rpholz Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) Anyone have some shortblocks laying around? I took apart my turbo motor and noticed some seperation between cylinder wall and deck. So I took apart another one and it had the same seperation, now in wondering if this is normal crap casting or if I'm pushing the motor too hard. Let's see if I can remember how to post images. Edited February 5, 2017 by rpholz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naked Buell Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Every set of heads I have pulled for the ea82T, I went to the turbo side and pulled the head, they were cracked between the valves. I have set them to a machine and had them welded and reground, and it happened a second time some time later too. In my opinion that engine, ea82T is just garbage. The N.A. ea82 is fine. That is the reason why Subaru made the 2.2T so awesome because the ea82T just didn't cut it. I hunted for heads when my heads cracked and literally every engine I found and pulled the head off the turbo side showed me it was time to change to another motor period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpholz Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Well thanks for that reply, although that has nothing to do with the block. ........Which I am actually wondering about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naked Buell Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Sorry, mis read. Actually I have never seen a block do that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpholz Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Yea me either. I'm still gunna slap it together and throw 15lbs at it. Just trying to gauge if this is common or not. As far as opinions of the ea82. I'm good, trust me I know ohmawgawd EJ, yada yada. But that's not what this car is for. Sitting 10ft from the car is an EZ30, ej22, ej255 etc. I choose to keep the EA because when it works consistently, it'll be glorious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpholz Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Not to mention I rebuild busted EJs all day at work, the hell would I want that on a personal car too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 It looks like it took a lot of heat my thinking is the exspantion and contraction caused the gap the sleaves seal against the head iirc I'm sure on its fine though as long as the cylinders are still mostly round I dought you would have a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferp420 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Blow by might be a issue though with that pitting and 15lbs of boost just watch for oil in the intake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpholz Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 Yea the pitting I'm not so stoked about, but it'll be fine for much the car will be driven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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