Here I Go Again

[Mark Halligan]

The plate is 50mm thick and it will cater for bores up to 83.5mm.

[audiman]

Er, wicked

PS cheers for the txt.

BTW did you rods move around on the crank? like side to side? Also did they feel 'loose' on the journal?

[caterpillar]

how mutch for the plate????? use rods from stenparnermotors in sweden.no prob!

[Doug_RS2]

It has a couple of spacers on one of the bits to stop the crank moving - the others "move about"

[audiman]

Mark on the main bearing caps. Which one on yours is no.1 crank or flywheel end?

[Mark Halligan]

Mark on the main bearing caps. Which one on yours is no.1 crank or flywheel end?

no.1 is at the front of the engine, the cambelt end.

[Mark Halligan]

how mutch for the plate????? use rods from stenparnermotors in sweden.no prob!

I think it was around £450, dunno for sure, its not mine.

[auditude]

Here's a couple of pictures of the torque plate used for the boring/honing, an expensive bit of kit! If anyone is doing a rebuild in the future and wants to have the block bored/honed using one, contact Aelred through Steve H or me and drop your block off with him and he'll get it fully prepared for you.

Mark.

P.S. sorry if that sounds like a blatant ad, but he does know his stuff.

It would be nice to find something like that available in the USA for us to use.

[Audi_CQ]

Here is a picture of the oil return valve for "modified engines". It looks too different from standard so I didn't use it.

Looks more like a pressure relief valve (the one thats behind the oil temp sensor in the oil pump)

[Jeffer]

Cees and I have made a torque plate. if anybody wants they can "rent" it. :mischeif:

[Mark Halligan]

Finally got it all built up, I hope I've done it right.

[Mark Halligan]

Just got to work out how to get it out of the shed now!

[Graham]

Bling Bling, nice job Mark Its gona kill you running it in just itching to squeeze the throttle that little bit more
Graham

[Doug_RS2]

Looks very nice. Does this mean evything is sting to go back together now?

BTW - I tapped the hole for the turbo oil feed in the oil filter housing - and attached a JIC adapter - you can still do that - it get's rid of another gasket and adapter.

[Mark Halligan]

Looks very nice. Does this mean evything is sting to go back together now?

Well the engine itself is ready to go in, but I have to do a lot of re-plumbing and some re-wiring too, as it is going in with the modded AAN IM and a resited air filter.

BTW - I tapped the hole for the turbo oil feed in the oil filter housing - and attached a JIC adapter - you can still do that - it get's rid of another gasket and adapter.

I never thought of that, no time now though, its going to be a race to get it all done and run in for when Mihnea is back, I am aiming to get it on the road for the end of August, trouble is is needs an MOT too, so I have to **** about getting a CAT fitted to my exhaust to get it through.


Mark.

P.S. I need to get some BIG injectors too, as the RS2 one's are going to be too small.