a few months ago, i finally gave up on trying to "quick fix" the oil consumption issue i had been having since the dyno testing of the supercharger. it turned out that i had bent 3 of the 4 rods due to exceeding the maximum pressures they could handle.
so, i decided the rings were shot and i needed new ones. well, the story didn't end there, and as it turned out, i had bent rods (i'll post shots of those later), screwed bores, and a whole lot of other crap. on top of that, some of the work i had previously had done, and paid good money for, turned out to be in need of rework, as some shortcuts were taken that were not optimal.
so, in for a penny - in for a pound. $20k later, i have a new motor with 104.5mm pistons, carillo rods, coated bearings, and a few very trick internal mods. this should make for a VERY tight motor.
we also discovered some flaws in the factory cam timing procedure, as well as the other procedures floating around out there. i'll post more on that in a separate thread, as it will be highly technical and likely controversial.
so, here she is back in the garage. the fenders are hanging on the wall, eagerly awaiting reinstallation, as is the front end et all.
of course, a whole list of other stuff is being done "while i'm in there". news at 11 on all of that, but suffice it to say that i am taking one last shot and wrapping up some long postponed projects.
94 Midnight Metallic Blue Cab Porsche 968 w/deviating cashmere/black interior and WAY too many mods to list - thanks to eric for creating
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