Saabel Garage; Chevy C1500 Pickup

[keme]

Connected the fuel lines and pressure tested the system. Found out that there is a small leak in fuel rail welding. Have to weld that and figure out a bit of wiring and then it would be the start up time. So no start up this week

[keme]

YESSS!! Got it started today.

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[keme]

Next stop Kalajoki and OCF Summerparty. Tomorrow is the main day with 1/4 mile drag racing!

[keme]

JEJ! Drove four times at 1/4 mile and improved my best time four times.


First was 13.58/189 with old Yokohama semi-slicks and just with the wastegate without boost control.


Second was 13.3/185 with same setup.


Third was 12.946/195. For the third attempt I put the 235/60/15 street radials at the back and connected the boost controller.

For the fourth attempt I checked the pressure on the slicks and dropped them from 2.0 to 1.4 bar. Still it was quite slippery but all went decently all the way to the finish line. There was some glitch at the timing and I didn´t get a time slip Few people said that on the screen it showed 12.5 time and that would have been the fastest time I have got!

The lack of the 4th time sheet was not the most disappointing happening of the day.

On the 4th pull the engine exploded at the finish line. It was quite intresting situtation when the smoke came inside the cabin and LOUD mechanic noise came from engine bay. Stopped the Rekord at the track and leaked oil just where I got it stopped so there was not much cleaning to do. Luckily. 2nd con rod broke and smacked holes in the block and oil pan. So, everything bellow head gasket is trashed. Cylinder head will propably be ok with just 2nd cylinder valves. Cams looked OK with a quick look and it is great.





All in all this is such horse shit. Every fucking summer this engine breaks down one way or other. Maybe I should buy a complete built engine somewhere and drop it in. Dunno....

[keme]

Ok, once again. Delivered a cylinder block for honing and skimming. Also took the old cylinder head to machinist so he can change the 2nd cylinder valves and check for other damages. Looked through the garage and found a full bottom end bearing set, head gasket, oil pan, stock 2.3 pistons and rods. Valve cover sealing, exhaust manifold sealing and piston rings are missing but they are easy to get.

[Narux]

Are you running stock conrods? How much Hp does the engine make?

[keme]

Are you running stock conrods? How much Hp does the engine make?

Yes, it is a completely stock 2.3 bottom end. In dyno it pushed 520Whp. We did drop timig 3 degrees after the tuning, so with that it had ~480whp in use. I think that when I get this new stock engine put together I am going to drive with 1.4 bar boost. With boost controller I have 1.8bar on peak torque and 1.6bar on peak hp. Maybe with 1.4bar boost it won´t break this summer anymore.

[keme]

Picked the honed and skimmed block from the machinist with a set of new piston rings.

[MickeK]

Build with 2.0 piston and rods or change to t7 piston and 153mm rods.
I never have this problem when I have this setup

[keme]

Build with 2.0 piston and rods or change to t7 piston and 153mm rods.
I never have this problem when I have this setup

I do have one complete 2.0 engine, but it would require new dyno session to get it working properly and I don´t have time for it. Also I have a set of 2.0 T7 Wössner pistons and a set of forged 153mm pistons, but they are not going into this setup.

[keme]

Bottom end almost ready. Maybe I should also paint it because now it looks rusty and nasty.

[keme]

Looks so good with paint on it Also it is easier to find oil leaks on light color. I´ll get the cylinder head back from the machinist on Monday so the engine should be going back in next week.

[keme]

Got the cylinder head back from machinist. 2nd cylinder valves were bent and also intake valves from 1st cylinder were bent from some previous accident. Also all valve seats were machined and the surface got skimmed. So, a bit more than basic overhaul.

I´ll get the cylinder head back from the machinist on Monday so the engine should be going back in next week.

Well it isn´t going back this week. Maybe next week or week after that.

[keme]

OK, I have to hurry a bit because I booked dyno time for this Thursday. Checked that timing is about where it should be, atleast it is not a tooth of or something else stupid. Then I dropped the engine back in the engine bay.

[keme]

Got it in the dyno!

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480hp/585Nm from the wheel with ~1.7bar.