Member Profile - Boostaddict

[Boostaddict]

Daniel, where you're moving to you can grow your own bio-ethanol fuel better than E85. Race fuel!!

Jack, you make some good sense !!!

DT Race fuel...... New Job!!!

[rooby]

Yeh getting a little excited too. I also just placed my order for the rods, crank, head gaskets, oem gasket kit & water pump.

Just waiting for final ok on the block and then order pistons, bearings and head studs.!

And no E85 for me. Have none around me and also where im looking to move to they definitely wont have it.!! Haha

Previously...

The boss has said $3kish is the max , anything over..... Ie $5k its Bye bye!!

It's a slippery slope

[Boostaddict]

Yeh getting a little excited too. I also just placed my order for the rods, crank, head gaskets, oem gasket kit & water pump.

Just waiting for final ok on the block and then order pistons, bearings and head studs.!

And no E85 for me. Have none around me and also where im looking to move to they definitely wont have it.!! Haha

Previously...

The boss has said $3kish is the max , anything over..... Ie $5k its Bye bye!!

It's a slippery slope

HAHAHHAHHA... yeh I know hey!!

I had a llooooooooooonnng discussion with the boss and said that im happy to keep the car, so lets build it properly and be confident with it. And that's gunna cost $8.5k ish...... mmmhh I think im gunna go over that.!!! Just on the motor with no turbo or anything.!!!

Lets just say that it will be massively over engined for the setup for a while. Which im really happy with.

[dawesy]

updates homo
been waiting too long

[Boostaddict]

updates homo
been waiting too long

Hahahah your telling me...! Frustration city!!

I've spoken to the machinist today as I was sick of waiting and he said the pressure test is on the cards for today or tomorrow.

I have ordered some parts..... Just waiting for final 'ok' then its ON LIKE DONKEY KONG

[Boostaddict]

So a little update.

Stuff Is in transit from Celtic Motorsport. Should be here within a weakish

Yey

And IM STILL WAITING on the ok from the block

[Newbie GT]

Hope works out dan

[Boostaddict]

F%$&(*&g FINALLY

The block has been pressure tested and has come back all good.

The sleeves have been measured to exactly 100mm .

So im gunna need an oversize 100mm piston , ie a 100.5

But places don't stock oversize 100mm pistons as 100mm IS the oversize

So I've made some enquiries !!! Just have to wait and see.

Why must things take sooooooo long...

But good things come to those who wait I suppose .

[jslayz]

F%$&(*&g FINALLY

The block has been pressure tested and has come back all good.

The sleeves have been measured to exactly 100mm .

So im gunna need an oversize 100mm piston , ie a 100.5

But places don't stock oversize 100mm pistons as 100mm IS the oversize

So I've made some enquiries !!! Just have to wait and see.

Why must things take sooooooo long...

But good things come to those who wait I suppose .

Your sure about those sizes.... not sure how you are going to gt a 100.5mm piston inside a 100mm sleeve......

J

[Boostaddict]

Yeh, need to bore out the sleeve to suit.

So cause the bore is already 100, I need a piston that is either designed for the next size over or is actually 100mm diameter now. So that when its bored and honed it will be 100mm plus the bore and hone, so 100.5mm or what ever the next size is. 100.25 or what ever.

Am I saying that right???

[senator]

Is the block already sleeved???

[Boostaddict]

Is the block already sleeved???

Yes.!! 100mm darton sleeves in a N/A 2.5 block.

[<GB>]

Where did you buy the block from? os?

[Boostaddict]

Where did you buy the block from? os?

Yeh

Perth..... Thats os isnt it?!!

Haha

From a guy on rexnet!

[KiDo_Tuning]

Yeh, need to bore out the sleeve to suit.

So cause the bore is already 100, I need a piston that is either designed for the next size over or is actually 100mm diameter now. So that when its bored and honed it will be 100mm plus the bore and hone, so 100.5mm or what ever the next size is. 100.25 or what ever.

Am I saying that right???

100.5mm piston in a 100.25 hole... the time space continuum is not that flexible. Pretty sure your after a 99.5mm piston and then take in ring gap to make it seal up.

Forgies expand with heat.