s4 na to jdm s5 tII
#180
as soon as i can find a trailer, the fc is going to rotor sport racing for a tune! other than that i got a s5 turbo keg and transmission to play with.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8509939245/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8511050404/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8509940127/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8509939245/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8511050404/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8509940127/
#183
awsome build it has given me alot of ideas on mine, just bought my first rx7 last summer its an s5NA roller(had a motor when i bought it, but it was trash) and planning on going turbo with it.
#184
So i got my hands dirty today, i almost didn't want to take the keg apart because it had good compression. Glad i did!! this is a 20k mile rebuild that was premix'd.
first thing i find is coolant in the oil and what appears to be a woodruff key in the oil pan, along with a ton of sealant on the oil pick up.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519115023/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519115475/
i thought it was weird finding a lock washer and some kind of thread lock on the oil pump, so i took a pic.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519114493/
now comes the bad part. my guess is that the torrington bearing got pinched by the spacer upon assembly. what do you think?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8520227952/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519113253/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8520226578/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519120351/
had trouble the rest of the tear down due to bearings being chewed up and the e shaft is probably junk.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519118999/
first thing i find is coolant in the oil and what appears to be a woodruff key in the oil pan, along with a ton of sealant on the oil pick up.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519115023/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519115475/
i thought it was weird finding a lock washer and some kind of thread lock on the oil pump, so i took a pic.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519114493/
now comes the bad part. my guess is that the torrington bearing got pinched by the spacer upon assembly. what do you think?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8520227952/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519113253/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8520226578/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519120351/
had trouble the rest of the tear down due to bearings being chewed up and the e shaft is probably junk.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519118999/
Last edited by RoToRhEaD722; 03-01-13 at 07:30 PM.
#185
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519119581/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8520232286/
make shift seal box and zip lock bags.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519117665/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8520230062/
so it appears that the rotors, housings and irons are reusable but i wont know for sure till i start cleaning and measuring everything.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8520230706/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8520232286/
make shift seal box and zip lock bags.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8519117665/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8520230062/
so it appears that the rotors, housings and irons are reusable but i wont know for sure till i start cleaning and measuring everything.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75346271@N06/8520230706/
#190
Woo just read the whole thread tonight haha XD very nice build man i bought a 87 n/a just finally got it running been debating on turbo swap or lsx, u sir.. just made me a rotor man lol subb'd to the thread
#191
LOPEY IDLE
maybe there was zero end play and it wore the **** out of the torington bearings. you might just want to go with rx8 stationary gears. there already hardened, they already have 3 window bearings, and are actually cheaper. and what kind of porting r u thinking of doing?
Last edited by sideways-FC; 03-04-13 at 06:55 PM.
#194
the end spacer pinched the thrust bearing and then it was driven for 20 thousand miles . i like the rx8 stationary gear idea, i may even go with a e shaft too. im probably gonna go with a small street port but i dont really have any set plans. im just bored so im getting things clean and trying to find any problems. i really want to send my housings to rotary evolution or goopy to get resurfaced, so hopefully they are in good enough condition.
cant get pics to work for some reason so here is a link so you can see the fd wheels and engine parts that ive cleaned so far.
Flickr: slimothy722's Photostream
cant get pics to work for some reason so here is a link so you can see the fd wheels and engine parts that ive cleaned so far.
Flickr: slimothy722's Photostream
Last edited by RoToRhEaD722; 03-18-13 at 05:13 PM.
#195
LOPEY IDLE
goopy does a good job resurfaceing rotor housings. its 150 bucks to get your houseings resurfaced if you buy a set of there apex seals. wich I would suggest geting because there awsom! they even media blast the exterear so they look like new and are ready for paint or what ever. as for porting I would say dont waste your money on a template. there are some easy ways to find the lines you can port up to on the iron.