Gravityman

Hey how much was the cam grind anywho?

Where do you plan on getting the engine O-ringed? I have looked around and it is expensive. You wouldnt imagine that cutting a groove in the block would be that pricy.

Correct. I think what i am going to do is take a 1/4'' thick piece of steel and drill 4 holes in it, 2 for the frame bolts from the EA81 CM and 2 for the CM from the ER27. I would imagine that it would/should work. Cant wait to see the pics! Thanks a bunch

I already plan to use a seperate pump to run the coolant back to the rad. I really dont want to keep the rad in the engine bay. The problem with mounting the radiator above the ER27 is there is no room at normal suspension heights. I would have to lift it at least 6 inches for the rad to fit right. I am also trying to bring some of the weight to the back of the Brat. With the ER27 and its tran i am going to be picking up at least 200 lbs onto the from axle.

Hey buddy Mad Props to your rebuild! It looks great!! I wish i could do all that in such a short period of time. The military doesnt pay me enough. This is the Head Gasket you want for Big boost(ER27 custom copper HG)! Copper head gaskets have a tensile strength of approximately 32,000 psi, compare this to the 1,200 to 1800 psi tensile of most facing materials used on conventional performance head gaskets. This is what an O-ring is.

I dont think the lifters should change. The duration has no effect on lift but only on the length of time the valve is open. The lift should stay the same. This could have been an accident by delta cam durring the grind, they may have ground too much off of the top of the lift. I plan on getting my ER27 cams gound to 262, I hope this isnt an issue. How much was the grind job? What engine was this cam from? EA82 or ER27?

Thats what I thought but if you have to shim the lifters where did that extra amount of lift go? That makes no sense. So you lose lift for longer duration. We are talking air flow here, if you are trying to force air through a tighter area then normal but for a longer period of time doesnt that seem strange? I would imagine that the CFMs would be close to the same. Am i the only one hung up on this. Am I wrong about this?

So anyway this is kind of what i was planing on doing for relocating my radiator to the bed of the brat. The black stuff is Carbon fiber (Tonneau cover and air channel). This isnt exactly to scale but it is what I plan on doing. I am also going to be mounting an aluminum fuel cell behind it along with my rear mounted battery box. What do you think?

I am working on droping an ER27 crossmember into my EA81. Does anyone know the how different the Crossmembers are between the ER27 and the EA82? I know the ER27's is one inch wider on either side, a total of 2 inches total. Can some one take a picture of an EA82 Crossmember for me please???

So when they do this grind they are removing the lift from the cams and in return we are gaining duration? Is this correct? That seems kinda strange!

Whats up Subaru freaks! I was wondering if anyone was going to make it out the the Pike Peak Hill Climb in Colorado Springs this year? If so mabe we can all get together and grill some grub and drink some Beer or something to that effect. Let me know. I just got back from the War (Military) and want to have some fun in CO on vacation. Thanks!!!

I will be relocating mine to the back of my brat in the bed to make room in the engine bay for the ER27. I just got back from the desert and i finally got to start working on it. I should have some kind of mock up for it soon.

When is this meeting in SC? I might have to go.

So is anyone going to go the the Drag stip on the 10th and 11th of June to see the Subarus (SPT and ESX .... ) drag out at the NHRA Drag Sport Compact Nationals in Morrison, CO? Clip from subarus web site. Official Website Like the thrill of some good drag racing? Check out the Subaru/SPT/ESX Drag Racing Team and their 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX drag cars at Bandimere Speedway. Fresh from winning 4 events in 2005 in the NHRA Sport Compact series, team driver Julie Stepan is looking to add to her win tally in her street class WRX; look for the white and pink car with attitude! Ali Afshar returns in the pro class WRX after debuting this first of its kind, all-wheel drive Subaru drag car. Come out and cheer on the Subaru/SPT/ESX Drag Racing Team! I wish you guys would have waited for me to get back from the desert (middle east) before you got together. I really wanted to get out there with everyone. I will be getting into CO on the 9th of June.

Im not really a camo guy, considering that that is all i wear every single day and I have seen enough camo in the desert to last me a life time. The only thing i would ever use camo for is to scare the crap out of people walking in the park with my Gilly suit.

I am by no means going to be making the fenders stick out a foot. I am really going to bring them out to meet the outside of the tire and give it enought room for the tire to tuck under. Along with this it will allow me to run bigger meats without having to deal with the tires rubbing on the Fender. As far as the Camo....

So anyway I worked on it a little. The "silver" is actually aluminum coated fiberglass with a carbon fiber type weave. The black bed lid is carbon fiber with an air scoop that pushes air into my rear mounted radiator. Is this any better? I am working on it. I am going to be building custom fiberglass flared fenders, hood and bed lid. I will be working on a few more designs. simple monkeyif i had an ER27TT brat, i would paint it glow in the dark. The aluminum fiberglass will be really reflective or "Glow". Again i like the honesty everyone! I dont want this to look Dush! I dont really like these rims on it either.

Is he pulling our Chain?

So any news?

Thats cool I was really just farting around with my programs and was testing. I dont want to do racing strips considering that just about all the cool cars have them, but not really. I also dont really want to go with a single color. I am not really a designer but more of a "garage engineer" So the i will post some more pics. Thanks for the honesty, truthfully I just slapped some lines in and filled them in.

So anyway I pretty much what the coolest car in town.. I mean BRAT in town. I have just started to work on the paint scheme and will be coming up with a few more pics of what i might be doing. Please let me know what you think!

No prob bud!

Here EA82 HG $16.30 to $19.68 USD each from https://www.rockauto.com/applet3.html. This website is awsome!!! http://www.rockauto.com/ref/Fel-Pro/Detail2.html?cds.demo.activant.com/C2C/20/205500/100/9392PT_TOP.jpg

I hope this helps you out. It is usually a pain in the arse to pull the HLA's out of their hole but it can be done. I used a strapwrench that i wrapped around the HLA and then clamped a locking plier on to it and yanked them out. There is a small piece of metal from the head that is pressed in to the side of the HLA that keeps them held in tightly. Dont worry about this just yank them out and try not to damage the sides of the HLA, if you do go buy a new one. Oh and make sure you clean the oil off the sides, if you dont you will be there all day trying to pull them out and slipping off. Once you get them out pump them with your fingers they should be hard to pump, if not then grab a quart of oil (I'd use synthetic) dump it in an old bowl. Next your going to submerge the HLA's in the oil and pump them until they wont pump anymore this fills them with oil. They should be very hard and should not compress at all. If all of your HLA fill with oil and do not compress then they are GOOD if not then you will need to buy new ones and will have to repeat this process. Install them into the motor and reassemble every thing. If you find a couple that will not compress and not hold oil then this is the cause of your ticking and hopefully this will (should) fix your problem. I found about 2 or 3 in my ER27 that would not hold full pressure but i will be replacing all of them so everything is brand new. It might like stated before mean the you are running low on oil. Use synthetic! You can buy 4 for about $38 from http://www.rockauto.com/. This sight is awsome for finding parts and shipping is very fast! Sorry about the translation it was in Jap, i think. This might help explain the HLA. * Operation The camshaft turning, when the cam pushes the rocker * arm, the load bets on the both of the plunger of the valve and the rush * adjuster, but as for the plunger the room of plunger lower part in the figure on the left above ( Because of that, the rocker * arm pushes down the valve with the top of the plunger as a fulcrum. The camshaft furthermore turning, when the cam passes apex, the rocker * arm starts rising, but pressure putting to on the plunger because spring tension of the valve & the spring still catches, as for oil pressure of the A room there is a state where it is maintained. The camshaft furthermore turning, when the cam finishes operating, because spring tension of the valve & the spring does not catch, When it tries, this time, clearance will occur between the valve and the rocker * arm, the plunger pushing up the rocker * arm with the plunger * spring of the rush * adjuster, in order to lose clearance, Because this time, capacity of the A room becomes large with simultaneous advance, the engine * oil passing by the oil hole A of the body and the oil hole B, being able to push open the check * ball, (because oil pressure of the A room has gone down, as for the check * ball having become easy to open,

So has anyone actually cryo treated anything here? I have my engine totally apart and i am getting A LOT of work done on it ie. ceramic coat, moly coating and i was thinking about haveing it Cryo treated as well. I know that this sounds crazy having all of this done to an ER27 but I look at it as increasing the longevity, durablity and power. I figure that I only want to build this engine once and I want to do it right the first time. 2 turbos on an ER27 will be crazy but making it last a long time will be even cooler! SO... Has anyone Cryo treated anything yet? Its fairly cheap and has a quick turn around. I know that some people were thinking about doing it but has it actually been done????