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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 03:25 AM
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iron lapping

i wanted to know what you guys think about lapping the irons when building up a brand new motor since getting ahold of brand new irons for the 20b is nearly impossible.
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by rotorooter93fd
i wanted to know what you guys think about lapping the irons when building up a brand new motor since getting ahold of brand new irons for the 20b is nearly impossible.
You can still buy all the side plates NEW.. a complete set is about $3700.00
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 01:41 AM
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but is it really worth the money or is lapping them just as or nearly as good?
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 01:51 AM
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I did not think you could get the fat iron new anymore.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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J2LA has at least one. . . or at least did as of quite recently. You can get them, just not from mazda.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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you CAN have them lapped if they are within spec. if not..... well pony up some money and hope you have vaseline
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