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hey guys, car = R32 GTR
some of you may have seen my other thread where i addressed my concerns about an aging oem oil pump and not wanting to face an un-planned un-budgetted rebuild if/when she decides to lets go..
so.. with the decision made that its better to pull the motor the question becomes whats the best way to do a budget rebuild?
i was thinking ill leave the head alone since she`s in pristine shape, maybe a little home-done porting and polishing with the dremel and cleaning up of the combustion chambers or something simple like that.
but can someone help me get a list going of whats the bare minimum worth doing while the motor is out? heres my list for starts:
- new R34 crank
- N1 oil pump or JUN (but i don't like the idea of having to make a bigger sump etc)
- new ACL bearings
- ARP bolts
- forged pistons
and can i re-use stock rods? no ones ever heard of a stock rod being destroyed have they? or is it worth it to just get some forged rods at the same time?
- full metal gasket set including a 1.2 mm metal head gasket
and thats about all i can think of off the top of my head.. what would you guys reccomend adding to the list?
cause if i don't touch the head, or turbos or anything like that.. then it keeps the cost fairly low and manageable.
advice more than welcommed.. its essential!
some of you may have seen my other thread where i addressed my concerns about an aging oem oil pump and not wanting to face an un-planned un-budgetted rebuild if/when she decides to lets go..
so.. with the decision made that its better to pull the motor the question becomes whats the best way to do a budget rebuild?
i was thinking ill leave the head alone since she`s in pristine shape, maybe a little home-done porting and polishing with the dremel and cleaning up of the combustion chambers or something simple like that.
but can someone help me get a list going of whats the bare minimum worth doing while the motor is out? heres my list for starts:
- new R34 crank
- N1 oil pump or JUN (but i don't like the idea of having to make a bigger sump etc)
- new ACL bearings
- ARP bolts
- forged pistons
and can i re-use stock rods? no ones ever heard of a stock rod being destroyed have they? or is it worth it to just get some forged rods at the same time?
- full metal gasket set including a 1.2 mm metal head gasket
and thats about all i can think of off the top of my head.. what would you guys reccomend adding to the list?
cause if i don't touch the head, or turbos or anything like that.. then it keeps the cost fairly low and manageable.
advice more than welcommed.. its essential!