Well I know it has been a while in the making but the day is finally here. I will be assembling my monster;s 13B Semi-Peripheral Bridgeport engine tomorrow,24 April 2010 starting assembly around noonish. So if you would like to stop by I am in Lacey 98513. PM me for further information.

Bring what you want to drink. I am going to be the responsible host and not serve alcohol. I am also planning to do some grilling so stop by for your chance to see a new race engine be "born".

Laterz. Have a great weekend!!

 

maaan if i didn't have to house sit for my sister i would so be there. damn... good luck though. i'll hit you up later and see how it went.

 

Great Jesus! Count me in!

 

cool, dang id like to make it but im probably going to be working on my own rx7 all day lol, got the turbos remaned, going to be installing those all day pipes and hoses everywehre!!

 

Good luck with that. Almost makes me want to postpone and come up to watch you! Notice I said almost. lol.

 

wish i could show up. gonna be in puyallup all day cleaning up grandma's yard and house. its a mess. will probably fill that dump trailer i got.....

 

man i think id much rather be building an engine today. phhew... not done yet, i am progressing the puzzle is slowly coming together bout ready to figure out where the intake pipes and intercooler goes...might be missing a few bolts in that area.... ill figure something out

 

Thanks Jesus! That was fun, despite the wacked out weather! Wished I hadn't had to leave right when the BBQ was cookin! Next is "install and fire" day right?! LOL The new 8 is a sexy beast! I'm soooooo jealous! Pics came out good, let me know if ya want some.

 

Thank you for the wonderful food and of course the experience of a proper engine build!

 

cool sounds like it went well, i finished installing my turbos it works amazingly

 

Build day was fun, engine looks amazing . Thanks for having me over and for the bbq ribs hmmm good stuff

 

Im happy everyone got something out of it. Just trying to start the Pacific Northwest summer off right. Thanks for the cool pictures!!

 

Sounded like fun. I really wanted to make it to this one.. But my grandparents and family wanted to get together.. Very nice engine though, Awsome intake DAYAM.

Hope you have another build...

 

Oem water seals???

 

All at the build got to drool over the new 8 Jesus has, thought I'd share the beauty with the rest of ya.

 

A few more pics from build day.

 

what intake manifold do you use? its gonna be a monstor

 

I'll brag for Jesus, he wouldn't brag on himself anyway. It is a beast, a VERY modified RB Holley setup.
a peek ....................

 

You know i think we were suppose to have a little ride along in the R3 but i can always wait till the motor is broken in

 

 

I was doing a search on semi peripheral cause I'm building one for my car and came acrosss this thread.nice stuff I'm assuming this motor is going to be carburated.the engine I'm building is a 13brew with a mild street port/with semi peripherals on it.I'm going to be running a T-66 turbonetics ball bearing turbo.only hard part is finding a LIM for that engine combo I got,besides modifying the stock one..anyways nice work on your build,looks good.

 

Thanks for all the cool pics!! I was so happy to have you all over that I completely forgot to take pictures.

@ rotarydave2006... the intake is one I got from J&W racing and we modified it. I have seen others out there but I built this one to fit "my needs". This is going to be a street driven car so I needed to kill a bit of overlap on the primaries to let me get away from the light a bit easier. It is a test to see how well it holds up for me. Next winter I'll open it up and bridgeport the primaries and pin it if I can't get my number with this setup. But i think it will work out pretty good.

Yes those are OEM water seals. They are the only ones I trust.

 

And you're the only one...

 

I really don't know what that is supposed to mean. I have seen a few alternatives to the orange OEM water seals and so far I have not seen any that were cost efficient or didn't cost someone an engine. Now if you in your great mastery of engine building have something to share with the community then I look forward to discussing this. After all we were talking about just water seals. I have yet to see anything else outlast stock OEM water and compression seals on a rotary engine for over 100K miles.

Which ones do you recommend?

 

http://www.pineappleracing.com/hdwat...fdrews5re.aspx

These are better.

"This is our exclusive Heavy Duty Water Seal kit. We tested these seals for over 7 years in numerous street and track cars before offering them to our customers. They have proven to be a significant upgrade over the stock water seals. We use them in all our 5-year warranty motors. Also, these seals are re-usable if you need to reopen the motor to freshen it, as long as the mileage is not too high or the engine too overheated. In other words, if you make a mistake and blow up your engine or perhaps improperly clearance the seals or whatever, these seals can be removed, allowed to "rest" for about 30 minutes and be reused when you put the engine back together. Stock water seals must be disposed of when freshening an engine, even with just a couple heat cycles. Kit includes the water jacket o-rings, front cover o-ring (and backup washer, if needed), dowel o-rings, rear stationary gear o-ring and oil pedistal o-rings."

However, if you're refering to the outside water seals, then yes the stock ones aren't too bad. I was thinking of the combusion o-ring... I would stay away from the stock ones on those.