New Engine Completely, Got Questions
ok, i bought a 96 engine tranny and wiring harness for a soon to be swap (got it for 200 bucks with ecu, wiring harness, all the goodies from some retard in a near by town), the rings were shot and so were the sleeves so this is what i did,
since i am new to the tuning scene, i went to flatlanderracing.com and bought a dart block, pauter billet rods and forged pistons, and also sent in my crank to a local machine shop that does a lot of race engines for diff. apps and got it ground and knife edged at an extremely reasonable price (only because my friends dad owns it).
will i be able to run this setup (since it is stock bore and stroke) with the factory ecu that i have? what about engine balancing??? and also, where the fuck am i going to go when i buy my turbo to tune the ecu (or get it tuned to run the current setup)??? i have no idea of fuel mapping and whatnot since i am a diesel mechanic... as i have said on other posts.. i feel awfully stupid on this forum, but want to know how/where i can do this kind of stuff so i dont have to be so dependent.
thanks in advance
since i am new to the tuning scene, i went to flatlanderracing.com and bought a dart block, pauter billet rods and forged pistons, and also sent in my crank to a local machine shop that does a lot of race engines for diff. apps and got it ground and knife edged at an extremely reasonable price (only because my friends dad owns it).
will i be able to run this setup (since it is stock bore and stroke) with the factory ecu that i have? what about engine balancing??? and also, where the fuck am i going to go when i buy my turbo to tune the ecu (or get it tuned to run the current setup)??? i have no idea of fuel mapping and whatnot since i am a diesel mechanic... as i have said on other posts.. i feel awfully stupid on this forum, but want to know how/where i can do this kind of stuff so i dont have to be so dependent.
thanks in advance
ok, i bought a 96 engine tranny and wiring harness for a soon to be swap (got it for 200 bucks with ecu, wiring harness, all the goodies from some retard in a near by town), the rings were shot and so were the sleeves so this is what i did,
since i am new to the tuning scene, i went to flatlanderracing.com and bought a dart block, pauter billet rods and forged pistons, and also sent in my crank to a local machine shop that does a lot of race engines for diff. apps and got it ground and knife edged at an extremely reasonable price (only because my friends dad owns it).
will i be able to run this setup (since it is stock bore and stroke) with the factory ecu that i have? what about engine balancing??? and also, where the fuck am i going to go when i buy my turbo to tune the ecu (or get it tuned to run the current setup)??? i have no idea of fuel mapping and whatnot since i am a diesel mechanic... as i have said on other posts.. i feel awfully stupid on this forum, but want to know how/where i can do this kind of stuff so i dont have to be so dependent.
thanks in advance
since i am new to the tuning scene, i went to flatlanderracing.com and bought a dart block, pauter billet rods and forged pistons, and also sent in my crank to a local machine shop that does a lot of race engines for diff. apps and got it ground and knife edged at an extremely reasonable price (only because my friends dad owns it).
will i be able to run this setup (since it is stock bore and stroke) with the factory ecu that i have? what about engine balancing??? and also, where the fuck am i going to go when i buy my turbo to tune the ecu (or get it tuned to run the current setup)??? i have no idea of fuel mapping and whatnot since i am a diesel mechanic... as i have said on other posts.. i feel awfully stupid on this forum, but want to know how/where i can do this kind of stuff so i dont have to be so dependent.
thanks in advance
From what it sounds like, you seem to be off to a good start with that motor! if you have any questions don't be afraid to ask, thats about the only way your going to learn about what you can do to a honda/ acura!!!
I'll buy the stock block from you and pay for the shipping!! where are you from?? i'm in Connecticut!! Let me know!!
I do not have a car at the moment!
I ALSO dont have the block at the moment EITHER!!, i have dissasembled everything as you may have gathered, and sent the block and head to get checked out at a shop in nevada iowa (im from NW Iowa) to make sure everything is OK. i actually am thinking of keeping it just, because im a packrat?? and idk. if the time comes when i want to do another buildup than i will have a decent block, if its okay, but i am thinking that im going to keep it for a while, sorry to dissapoint you man!!
and why the hell dont i just have the shop im ordering the parts from build the short block for me?? i guess i got a little overwhelmed with all of this coming at me so fast i didnt think. sigh**
thanks for the heads up with the GReddy kit! i know for sure there isnt a car dyno within 50 miles of my area so ill have to call up one of my buddies to trailer it there when i get a car!
I ALSO dont have the block at the moment EITHER!!, i have dissasembled everything as you may have gathered, and sent the block and head to get checked out at a shop in nevada iowa (im from NW Iowa) to make sure everything is OK. i actually am thinking of keeping it just, because im a packrat?? and idk. if the time comes when i want to do another buildup than i will have a decent block, if its okay, but i am thinking that im going to keep it for a while, sorry to dissapoint you man!!
and why the hell dont i just have the shop im ordering the parts from build the short block for me?? i guess i got a little overwhelmed with all of this coming at me so fast i didnt think. sigh**
thanks for the heads up with the GReddy kit! i know for sure there isnt a car dyno within 50 miles of my area so ill have to call up one of my buddies to trailer it there when i get a car!
I do not have a car at the moment!
I ALSO dont have the block at the moment EITHER!!, i have dissasembled everything as you may have gathered, and sent the block and head to get checked out at a shop in nevada iowa (im from NW Iowa) to make sure everything is OK. i actually am thinking of keeping it just, because im a packrat?? and idk. if the time comes when i want to do another buildup than i will have a decent block, if its okay, but i am thinking that im going to keep it for a while, sorry to dissapoint you man!!
and why the hell dont i just have the shop im ordering the parts from build the short block for me?? i guess i got a little overwhelmed with all of this coming at me so fast i didnt think. sigh**
thanks for the heads up with the GReddy kit! i know for sure there isnt a car dyno within 50 miles of my area so ill have to call up one of my buddies to trailer it there when i get a car!
I ALSO dont have the block at the moment EITHER!!, i have dissasembled everything as you may have gathered, and sent the block and head to get checked out at a shop in nevada iowa (im from NW Iowa) to make sure everything is OK. i actually am thinking of keeping it just, because im a packrat?? and idk. if the time comes when i want to do another buildup than i will have a decent block, if its okay, but i am thinking that im going to keep it for a while, sorry to dissapoint you man!!
and why the hell dont i just have the shop im ordering the parts from build the short block for me?? i guess i got a little overwhelmed with all of this coming at me so fast i didnt think. sigh**
thanks for the heads up with the GReddy kit! i know for sure there isnt a car dyno within 50 miles of my area so ill have to call up one of my buddies to trailer it there when i get a car!


