RTHY is damn good. always helps me out with stuffs.
mad props to Leo !
Alright so my Bigport decided to let go, did a big end bearing in #3..
The sound it made:
The amount of play in the rod:
Rather than replacing the crank and running new bearings I decided to swap the whole thing with a Smallport. The only catch is I only had half a loom, since I didnt have the cash to get it wired up properly I decided to run the Smallport on Bigport management.
I live in a unit so I had to make do with the space I had... which actually turned out to be a good thing because there was no car parked to the right of me, it was like working in a 3 car garage. Had no complaints from neighbors.. Did the swap late on a Saturday.
The old engine getting dismantled:
The new motor waiting to go in:
Old engine coming out:
Poor old girl missing a vital part:
The new engine in its place:
Ok so here is how the car is running at the moment...
Bigport parts: dizzy, harmonic balancer, water pump, injectors, loom, ECU, alternator, all the RWD water fittings and exhaust manifold.
Smallport parts: intake manifold, spark plugs, fuel rail, leads, throttle body and a couple of electrical connectors.
The car runs really well, much better than the Bigport did and the car is so much more manageable in traffic. I was going to convert the whole thing to Smallport but this is proving to be a good setup. Also thanks to Rthy who gave me advice about this setup.
There was some initial confusion about whether this setup works or not so I thought I would post to say that it does
Mark.
Last edited by jet111; 22nd March 2009 at 06:35 PM. Reason: forgot a part
RTHY is damn good. always helps me out with stuffs.
mad props to Leo !
lol at white people in japan. just lol.
good work.
i ran a smallport on bigport ecu and loom too haha
the only bigport parts i used was bigport rwd manifold, injecters and dizzy left everything else lol
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could u just swap long engines over ?
ie bigport everything with smallport block and head ?
it seems so, right ?
lol at white people in japan. just lol.
correct me if im wrong but the reason for using all the bigport parts on it is because the loom plugs might slightly differ between the small+big ports.
but meh, this is always good to hear. lets hope #3 doesnt go on this puppy lol.
yep different loom
lol at white people in japan. just lol.
Not too sure about that. Most things are compatible though
oh hai, i think u can buy adjustable con rod bearings from the cusco shop!
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They think of everything these days..
anybody else done this ?
would like to hear experiences please.