Well the engine was assembled today by Gord Bush Performance and I hung around with my camera for the festivities. Here are a few images from the build:

Typical intake port:


Reworked combustion chamber:


Block looking pretty:




3.5lbs off the crank:


Head assembled:


Pro1 cams all nestled in:


Gears installed:


Getting those lumpsticks dialed in:


All buttoned up:

 

Where is the assembly lube on the cams?

 

Nice.... Real nice! Lookin good brother! how soon till she's in the car??

James

 

Looking Good Doug! That build is going to be a killer at Expo!

 

ummmm.... right there on the cams :P

 

Sorry Trenell..but Doug's pic are way better than your engine build pics...lol

 

Cool

 

Sweet, so what did the cams degree in at?

 

cool pics. build is looking good.

 

damn she's coming along, should be crazy when it's done!

 

I want that oil pan

 

nice, so it only took a day to put everything together

 

hey doug what valve train are you running to support your pro1's

 

Ferrea endurance valvesprings and retainers
Ferrea valves (+1mm larger intake)

The steal one I'm using isn't all that expensive.

I forget the final position of the gears but the cams were set to Skunk2's recomended settings:

Intake
Open at 24deg BTDC (1mm)
Peak lift at 98 deg ATDC
Close at 50deg ABDC (1mm)

Exhaust
Open at 56deg BBDC (1mm)
Peak lift at 105deg BTDC
Close at 17det ATDC (1mm)

 

Some current engine shots as the engine awaits to be reinstalled:


A close-up showing how the pluming for the Endyn breather is supported with a bracket I fabricated a couple days ago. This bracket also supports the engine wire harness. The factory manifold bracket will now make a nice paper weight.

 

DDDDDAMN Doug!

 

The only other person that I have seen as meticulous as you with pictures and details is Trenell.

Good Job Doug.

 

those are real nice pics man congrats on the build

 

He'll still be slow

 

Slow yes... but faster then you :finger:

 

Prove it, next lapping day is in April

 

^^Wayne I have a feeling that Doug might be a bit busy by then...just a hunch!

 

Cool... didn't know you tracked your M.

 

^^^ He doesn't, he hardparks it with Fuzzy in the driveway every morning

 

We'll see come spring time I have everything that I need, suspension, tires, brakes, and the one thing that I didn't have last season,, time:laugh1:

 

Sweet pics as always, should be a nice machine when its all done.

 

yo yo yo yo yo yo yo. don't hate cause your car doesn't qualify :laugh1: EG's POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

 

hey doug, any particular reason you went with the ferrea over another company, such as the skunk2's?

 

CO SIGN

I bet you Doug is still gonna rip him a new one on the track, so technically he's still gonna be losing to a Civic! Hahahaha :finger:

 

Answer is quite simple:

Ferrea only makes valve train components and have been doing that for many years. If they didn't know what they were doing they would have gone bust long ago. They have several B-series valve spring packages depending on your requirements. I would bet that no other racing company has as much invested on this particular part of the B-series engine.

Gord Bush who has built many B-series racing engines says Ferrea is the company to go to if you do not want to take chances.

It’s the same reason I went with Carrillo rods... its all they do.

I’m sure there are many people who have had great success with other company’s valve train components. I just wanted to reduce my chances of failure.

 

you forgot one thing,

you still need skill

[/zing]

 

^^ Nah, haven't you heard, autox'ers always make good track drivers, but not necessarily the other way around.
We'll see

 

all this track talk.. i'll be the newbie for nex year...

 

i see, thanks doug. didn't know they were in the business that long and have soul dedication for that purpose.

 

im with you lol