Tacos 4KTQ I0vt Swap: The Red Baron - buying parts again

[95audis6]

just put a 20v in it. your going to end up there anyways lol

[Repaair]

Damage $$$ is now known.

WIthout the machine work on the EM and Ceramic coat, I will be into the fix about $230-250.
Add $200 for machine work and Ceramic coat (optional).

Throw a used head on there to get it running, then port and rebuild the old head.
You won't be very happy if you slap two exhaust valves in and you find another one leaking and shot valve guides.
Somebody on here has a cheap MC head.

[40v4kq]

That head he just pulled off was already rebuilt and ported.

Jared, just to be sure you dont have any more bent valves pull them all out and get some lapping compund and do a light lap on all the other valves so you can see if the are contacting the seats properly. That will show you for certain if you have any other bent valves.

[AngryTaco]

just put a 20v in it. your going to end up there anyways lol

Thought about it but Ill do a 20vt swap on another 4kq. Not this one though

[DE80q]

Im with dan on this one. MAKE SURE you dont have any other bent valves. Also, are you having new guides put in the one that had the bent valves?

Nice score on the MC2 pistons!

[AngryTaco]

The exhaust valve guides are all new. If there is excessive play then yes, they will be changed out. Talking to ceramic coater tomorrow to see if his stuff will work on piston crowns and chambers

On a side note, ordered a rod bearing set. Rockauto is having a closeout on Beck/Arnley rod bearing set standard size. Only $4.11!!

[AngryTaco]

Guess who scored MC2 pistons in excellent shape for $35?!?! They were even nice enough to give me the rods for free!

[AngryTaco]

Before


After. The gasket blends in on the left making it look like I didnt fully port it. Trust me...I did






HUGE EXHAUST PORTS NOW!!!


Just an idea of how much material is removed. Add about another 50% of that and you get what I did.


:( Fix me.......

[85oceanic]

Hammer it out man! You will be up and running in no time.

[DE80q]

Whole lot of materiel to come out of the exhaust ports, isn't there. I cant believe touching didn't do that when you did the intake ports.

[AngryTaco]

ordered piston rings and flex hone today. Hopefully everything shows up by thursday

[AngryTaco]

valves arrived today and picked up all consumables. Just waiting on hone tool and piston rings to arrive

[AngryTaco]

Car is going back together this weekend. Have all parts to put it back together. New rings, MC2 pistons, rod bearings, trued and ceramic coated exhaust, new exhaust valves, hone tool, and....THE CAM

[85oceanic]

Get it done!!!

[AngryTaco]

Got my ceramic coated EM. ITS SO PRETTTTTTTTTTTTTTYYYY

Hopefully I can grind out the car tomorrow and have it running. We shall see. Gotta pick up cheap oil to break in new rings.....100miles after my $55 german oil change..................................good thing I have clean buckets and bags to store it

[40v4kq]

Pics? And what ever happened to piston and head coatings?

[AngryTaco]

All but 1 piston is installed....bottem end will be done tomorrow night....managed to break an oil control ring somehow upon installation into the cylinder......

But other than that, everything is going together awesome.

[AngryTaco]

Head is fixed


Putting Rings on MC2 pistons

[85oceanic]

Done yet?

[AngryTaco]

Should be hauling ass this weekend

[AngryTaco]

Pics? And what ever happened to piston and head coatings?

Ended up being too expensive. It was gonna be another $250 for the head and pistons. I dont think it would be worth it in the long run on this motor. The Dodge however....

[AngryTaco]

Exhaust Manifold is ported and done properly

[DE80q]

Looking good! I hope the coating doesnt mess with the gasket for the turbo.

[AngryTaco]

Theres no coating where the gaskets go. Made sure of that when I dropped it off

[mounty]

looks like progress.... doing good.