August 29, 20223 yr Its been a long time since I posted anything here on my RX. Its been sitting for almost 5yrs after blowing a HG and during that process, it overheated and blew coolant all over my chest and face. So I parked it 5yrs ago, that'll teach it I had another EJ22T sitting on a stand that I was going to build for another project, but I figured I could work on that one while the old engine stayed in the RX. I did pull it earlier this year and pulled the RX out of my storage area so I could have better access for working on stuff that I want to do. The engine is basically done and ready to go in, not sure if I want to drop it in now and drive it (I'm jonesing for boost) but if its sat for this long, I can wait a while longer while I do more upgrades. I used ACL race main bearings, King race rod bearings. Hastings rings, kept the old pistons. PnP the heads. New valves. Killer B oil pan/pickup tube/diffuser. New timing covers with Mitsuboshi timing belt and NSK idlers. OEM waterpump and a aluminum radiator off ebay. Picked up a set of no name headers and wrapped them. 800cc injectors and a ECU from a 95 JDM WRX with ESL Live software to tune the engine. Also have a VF39 turbo, a upgrade from the TD04. Cometic MLS headgaskets. Perrin lightweight crank pulley. And lots of cleaning and polishing. Was watching one of the cars shows one morning and as they were doing their usual sales pitch for sponsors, they had some new paint from duplicolor called Metalcast. Made to go over polished metal. O'Reillys carries and I got a few cans. The intake manifold turned out awesome, but the paint comes off real easy, so be aware (I will install intake after engine is in). Prob missing some stuff, a lot of parts were on the car before this upgrade session. Lets see how many pics I can post
August 30, 20223 yr Pics are good on a phone! I’m glad to hear your RX is still kicking around. Seems to have the same sort of hiatus as my offroad L wagon, but she’s outside rather than under cover 😢 Also needs some work. Keen for some pics of the car itself! And the blue tape on the combustion chamber - I’m guessing it’s for porting purposes or am I missing something? How long did you spend on porting as it looks really good, quite a bit of polishing there I’d imagine! I hope that paint bakes on after the first decent engine run! Cheers Bennie
September 1, 20223 yr Author On 8/30/2022 at 12:57 AM, el_freddo said: Pics are good on a phone! I’m glad to hear your RX is still kicking around. Seems to have the same sort of hiatus as my offroad L wagon, but she’s outside rather than under cover 😢 Also needs some work. Keen for some pics of the car itself! And the blue tape on the combustion chamber - I’m guessing it’s for porting purposes or am I missing something? How long did you spend on porting as it looks really good, quite a bit of polishing there I’d imagine! I hope that paint bakes on after the first decent engine run! Cheers Bennie Blue tape was to help protect the valve seats, which had been ground along with the new valves. Took many hours to polish those heads, I didn't bother to count them. I did it over the last winter. I can't post pics over my phone, will do so when I get back on the computer
September 13, 20223 yr Hi! On 9/2/2022 at 1:38 AM, Turbone said: Blue tape was to help protect the valve seats, which had been ground along with the new valves. Took many hours to polish those heads, I didn't bother to count them. I did it over the last winter. I can't post pics over my phone, will do so when I get back on the computer Hi! Side mirrors on your rx are from XT/Alcyone?
October 24, 20223 yr Author On 9/12/2022 at 6:00 PM, nismoваня said: Hi! Hi! Side mirrors on your rx are from XT/Alcyone? Yes, they are
October 24, 20223 yr Author More work done in the engine bay. Making sheet metal shrouds on the inner fenders to hide wiring and aux parts. The blue stuff is a plastic film that peels off, its brown underneath. The panels will be painted black
October 25, 20223 yr Interesting way of tidying up the engine bay! I’ll be keen to see what it looks like once the engine is back in. Will they be east to remove with the engine in place (I’m sure you’ve got this covered!)? Cheers Bennie
October 25, 20223 yr Awesome ride man. I wish my RX was as clean as yours! Might have to get some advice from you on drive train upgrades.
October 26, 20223 yr Damn it's nice to hear from you Rob! I'm glad you are ok. Very nice work on your EJ - RX!
November 16, 20223 yr On 10/24/2022 at 11:30 AM, Turbone said: Yes, they are Good idea! Looks interesting.
November 23, 20232 yr Author Another update, its been a while. Its running pretty good. Well it was until I messed with the charge pipe clamps. Have a boost leak now and I've already checked the clamps I messed with. But its not smoking like it was, so the rings have sealed. Also adjusted the valves again. From the way it was running before the boost leak, this engine is going to rock! Cant wait to finish breaking it in, then I can do the fuel mods and slap the VF39 turbo on
December 3, 20232 yr On 11/22/2023 at 7:38 PM, Turbone said: ... From the way it was running before the boost leak, this engine is going to rock! Cant wait to finish breaking it in, then I can do the fuel mods and slap the VF39 turbo on Your Coupe is really Awesome! ... Glad to see you around here. Greetings from Honduras, Kind Regards.
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