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09-17-2008, 08:16 PM
so I am trying my best to get this swap done before the end of the year, doing things as quick as possible as I only have 1 day a week to actually do anything with it, but I absolutely do not want to half ass any of this. do it right, do it once. I have a few question that need to be answered just ot make sure I'm doing everything right.
The actual teardown and rebuild was done almost a year ago and the parts used on the inside is as follows as well as other maintenance related things
-all new rocker arms (the old ones were pitted, unknown cause)
-brian crower 264 cams on intake and exhaust (broken factory one)
-lifters were not removed from head but it was rotated upside down to check the status of the valves (they are 100% fine)
-I tried my best to time it correctly (I'll adrdess this in a minute)
-the motor is currently reassembled and awaiting install
now here are my questions
1-should I take this apaert and bleed the lifters just as a precaution?
and could I test this very quickly by pushing down on the rocker arms that are not compressed by the cams? (not to half ass but to see if its worth tearing apart again)
2-my timing chain, as bullshit as this sounds, did not have the third mark on the chain to align it correctly, so I just lined up the two that are supposed to line up with the cam gears and hoped for the best, so is there any reason I should be worried about this chain? do non oe chains no have the correct marks? I also marked the locations of where the chain and gear mated up and replaced them to the same locations as best as possible.
as for some background information this was purchased in front clip form (complete with front mount:), it is a wc ecu'd zenki s14sr, however the ecu HAS been chipped, (I was told very well I might add) to run 550cc injectors which are also currently installed in the fuel rail and on the motor. I do not know, however, any other details about what boost or fuel maps this setup may be designed to run with as it had the wiring for a boost controller but no actual unit attached. I was thinking of just sending the ecu off the be re chipped, to either oe specs or so I at least know what its set to run, complete with a potential change back to oe injectors if I make the change.
the fact that it came with a front mount+chipped ecu and boost controller+injectors makes me both happy and a little bit worried that this engine was beat on pretty hard in its previous life over in japan-land and that maybe I should rethink my schedule and slow down a bit and take it back apart and re do all the work I have done before in the interst of doing things correctly the first time around.
this is the first engine I've worked on and I was hoping for some solid input from people who have built sr's before, preferably s14 ones' so that I don't righteously fuck this engine up and am out a considerable amount of money for repairs when I could of prevented the problems with some simple work. any input would be appreciated, including things I haven't mentioned, I'm more than sure theres some things I've overlooked. also If anyone knows of some common problems with s14 sr's specifically that I need to be careful of feel free to listen, I know the major ones (vtc related, oil related and most major ones) but again, any help is good help. p.s. I have searched and didn't see these questions specifically (its also where I learned of most of the problem areas, vtc knocking, bleeding lifters, and various types of head rattling noises)
edit: wow, that was a much longer post than I remember writing...
The actual teardown and rebuild was done almost a year ago and the parts used on the inside is as follows as well as other maintenance related things
-all new rocker arms (the old ones were pitted, unknown cause)
-brian crower 264 cams on intake and exhaust (broken factory one)
-lifters were not removed from head but it was rotated upside down to check the status of the valves (they are 100% fine)
-I tried my best to time it correctly (I'll adrdess this in a minute)
-the motor is currently reassembled and awaiting install
now here are my questions
1-should I take this apaert and bleed the lifters just as a precaution?
and could I test this very quickly by pushing down on the rocker arms that are not compressed by the cams? (not to half ass but to see if its worth tearing apart again)
2-my timing chain, as bullshit as this sounds, did not have the third mark on the chain to align it correctly, so I just lined up the two that are supposed to line up with the cam gears and hoped for the best, so is there any reason I should be worried about this chain? do non oe chains no have the correct marks? I also marked the locations of where the chain and gear mated up and replaced them to the same locations as best as possible.
as for some background information this was purchased in front clip form (complete with front mount:), it is a wc ecu'd zenki s14sr, however the ecu HAS been chipped, (I was told very well I might add) to run 550cc injectors which are also currently installed in the fuel rail and on the motor. I do not know, however, any other details about what boost or fuel maps this setup may be designed to run with as it had the wiring for a boost controller but no actual unit attached. I was thinking of just sending the ecu off the be re chipped, to either oe specs or so I at least know what its set to run, complete with a potential change back to oe injectors if I make the change.
the fact that it came with a front mount+chipped ecu and boost controller+injectors makes me both happy and a little bit worried that this engine was beat on pretty hard in its previous life over in japan-land and that maybe I should rethink my schedule and slow down a bit and take it back apart and re do all the work I have done before in the interst of doing things correctly the first time around.
this is the first engine I've worked on and I was hoping for some solid input from people who have built sr's before, preferably s14 ones' so that I don't righteously fuck this engine up and am out a considerable amount of money for repairs when I could of prevented the problems with some simple work. any input would be appreciated, including things I haven't mentioned, I'm more than sure theres some things I've overlooked. also If anyone knows of some common problems with s14 sr's specifically that I need to be careful of feel free to listen, I know the major ones (vtc related, oil related and most major ones) but again, any help is good help. p.s. I have searched and didn't see these questions specifically (its also where I learned of most of the problem areas, vtc knocking, bleeding lifters, and various types of head rattling noises)
edit: wow, that was a much longer post than I remember writing...