Just Another Plain-Jane Build Thread.
So, this build has been off and on for the past 7 years. Now that I am out of school, working full time, and have my own house/garage, it's time to start working on this thing again (albeit, still at a snail's pace). Some of these parts I've had for the past 7 years sitting around collecting dust, but no more! It is time to get this thing running again. The goal is to at least crank it up (most likely without intercooler plumbing) to get some play time with the Vi-PEC unit as well as just to make sure timing is correct and to just hear it roar again. Also, nothing in here is set in stone, so expect changes, even with how close she is to being done.
PARTS LIST*
HEAD
AEB Head With Massive Port And Polish
IE Adjustable Cam Gear
CAT Cams 1003756 Solid Billet Cams
CAT Cams Gold Valve Springs
Supertech 1mm OS Black Nitride Intake Valves With Single Groove Keeper
Supertech 1mm OS Sodium-Filled Inconel Exhaust Valves With Single Groove Keeper
Supertech Solid Lifter Buckets
Supertech Lash Caps
Supertech Titanium Retainers
ARP Exhaust Studs
TURBO/EXHAUST
Precision Turbo PT6266 CEA V-Band .82 Turbine With Ported S Cover
JDLAutoDesign Tubular Exhaust Manifold
JDLAutoDesign 3" Downpipe
Borla Muffler
Custom 3" Exhaust With V-Banded Sections
BLOCK
06A Block Bored To 83.xxmm
9.25:1 83mm JE FSR Pistons
144mm Pauter Rods
ARP Custom Age 625 Rod Bolts
Knife-Edged Forged Transverse 86.4mm Crank
ACL Race Series Rod Bearings
Mahle Motorsports VP2 Series Main Bearings
ARP Main Studs
ARP Head Studs
IE Billet FSI Crank Gear
Fluidampr FSI Harmonic Balancer
DRIVETRAIN/BRAKES
034 Track Density Motor Mounts
034 Track Density Transmission Mounts
034/Apikol Track Density Diff. Mount And Bracket
Clutchmasters FX700 With Steel Flywheel
312mm Front Brake Upgrade
INTAKE
2.5" Charge Piping
Custom Air-to-Air Intercooler Setup
IE Large Port Intake Manifold
80mm Hemi Throttle Body
ENGINE MANAGEMENT/FUELING
Vi-PEC i88
Innovate LC-1 Wideband
Racepak IQ3 Display
Racepak IQ3-To-Vi-PEC i88 Harness
Fuel Injector Clinic 1000cc High-Impedance Injectors
Twin Bosch 044 Pumps
IE Dual Pump Surge Tank
-6AN Fuel Lines
IE Fuel Rail
Fuelab Mini Adjustable FPR
*Parts list subject to change without notice.
First, the car: a 2001 Audi A4 1.8tQM. Nothing too special; Hibiscous Red (one of my favorite colors
), stock wheels, Eibach lowering springs, and Bilstein shocks.
For the head, during the process of porting and polishing, we discovered that more machining would be required in order for the cams to freely rotate in the head (since the cam lobes are MUCH larger than stock).
I had a forged 1.8t crank sent off to Jared at SCCH for knife-edging and balancing.
I went with Mahle Motorsport bearings because they come highly recommended for performance applications and they come in the correct 5 grooved, 5 smooth format (versus ACL bearings, which are 6 grooved, 4 smooth; could cause problems with oil pressure, especially in high horsepower applications).
Some random pictures of the motor being assembled.
Here, we had to notch and bend the oil squirters in order to allow for free rotation of the rotating assembly with the FSR pistons.
Some friction shims; one for the crank nose and another for the flywheel.
Currently, we are in the process of timing the camshafts.
You can't really see it because of the Fluidampr but behind it is the IE billet crank gear. A word of warning: these crank gears do NOT come with the indent to install a harmonic balancer correctly (correctly meaning being able to use the marking on the harmonic balancer to line up with the marking on the timing belt cover to find TDC). You will have to manually find TDC by using a degree wheel, or hope like hell your crankshaft did not move 1 degree when removing the old crank gear or installing the new one.
Also, we haven't fully torqued down the gear or balancer yet, which is why there are only 2 bolts holding it on right now.
Precision Turbo.
IE Intake Manifold.
Vi-PEC i88.
RacePak IQ3 digital display dash.
The motor and transmission mounts.
Clutchmasters FX700.
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