Saabel Garage; GMC Typhoon #FinnTyphoon

[keme]

Maybe it's your luck you didn't drove to Gatebil.

Better next year after a winter with dynotests.

And it's a very nice car, perfect for a hot summernight.

Have to say you are correct about the Gatebil. Luckily there are plenty of Gatebil´s to come and I am very sure I´ll get to drive this to some event.

Started the winter season today. Hope I get the engine lifted off next week.

[keme]

And the engine is out. Next it goes to engine stand and gets completely disassembled.

[keme]

Almost got the engine disassembled. Didn´t have proper damper tool so I couldn´t get yet the crankshaft and cam removed, but it will be properly torn apart this weekend.

[keme]

Got the engine disassembled completely.



Otherwise engine looked decent, but the end bearing looks a bit odd. Like it would be very worn, but still it doesn´t look like it had been destroyed just now.



Also camshaft looked a bit weird. It had almost flat spots where the lifter "goes up" on the lifter ramp.



Have to think a bit if I ditch this cam and buy "some V6" cam from Rockauto at 70$ price. I am pretty sure any cam would work decently.

[Thunderbo1t]

Melling (and others) sell the Syclone/Typhoon cam as a stage one performance cam, with a steep mark up so $77 seems like a bargain, and i guess "some V6 cam" will be smaller.
Elgin E-1033-P
Federal Mogul CS-1051M
Mahle/Clevite 229-1881
Melling 22119

[keme]

Melling (and others) sell the Syclone/Typhoon cam as a stage one performance cam, with a steep mark up so $77 seems like a bargain, and i guess "some V6 cam" will be smaller.
Elgin E-1033-P
Federal Mogul CS-1051M
Mahle/Clevite 229-1881
Melling 22119

This 77$ cam appears to be quite close to these. Also I am going on a budged, so I am also looking for reasonable pricing

The cam looked somewhat machined and it had some kind of coating on it. So, today I measured 0.050" degrees and lift of it.
Typhoon stock cam specs;
* '91-'93, ZR9/Z79, Syclone/Typhoon
- Lift (I/E) - .351/.386
- Dur @ .050 (I/E) - .179/.195 (Ductile)

Specs for this cam:
lift .372/.393
duration 180/196

All in all stock cam with little extra lift.

End result is that I have to order 77$ cam from Rockauto, because it has more duration and lift than this

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.ph ... 60&jsn=342

[keme]

Got the cylinder block back from machinist, few parcels from Rockauto and washed the bottom end parts. Plan is to get bottom end quite much assembled tomorrow.



Week ago I had to try if my Rekord still starts. It did! Had to make new fuel lines and somehow there was water in few cylinders Took off the spark plugs, rotated engine, put spark plugs back and started it Have to say it is not fully drivable, but hopefully some day it will be again in full beast mode

https://youtube.com/shorts/-pTCCLlJoBc?feature=share

[fulsnut]

Is it a budget issue that you don't try a rollercam or give it too little?

And do you have any theory why connecting rods and main bearings have these damages?

[keme]

Is it a budget issue that you don't try a rollercam or give it too little?

And do you have any theory why connecting rods and main bearings have these damages?

This is a roller lifter cam and I am going on a budged, so it it what it is. My horsepower target is 350-400hp, so it doesn´t need much. Also with this cam the turbo should spool up nicely.

Today I got the parts kind of fitted into engine bay. It looks like everything is going to fit, but it is a bit of a squeeze

[fulsnut]

Missed that it was a roller lifter cam, sorry.

Incredibly impressed that you have already assembled the engine and got it down in the car.

[keme]

Missed that it was a roller lifter cam, sorry.

No worries

Incredibly impressed that you have already assembled the engine and got it down in the car.

Thank you! Target is to get it back in running condition before christmas.

Removed the aftermarket intercooler and I am going to put back the stock air-water-cooler with a Honda Civic radiator



Had compressor housing, turbine housing, radiator and that Honda Civic radiator visiting welder. Slight modifications to all of them.



Then I performed some modern art and got the turbo+wastegate fitted in engine bay. Also the down pipe is in decent shape.