Subject	Another question for the knowledgeable...
Posted by	Coldfusown on January 26, 2012 at 5:42 AM
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In Reply To	So girlfriend out...car parts welcome into dining room :) posted by Coldfusown on January 25, 2012 at 10:54 PM
Message	For those who have installed pistons, rods, etc. I used assembly lube on all rotating and moving parts. Not a lot but enough I'd hope. Installed bearing beam with crank, followed torque requirements as per ARP. Crank was easy to turn by hand by grasping the front of crank, obviously adding each rod+piston added some resistance. Now after adding all connecting rods and having them all torqued to spec (27-33 ft lbs)it's pretty hard just by grabbing it by hand and turning. Is there some kind of way to check to make sure the resistance is acceptable. I have the correct bearings as I quadruple checked those prior to purchase and also the correct rings. Just my first internal build and errors are unacceptable. I'll be installed the main crank bolt(front) in the morning and turning with a ratchet to also see how it spins. Main bearings - 75 ft lbs Caps - 30 ft lbs Block - Honed, not bored out Stock rings for stock pistons Correct bearings. Thanks
Follow Ups	So girlfriend out...car parts welcome into dining room :) - Coldfusown 22:54:25 01/25/12 Plenum looks sharp! - Jayru 23:13:10 01/25/12 Plenum looks really good! I like! - BlackholeZ 23:19:26 01/25/12 That is sexy, but I'd never coat the TB surfaces - CoHPhasor 01:38:45 01/26/12 I was thinking about that to. I have some high grit - Coldfusown 01:50:28 01/26/12 If you sand go around the circumference, not - CoHPhasor 02:07:27 01/26/12 have a mapp/propane torch? - BlackholeZ 02:10:09 01/26/12 vht does smell horrible while baking in... - white22sky 19:28:30 01/26/12 Another question for the knowledgeable... - Coldfusown 05:42:50 01/26/12 Was crank measured prior to assembly, mirror polished? - CmyZ 07:42:03 01/26/12 Use more lube... - AHos(Chicago) 09:01:45 01/26/12 depends on cylinder bore finish - aliaZ 11:26:26 01/26/12 Don, what grit finish hone do you recommend - ZXoltan 11:30:39 01/26/12 I'd have to ask my machinist (n/m) - aliaZ 11:53:16 01/26/12 280. - na300zx (OH) 15:29:24 01/26/12 I think in a red car that will look really good. - Boosted1 06:19:09 01/26/12 good point (n/m) - BlackholeZ 14:08:40 01/26/12 NICE! Looks like the finish on mine except mine is - MidLifeZ (DFW) 15:30:41 01/26/12 Looks good, yes my car is Aztec red so I am kinda going with - Coldfusown 16:11:18 01/26/12 Do you know what brand and or shade that plenum is? - PiotrC70 19:04:07 01/26/12 Sorry, dont have that info and it is only barely glossy,not - MidLifeZ (DFW) 06:54:18 01/27/12 Cool. Thanks anyways. (n/m) - PiotrC70 09:21:53 01/27/12
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