Shyfrd Turboless Donating Members 5,992 Member For: 13y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: Geelong, Victoria Posted 19/04/12 08:15 AM Share Posted 19/04/12 08:15 AM Wow you'll do well there with all the help from good mates! Nice Sounds like the engine will be a tough nut, look forward to progress pics/updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoles Donating Members 390 Member For: 13y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: Port Hedland Posted 19/04/12 10:10 AM Share Posted 19/04/12 10:10 AM Should add bearings (Big end & main), make sure your using good quality head bolts and replace the timing chain guides. I think its the guides that break and let the cams skip teeth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
131FPV Member 87 Member For: 12y 9m 28d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 19/04/12 10:33 AM Author Share Posted 19/04/12 10:33 AM Should add bearings (Big end & main), make sure your using good quality head bolts and replace the timing chain guides. I think its the guides that break and let the cams skip teeth?Im using ACL race series bing ends and mains bearing and getting a timing kit which has the chain gasket and guides too think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600dave Donating Members 872 Member For: 14y 1m 1d Posted 19/04/12 10:45 AM Share Posted 19/04/12 10:45 AM Isn't it a good idea to port the oil pump housing's pressure relief port also? Atomic sell them I'm pretty sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
131FPV Member 87 Member For: 12y 9m 28d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 19/04/12 11:11 AM Author Share Posted 19/04/12 11:11 AM yeah they do but at $1000 bucks I can afford that so just doing the gears 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroozin Menace Donating Members 1,990 Member For: 13y 9m 21d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 19/04/12 11:45 AM Share Posted 19/04/12 11:45 AM Is there any machining involved with fitting in the new rods and bearings?I know what you mean about the oil pump housing being the killer but I think that is the part that usually goes most from what Ive read.. something about the relief circuit not being big enough when up in the top end then hitting the limiter..?Maybe someone else may know more about this and it isn't necessary and just the gears are needed.. not sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600dave Donating Members 872 Member For: 14y 1m 1d Posted 19/04/12 12:27 PM Share Posted 19/04/12 12:27 PM Oil pump failure is a combination of both sh*t gears and lack of flow isnt it? The whole pump assembly with gears is under $1000 exchange Whats a few hundred more when spending so much already, plus its out of the car and easy to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
131FPV Member 87 Member For: 12y 9m 28d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 22/04/12 10:06 AM Author Share Posted 22/04/12 10:06 AM Thanks for the info mate im going to talk to elite performance tomorrow about itIm also going to look at new cam bearings as well as my friend told me if replaceing the main bearings then you should also do the cam bearings as well.Lastly Im wondering whats better crow cams valve springs or nizmo valve springs I know atomic do great springs but they are out of my price range 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 22/04/12 10:45 AM Share Posted 22/04/12 10:45 AM Haven't heard a single bad thing about the crow springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosij Donating Members 2,045 Member For: 13y 6m 1d Gender: Male Posted 10/11/12 04:29 AM Share Posted 10/11/12 04:29 AM So what is the difference between the bf-fg engines?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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