Snowman

I think that's a great idea. I would buy one for sure.

Oil will not pour out when you take it off. There will be a few drips from residual oil in there, but no volume to speak of. The torque spec on the bolts is like five ft-lbs. Not very tight. Just tighten 'em down until you think they won't vibrate loose. Trust me, it sucks to overtorque and have to heli-coil the threads. I like to use assembly lube on the gaskets. Oil serves the same purpose, but then you wonder if it's just that oil on there or if it's leaking again. Oh yeah, and clean the mating surfaces PERFECTLY. Scrape off any crap, then wipe with a rag that has some brake cleaner on it.

Just put it in 5th gear with the parking brake on and maybe some chocks in front of the wheels. As mentioned, there are some holes in the flywheel that you can put a screwdriver, punch, etc down to prevent rotation if just having it in gear won't suffice.

On a soob, I would only do it by pulling out the motor. And while it's out, you can inspect the rear main seal, pull the timing covers to check and re-tension the belts, inspect cam seals, oil pump seals and front crank seal, look at the rocker cover gaskets and the rocker cover to head surfaces, replace the oil pan gasket that probably leaks... I think that's all the usual. By the way, pulling the motor is EASY. I did a clutch a few weeks ago and I had it apart and together in this fashion in five or six hours. Now that was with having a tractor as a cherry picker to ease the removal and installation, and having everything I needed already there and laid out for me, but that's still not bad.

2.0 turbo all the way. It's still gonna have way more low end than the engine that used to be in the car, and none of the reliability/durability issues of the EJ25.

Haha, that's great! You should have seen the guy when I asked about getting EA71 pistons for my EA82:confused: .

Uhhhh, maybe a bowl vent? Does it have vacuum with the engine running or anything like that?

I haven't done this on a turbo car, but I can offer a bit of advice. #1, all important, listen to this if you only listen to one thing, do this for sure tip: On the mating surface between the head and the cam carrier, use Permatex Anaerobic Sealant. It's translucent red and comes in a blue tube. The stuff recommended by the factory is really hard to find, and this stuff is just as good. RTV silicone is commonly used, but this stuff is better. Because it's anaerobic, any excess sealant that gets inside the oil passages doesn't set up and is washed away by the oil. With RTV, it can clump up and clog passages and stuff, which is not good. Also, Anaerobic sealant is less prone to leakage, as it sets up harder. Also, make sure that the surfaces are absolutely clean and dry and there is no gunk left in the groove around the edge of the cam carrier. I have only done this with the engine pulled, so I can only echo what I've heard before about unbolting the motor mounts and jacking up the side of the engine that you're working on for better access. Don't forget the little O-ring that seals the oil passage. I usually "glue" it in place with a light coating of sealant, because if it gets dislodged during assembly, you'll be plaqued by oil pressure problems and possibly leakage. Good luck!

I cannot express my excitement, as this is a nice, family-oriented forum:drunk: .

I've had to deal with a bunch of these recently while working on other peoples' soobs, and since it takes upwards of a week to get the proper studs where I live, I've come up with my own solution: Make your own studs! Just get a bolt that's the same diameter and thread pitch, and at least as long as the stock stud. Cut the head off of the bolt, round that end off a tad with a file, and run a die (if you've got one) up and down the bolt a couple of times to clean it up. Presto! new exhaust stud! If the hole is stripped, I've had great luck with running a tap in and out once or twice, then using a thread renewal product made by Loctite that I can't remember the name of. It's a two-part metal epoxy a lot like JB Weld, with a third part that you coat the threads with. They claim it makes holes good as new for use with up to grade 5 US bolts, which is plenty for use in exhaust stud holes.

I would think 15w-40 would be a bit thick to run on an engine that's been rebuilt that recently, although that would depend on two conditions: climate, and what sort of oil pressure the engine is building. In a hot climate, or if the oil pressure is marginal, I'd go with the 15w-40. I would only recommend that oil in that case though, because if you are using a thicker oil and it's not needed to keep the engine alive or prevent burning, then it's just creating extra drag and lowering the efficiency of the engine. My personal preference, which I've come by from listening to chatter on the board, is for Castrol GTX (for a dino oil). In my customers' cars, I generally run Citgo oil unless another brand is requested, since it's still better than Chevron or the like, but doesn't cost that much. Regardless of the brand, I normally use 10w-40 in summer and 10w-30 in winter. However, when I switch to Mobil1 synthetic in my newly rebuilt engine, all they've got is 10w-30, so I'll run that year round since it's got darn good oil pressure.

Good to hear you got that leak taken care of. After hearing about what you've done with that EA71 in there, I can't wait to see what havoc you can wreak after the upcoming mods!

Okay, I'm not kidding this time. The check's going in the mail tonight! I've just been busy coming back to school/going to WCSS6/etc., and until now this didn't jump up high enough on the priority list.

Too bad nothing worked out for this weekend, but anybody please speak up with a good date and location to have a little get together/camping trip/whatever, as I'd love to meet more of my kind.

I like the idea of having it reversable. That way you can face it forward for on-road or dry off-road use, then turn it around for those times that it could get splashed. The other thing you could do is install a "water trap" in the ducting, where the tube changes from vertical to horizontal in a 90 degree bend, with a small "appendix" thingy hanging down. If I didn't get my point across, imagine a T-fitting with about three inches of extra pipe coming out of the bottom with a cap on it. That would catch any water or large particulates that got sucked in.

Okay, I can see that thing having more power than it can handle:slobber: .

I've run Quaker State 75w-90 synthetic in my 86 and Amsoil 75w-90 synthetic in my mom's 97, both with trememdous success so far.

What do you have in that thing now? I have yet to see an ea82 soob that had more power than the car could handle. Okay, well maybe those with the EJ20G swap...

Remember what happened last year when I went on the buffalo mine road?

So, how about meeting up on saturday then? I'll PM the other AK guys since they apparently haven't seen this thread yet. You know of anywhere we could go that's like an hour or two or less from anchorage?

Oh man, that thing was just sick! The look on everybody's faces when it rolled up saturday night was great. I was especially amazed since I wasn't on the board too much before the show for a while, so I had no idea this was in the works. It looked like you were having WAAAAAY too much in the mud pit!

I would echo the sentiments of the previous posts that it was awesome meeting the people I got a chance to hang out with, and I hope that I can say hello to some more in the future. Thanks again for the LSD and really fun ride, Ed. Oh yeah, to the modicum of people who helped me get to and from the airport, many thanks. Surely the way I'll go down in peoples' memories from the show is, "that guy from Alaska." Oh well, I will hopefully be bringing either Roxanne or Luna, my new RX down for next year's show if it's held at an earlier date.

Shout-out to all you Alaskan soob-heads. Yeah, I know, there are like six of us now:lol: . We should get together sometime soon, like this upcoming labor day weekend. I was thinking maybe a camping trip someplace in the Anchorage area would be cool if anybody knows a good place that we could 'wheel out to for a night. I know of two lifted 'roos in the state besides mine, so even something kinda knarly could work out. So far, I've met two fellow board members from Alaska, and this would be a good way for all of us to meet up and have a good time. Maybe if not this weekend, sometime in the near future would work as well, but I have several days off from school and I don't know if anybody else is free from work or what-have-you. Let me know if this would work out and we can plan a trip!

You guys rock! It was totally worth the trip!

Hmmm, I'm truly surprised that something like that would fail so much. C'est la vi.