The 16V G60 thread.

Not long now, looking very tidy

 

I'm bloody petrified about starting this thing.

 

It`ll be right! Give it a good 4 or 6 manual turns on the crank to make sure you have no interference and it`ll be fine

 

Yeah, I was very eager to get the engine together complete with the timing belt installed just so that I could see how the whole engine turns over by hand. It feels fine.

I like that AF/EGR meter that you've got, Keith. The one you mentioned in the other thread. Might get myself one of those.

 

wow super cool!

 

Looks superb. Have you attempted anything similar before? By that I mean engine build of any kind?
Edited by: Chris H

 

Thanks gents

Nope - this is the first time I have ever completely rebuilt an engine.

Which is why I have got absolutely no confidence whatsoever about what it's going to sound like when I start it for the first time

 

thats quite sexy.........

makes me want to ditch the 2.0L 16v i'm building and go for one of those..... if only i had the money!!!


Keep up the good wok Trev

Ro

 

fantastic stuff trev

you are giving me silly ideas you know,im really bored with the power of the rado

is this conversion any easier in a corrado?

neil.

 

Yeh it`s a great bit of kit, got the MAP sensor for it but not the EGT yet, handy to have when the laptop`s not in the car, plus my display`s on the dash above the wheel so it`s easy to take a quick glance while driving.

I run that display all the time, nice to keep an eye on things

 

Looking almost complete now. Just needs the G-lader back from Pitstop...
Edited by: Trev16v

 

Wow Trev, excellent. Wasnt aware that you had come this far as i havent really followed this thread. No wonder you need the G60 airbox already!! Will get it in the post today.

 

Cool!!

 

Thanks for the kind words gents. No worries by the way Luke regarding the air box - it will probably be a good while before this lump sees an engine bay! Thanks again for that.

Last night at No Rice I met with Steve from Pitstop and had my G-lader back. It's had the full works (overhaul and full porting). It was a pretty low mileage unit in the first place and completely free of any pitting so I'm quite chuffed. Steve's got some build pictures for me which I'll post when I get them.

Keithmac - in reply to your PMs - it certainly looks to me like we do need that second idler wheel on the G-lader bracket. Looks like that's what BBM intended. And I cannot flip the alternator idler wheel bracket like you said you could - the casing of my alternator simply wouldn't allow it. See what you mean about the tensioner idler being close to the waterpump pulley though...

 

Only problem wit running another idle on the G-60 bracket is you tehn loose all the belt travel for the tensoner, if you can imagine the belt being fairly tight from the crank to g pulley, the tensioner will push down 10 to 20mm at least.

I was thinking of bolting another tensioner to the top alt mount, or buying a few more belts to try..

You could use your old 16v cambelt pulley to experiment with. The belt has to be fairly tight on it`s run before the tensioner is fitted.

don`t know what drugs BBM were on when they specced that belt?

 

I remeber I ran a file down the alternator so it`d clear the alternator bracket if I decided to spin it round..

Posted your bits yesterday as well, just be carefull when you modify and fit the PAS braket as I cut a littl bit too much off mine where it bolts to the G-bracket and I snapped it yesterday [:^(]

 

I've just fired an email to Mr. Betz with the above image. There are a few ways that I can see to possibly run this but I'm interested to know how BBM intended it to be.

 

Oh, bugger - is your bracket knackered then?

I don't understand why it has to be modified but no doubt it will become clear when I try to fit it. But coming to think of it, I already did test fit it ages ago with the G-lader bracket in place... Oh, is it because of the alternator?

 

I think it`s due to one of the alternator brackets? I just went straight in and chopped it down, if you measure the width of a bracket and cut it dead square you should be fine.

I`d be intersted to here what BBM have to say.

 

very sexy looking motor trev