket set
ARP intake mani bolts
Adjustable cam gears
NA 1.8 auto alternator
Coolant re-route kit
MazdaComp motor mounts (on order)

Mach929

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i thought you were going big turbo, seems overkill for a t25

Ben

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Naw, seems perfectly reasonable for a 200 whp turbo to me

J/K down road plans are either FMIII GT2871r or BEGi S5 w T3/T4

Mach929

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i was pretty sure, what are your goals anyway?

MX5-4me

Have you thought about having the block drilled and tapped for water and oil lines?

Are you going to use a Knock Sensor? The block should have a spot for one.

What engine Management?

Stealth97

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I hear he is using PC-Pro. 1 for every pound of boost.

Rafa

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Ben, do you plan to just make it a blog about your engine build progress or do you welcome questions about your setup and explanations for the reasons behind your decisions?

MX5-4me

HA !

I just looked at his sig.. yeah i'm guessing i can answer my own question this time..

patsmx5

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Yea you can scratch water pump off the list. With enough PC-Pros's intercooling there's really no need for a waterpump or cooling system to remove 'heat', since the powercard's already doing that....

y8s

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nice ben. in your opinion do you feel the FM gasket set is worth the price? or is it one too many oil filters and spark plugs?

jayc72

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So both the manifold and DP are for a 1.8? I thought they didn't fit together?

Ben

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Going to start with 325/300 hp/tq and go from there.

1. You mean your standard turbo oil and water feeds? Yup. You mean like the HE-X? Nope.
2. I have a knocksense. Will use it with the Bosch sensor or with the factory sensor. Hadn't really thought about it.

I'm planning on 2 PCPs per intake runner, 1 at the TB, plus one at the turbo for anti-lag.

Ben

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By all means. Discussion = good.

Haven't looked, but knowing FM, no. I'll probably get the Mazda gasket set + Bill W's phenolic intake gasket (he sells ARP intake studs too)... n maybe one of Belfab's custom made head gaskets.

The DP doesn't fit right as-is, but will with some work.
BEGi owes me a manifold still, so there's a high chance I'll sell the FMIII stuff for S5 stuff. Need to get pricing on the DP from Steph

MX5-4me

Yep to feed the Turbo..

Rafa

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I'll start with these 2 if you don't mind:

why the 2001 longblock? what advantages do you expect to gain from using this one instead, say one from a 94-97 one?

And about the pistons, why the 0.20 overbore and 9.0:1 pistons?

magnamx-5

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Lemme take a guess I think the NB's had a main girdle system implemented and i bet the pistons where on sale.

kotomile

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Very, very nice Ben! Glad to see a Greddy owner upgrading!

Atlanta93LE

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Sounds like a great project; hope you can do a lot of the build without touching the current car for a bit. Enjoy the weather this spring!

Ben

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1. The 01+ block has the MBSP (main bearing support plate) that ties it together to make it stronger. Less flex = more powah. I had a 96 block that I sold last weekend that I was going to use, but I ended up finding a 01 block for a reasonable price.
2. I went with JE because they have less thermal expansion than some of the other pistons out there and 9.0 because I like a car that's not a dog out of boost. Plus, I personally believe in more compression, less timing, and more tuning. And we have decent gas here (93). Unfortunately, they were not on sale. Quite the opposite actually; they were expensive.

The greddy's really come together nicely. In many ways, it's a shame to touch it.

I'm going to enjoy the car as long as possible before ripping the old stuff out. Besides, I still haven't put the webcam 505s in yet, and I plan to this weekend (or next).

Rafa

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Ben, what's your reasoning for using two different cam covers? Why will you use the one with the exposed cam gears only for dyno days?

Thanks,

Rafa