** Rebuilding a Stroked/Turbo VT Ecotec **

[TrikkBen]

i wont damage it, believe me. guess what.....went to VPW and TRIED to source flexplate bolts....none at all...this halts my putting the engine in cant do it now.....so the standard ones are no good to use?

Go somewhere else, there's heaps of speed shops around...

 

[holden_4aw_lyfe]

ill have too....ill ring around, but are brand new GMH ones good enough???

 

[klampy]

im yet to test mine, but im running 7/8 since i didnt get the broken one out. im going to trust them as i wouldnt expect anything else to be much different strength wise.

 

[Michelson4301]

Have seen a couple of manual Ecotec's making decent horsepower and higher than standard revs rattle/stretch the factory bolts. I used ARP studs from the catalogue for my engine, i was too lazy to drill them out to M10. Haven't come loose yet though.

 

[holden_4aw_lyfe]

ill get arp ones....if i onlt knew where to get them from though...

the engine is all done, just waiting on these dam bolts and pulleys to come in

made my fuel rails and put proflow fittings on, what do you think??

 

[delcowizzid]

your oil drainbacks are on wrong they have to come out the bottom of the chra into the sump not the top ide probably try to get the fuel crossover pipe level and straight not curved up like it is giving a place for air to be trapped in the fuel system

 

[TI3VOM]

A thicker plenum spacer would suit the F/I setup better as well (I'm sure you already know this) is there a reason you went for a thinner plenum spacer and a thicker manifold one?

BTW it's looking nice mate, can't wait to see it completed and can't wait to see the results and the videos that follow

 

[holden_4aw_lyfe]

your oil drainbacks are on wrong they have to come out the bottom of the chra into the sump not the top ide probably try to get the fuel crossover pipe level and straight not curved up like it is giving a place for air to be trapped in the fuel system

my chra???

 

[delcowizzid]

centre of the turbo LOL bottom most fitting is oil drain back top is pressure inwards

 

[SirNemesis]

Draining happens from the bottom, unless you planned on altering gravity for your build