Well I picked up a 2000 Acura EL D16Y8 that I was going to swap into my 1997 EK sedan that came with a D16Y7.
Opened it up and boy was it dirty so a complete rebuild will ensure it can withstand the abuse and boost I will putting it through.
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Instead of spending some money to steam clean the block at the shop I made a ghetto garden hose hooked up to the hot water tank seems to do an okay job.
before
after
Before
Degreased my Y8 crankshaft this late afternoon.
The brown stains and oil seems to come off easy with my ghetto garden hose setup.
As you can see there is a circular mark on the main journals since the bearings have grooves for oil to flow and lubricate.
So I started to polish these marks off
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i drilled the bolt but still it will not budge
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piston ring installation
the rods
the cylinderhead after steam cleaning, valve guides changes, new valve stem seals, milled for a perfect mating surface.
milled finish
i port matched the intake and exhaust
after the rebuild on the head I decided to go all out and get HD valve springs, titanium retainers and a comp camshaft.
disassembling
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pistons, rings, blah blah blah
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Opened it up and boy was it dirty so a complete rebuild will ensure it can withstand the abuse and boost I will putting it through.
]
Instead of spending some money to steam clean the block at the shop I made a ghetto garden hose hooked up to the hot water tank seems to do an okay job.
before
after
Before
Degreased my Y8 crankshaft this late afternoon.
The brown stains and oil seems to come off easy with my ghetto garden hose setup.
As you can see there is a circular mark on the main journals since the bearings have grooves for oil to flow and lubricate.
So I started to polish these marks off
]
i drilled the bolt but still it will not budge
]
piston ring installation
the rods
the cylinderhead after steam cleaning, valve guides changes, new valve stem seals, milled for a perfect mating surface.
milled finish
i port matched the intake and exhaust
after the rebuild on the head I decided to go all out and get HD valve springs, titanium retainers and a comp camshaft.
disassembling
]
]
pistons, rings, blah blah blah
]
