differences in s4/s5 engine plates
Thread Starter
Drive.
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,676
Likes: 1
From: Washington, North Carolina
differences in s4/s5 engine plates
I'm currently having my engine street ported. It was originally an s4 turbo block.
What parts are worth switching over to s5 parts? Such as the tension bolts...i've heard the s5 bolts are much better and they are being used, using an s5 turbo, etc. Now the reason the motor is being pulled apart is because I somehow got a crack in the front engine plate on top where a small engine line bolted into it.
This didn't look like a major stress area to me so I don't know how it cracked. Anyway, my next question is...what would cause this area to crack? It wasn't from overheating. The only thing I can figure is that the plate had a stress crack that couldn't be seen during the 1st rebuild. SOOO, now that it's out, decided to go ahead and have the motor street ported. I was also advised to use s5 plates this time. What are the differences strengthwise, portwise, etc between s4 and s5 plates?
What parts are worth switching over to s5 parts? Such as the tension bolts...i've heard the s5 bolts are much better and they are being used, using an s5 turbo, etc. Now the reason the motor is being pulled apart is because I somehow got a crack in the front engine plate on top where a small engine line bolted into it.
This didn't look like a major stress area to me so I don't know how it cracked. Anyway, my next question is...what would cause this area to crack? It wasn't from overheating. The only thing I can figure is that the plate had a stress crack that couldn't be seen during the 1st rebuild. SOOO, now that it's out, decided to go ahead and have the motor street ported. I was also advised to use s5 plates this time. What are the differences strengthwise, portwise, etc between s4 and s5 plates?
Lives on the Forum
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 26,664
Likes: 22
From: n
Supposedly the oil filter pedestal is reinforced on the S5, but I just did an S5 13BT for a customer that didn't have this reinforcement. 
The area where the turbo oil supply line taps into the front iron will crack under detonation.
If you're talking about that area, it doesn't surprise me.
The tension bolts doesn't matter.
The S4 ones don't break, so there's no reason to run stronger ones anyways.
If you're paranoid, go look at the 20B tension bolts.
Grab the S5 stat gears if you can - they are hardened from the factory.
-Ted
The area where the turbo oil supply line taps into the front iron will crack under detonation.
If you're talking about that area, it doesn't surprise me.
The tension bolts doesn't matter.
The S4 ones don't break, so there's no reason to run stronger ones anyways.
If you're paranoid, go look at the 20B tension bolts.
Grab the S5 stat gears if you can - they are hardened from the factory.
-Ted
Thread Starter
Drive.
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,676
Likes: 1
From: Washington, North Carolina
Thanks, that's what I needed to know.
where it cracked was on the top of the front, side housing? I think that's what it's called. Everybody has 10 different names for some of these parts.
where it cracked was on the top of the front, side housing? I think that's what it's called. Everybody has 10 different names for some of these parts.
Last edited by X-JaVeN-X; Nov 4, 2005 at 11:05 AM.
HAILERS
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 20,563
Likes: 27
From: FORT WORTH, TEXAS,USA
Front housing
Intermediate housing
Rear housing
Front rotor housing
Rear rotor housing
Is what they call them in the parts fische.
Then in the FSM they stray a little bit and call them Side housings (front, Intermediate, and rear housings). The term rotor housings stays mostly the same.
And screw whatever other terms are used.
Intermediate housing
Rear housing
Front rotor housing
Rear rotor housing
Is what they call them in the parts fische.
Then in the FSM they stray a little bit and call them Side housings (front, Intermediate, and rear housings). The term rotor housings stays mostly the same.
And screw whatever other terms are used.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
trickster
2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992)
25
Jul 1, 2023 04:40 PM
immanuel__7
2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992)
89
Sep 5, 2015 10:23 AM
