STeeL's built motor/turbo build
 

Making some some progress on my project so I wanted to make my very own thread! :)

Current plan is to rebuild my EG33 up for high boost, 5 speed swap, and eventually single turbo. Theres a parts list with prices in other build threads and I'm mostly doing the same thing so I won't keep track of prices here much, just what I buy and what I need mostly and show the progress as I go.

Information on the car: 1994 Laguna Blue LSi.

Current Mods: Koni/Ground Control coil overs, Rota wheels, full 5 speed swap installed minus transmission

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Engine parts purchased so far:

Custom built intake by Sicksubie
Used 8.5:1 CP pistons
2005 WRX transmission, blown 3rd gear.. Gotta fix this.
Eagle Rods with ARP 2000 bolts
ACL Race Series bearings
Block honed, decked .005, cleaned, crank balanced
New OEM water puml
All new gaskets
All new OEM hoses

Parts to buy:

Deasth Works 550cc Injectors
Outlaw Engineering spacers
Cometic head gaskets
Water to Air intercooler/heat exchanger good for 550 hp
Timing belt, idlers
ARP head studs, I need help with these!
Engine management, either eManage or MegaSquirt
And quite possibly, Delta Cams regrind.

Here is the motor as she sits now. I just got it on an engine stand, removed all accessories, intake and runners, engine harness, cam gears, valve cover, etc.

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Major snag right now is I am having a terrible time still trying to get the head bolts off... In fact, I think I stripped one... Any help here would also be great

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12pt. 14mm socket. 1/2" drive with a big breaker bar. You will also need some 12pt. 12mm sockets for the block bolts and if you are using Eagle H-beam rods, the ARP fasteners have 12pt 7/16" heads. I only ever use 6pt sockets so I literally had to buy them for doing engines and engines alone.

Glad to see Porter's old car getting some more love. Did you get the pistons yet??

Tom

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Yes, I got them last Tuesday I believe. Theyre at my parents house so I haven't taken pictures yet.

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I got all of the head bolts out on that one side except ONE... and its frustrating me to no end. I think its completely stripped, Ive done everything I can think of to do and the socket still pops off the end of the bolt every time. I have no idea how to get it out.

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Get a set of extractors. or find a way to cut it out

Tom

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looks fun can't wait to see your results! you are gonna find all the issues so I don't have to deal with them! yay! hahaha jk jk

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This is probably the beginning of a the greatest what NOT to do guide on the forum :lol:

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Update for the work done today. Got the stuburn screw out after a couple hours of work, a dozen different tools, four different people, and two trips to two different parts stores. Here is what it looks like lol...

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Heres the cylinders and the head that looks a little funny to us, want to know what you gurus think as I'm not exactly an engineologist.

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My friend that help me take it off said it looked to him like a blown head gasket cause of the ring around those two cylinders and the white chalky stuff on the valves. My other friend whos a Subaru tech suggests its build up from low octane fuel.

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I agree with the H/G leak being the issue.

Tom

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Gotta love boxers... uhg, anyone want to loan me the tool to get the pistons out of there?

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I made all my tools to do it. I am going to need them again in the short future so I cannot loan them out again.

Tom

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Them gutz:

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Other than the fly wheel it should sit flat on the ground now. I gotta give the engine stand back today, so can annoy tell me if there's any harm in setting the motor down on a stack of beach towels? Or if you got a better Idea I'm all ears, I'm not sure what the stripped block weighs.

I may attempt to break apart the block after its set down. I get how you do it on an EJ22 but on this guy I'm guessing that needle nose pliers aren't going to reach the middle rods...

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I'd maybe put some plastic or cardboard on the beach towels, or something. A bunch of oil soaked cotton lint is probably easier to avoid, rather than clean out of the block...

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Its all coming apart anyway, but cardboard sounds like a better idea.

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Borrowed these from a friend at the local Subaru dealership

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Pulled the first two C clips out the other day and couldn't get the pins out so I was about to make a tool when he offered to let me borrow the official stuff. I hope to have it all broke down later tonight, but we'll see. I bought the wrong size screw driver I guess cause it absolutely will not take those screws out that cover up the rear access ports so I gotta return it and get something with more volts.

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