TheNeedForZ

eBay. A lot of T3 and T4/T3 turboes.

I would. My suspension parts are going to get sandblasted and painted with Rust Bullet. It's tough like POR15 but much more user friendly.

Great tutorial, For ease of naviagtion : Gearbox specs: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=105983 What's the HP/TQ rating of the new trans and what are the gear ratios? thank you. Put some glue on this thread and make it a sticky!!!

thehelix112, both the links you provided requires log in to view...

That thing is a eye candy(I bet it runs well too!), congrats on the successful build.

Congrats!

Any phone# or web address? for the MAS?

good joke

Does the distributor have a cable coming out? If it has a cable leading to a round plug with 4 connectors, then it is a later dizzy. If there is a shiny disk inside with tiny slots around the circle then it has the CAS. I am in a situation exactly like yours, bought a 81ZXT engine but when I got it the CAS is in the dizzy.

Nice pictorial instruction !!!

Heh, and it will always "park" itself when you try to run it ! lol

Hmmm...I think Mike needs a lap dance, or a good long week off. I 100% agree that it is a good idea NOT to think about the car while feeling bad about it. The same reason why I don't think about future or life when I am down. On a good day, everything is fine. On a bad day it's the opposite. Mike have you traced where the shavings might have came from? Is it possible there was some shaving hidden in the intake/turbo that got "glued" together by oil/grease and then became dislodged after you run air and fuel in the intake tracks? Any shavings in the oil?

Yeah, great looking car. I keep most pictures of your car, new and old.

Very impressed !!

Thanks for the responses. The head says P90 and block number is L28 700459, I didn't find any sensors near the crank pulley. But then again all electronics were taken off the engine. HERE'S THE BAD BAD NEWS The turbo on the engine is totally dead, the fins are completely ground FLAT to the base. The compressor housing is scratched big time. This is probably not rebuildable. The main concern is the engine internals. Is the engine damaged? I checked several cylinders from the spark plug holes by shining a bright beam into it while making the piston near TDC. I can only see black oily surface on the pistons, so I cannot tell whether they are damaged. The backside of valves look ok, so are the bore walls : the criss-cross honing marks are still visible. Once the pistons moves down, the bore walls are really clean and shiny without oil streaks, maybe the rings are not damaged. The oil is already drained prior to shipping, but I suspect there's still some oil left. Perhaps I can coax some oil out to check for metal bits once it is on engine stand. The damaged turbo rotates freely and has little shaft play just like the spare one. Perhaps one catastrophic failure due to foreign object hitting the wheels? Is there any other way I can check for engine damage?

Hi, I finally received my L28ET engine in a crate. Here are some questions : 1) The seller said it is an 81ZXT, but when I checked the distributor, the dizzy has a cable leading to a round plug(4 connectors inside). There is also a shiny disk(CAS disk?) inside the dizzy. Result of searching says the dizzy is a later/better dizzy with CAS inside the distributor. One of the FAQ thread mentioned that 81ZXT harness has "dropping resistor plugs" but no picture of the plugs is shown. How do I tell whether my ENGINE is 81 or later, and is there any disadvantages compared to 82~83 engines. I ask this because the seller may have upgraded to a 82~83 dizzy and this engine is indeed an 81. 2) The seller gave me 2 turbos, with one attached to the complete engine and one spare. On the spare turbo, there is no longitudal play (shaft doesn't move in or out) but there is some sideway play, about 0.5mm~0.75mm (0.020"~0.030"). The compressor fins look perfect and there is no damage in the compressor housing. What is the acceptable specs for stock turbo shaft play? If I need a rebuild kit, where is the place to get one(I live on the west side of the continent). Thanks in advance.

Fair enough, welcome to the forum.

Listen, I don't want to make a big deal out of this. But your name is more annoying than "AE86Driftaaa." It doesn't sound any better or mature. I want to welcome you as much as anyone else here, but you gotta help me out. How did you find the atmosphere in this forum? Welcoming? Helpful? Civil? Perhaps it's your turn to return the favor and stop putting that sort of message in the name. If you put that sort of attack in a username, you'll be the first one and only one here. If you have problem with those "driftaaa wannabes", give them your piece of mind in THAT forum, not telling us about it here.

I don't. That kind of message is just like "V8 sucks" or "Imports are gay." It's the kind of thing I would expect to see in other forums, but not this one. I am not defending myself because I don't drift. However some other members here do. Putting a negative message into a username is a cheap shot because those who don't like the message can't do anything about it. The guy with the name can hide behind excuses like "well I didn't say anything, that's just my username." and get away with it. Please keep this forum a considerate,civil place as it has always been.

If you can post the original description in Japanese, perhaps someone (Owen?) on this board can understand it.

Love It!

If it lit up the sky then it's meteorites or other junk falling into the atmosphere.

Picture is not very clear, what's the direction of airflow/exhaust flow? It seems the air has to take many turns or be squished around in the engine.

What's up with the diesel crank? Had to ask because it seems I am missing the inside joke. Besides, I have a diesel crank that I bought just in case.

It's funny you mentioned this idea because I used to keep a list of members that helped me and I was going to list them all when my car is done one day. Then I realized everybody here is helpful, some more than others.