bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,440 Member For: 15y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 27/12/11 02:24 AM Share Posted 27/12/11 02:24 AM what are these spool kits mentioned? never heard of it? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78233-engine-builder-melbourne/page/8/#findComment-1173749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 11m 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 27/12/11 02:50 AM Author Share Posted 27/12/11 02:50 AM http://www.spoolimports.com/spool-engine-rebuild-kits/ford/spool-ford-xr6-rebuild-kitIn a lot of VL's and Skylines also a few in early and late model XRT's Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78233-engine-builder-melbourne/page/8/#findComment-1173763 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,440 Member For: 15y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 27/12/11 03:37 AM Share Posted 27/12/11 03:37 AM cheers dillzso you thinking these for the G6 or the B series you thinking of getting?2K is pretty good Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78233-engine-builder-melbourne/page/8/#findComment-1173782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 11m 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 27/12/11 03:46 AM Author Share Posted 27/12/11 03:46 AM B series, not the limo Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78233-engine-builder-melbourne/page/8/#findComment-1173785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johno Donating Members 773 Member For: 14y 7m 5d Gender: Male Location: Mt Gambier, SA Posted 27/12/11 07:21 AM Share Posted 27/12/11 07:21 AM A few engine builders down my way recommend the Spool gear. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78233-engine-builder-melbourne/page/8/#findComment-1173889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebxmple Member 1,322 Member For: 17y 3m 15d Posted 27/12/11 09:03 AM Share Posted 27/12/11 09:03 AM Hey Ninka,could it have possibly been a faulty piston or it was dropped or mis handled when replacing rods?? Looks like a pretty clean break. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78233-engine-builder-melbourne/page/8/#findComment-1173933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 27/12/11 09:55 AM Share Posted 27/12/11 09:55 AM or possibly not enough ring gap, causing the ends to butt up and break the ringland Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78233-engine-builder-melbourne/page/8/#findComment-1173956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninka Donating Members 1,850 Member For: 22y 4m 22d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 28/12/11 02:39 AM Share Posted 28/12/11 02:39 AM I did the engine build myself, and can say with 100% certainty that the piston did not get damaged or dropped during the installation. In any case, it would have been pretty difficult to only damage the ring lands below the top ring.A faulty piston casting is a possibility, and I really had little interest in exploring that avenue, as it is not as if Ford would give me a new piston, given the modified state of my engine, but as with all high silicon (sand) aluminium, strength is unpredictable, as silicon distribution can be a bit uneven. The good thing about this type of damage is that it does not destroy the engine, but only drops compression on the affected cylinder. Doesn't change the fact that engine has to be rebuilt though Finally, ring gaps were XR6T factory standard, as these pistons and rings came as part of a complete short engine, where I just replaced the con rods before assembling and fitting to my car. All pistons were marked before removing, and fitted back to the exact same bore they came from.I was running around 300 rwkw and was heading down the strip when this happened, causing a careful limp home...... On 27/12/2011 at 9:03 AM, ebxmple said: Hey Ninka,could it have possibly been a faulty piston or it was dropped or mis handled when replacing rods?? Looks like a pretty clean break. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78233-engine-builder-melbourne/page/8/#findComment-1174160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 11m 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/12/11 04:37 AM Author Share Posted 28/12/11 04:37 AM Hey mate what else am I missing on this list?H Beam RodsCP PistonsHead gasketMain bearingsBig end bearingsOil pump gearsCrow valve springs Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78233-engine-builder-melbourne/page/8/#findComment-1174211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 15y 6m 20d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 28/12/11 04:56 AM Share Posted 28/12/11 04:56 AM ported head while it's off.what engine you starting with? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78233-engine-builder-melbourne/page/8/#findComment-1174218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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