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Long story short, I had my engine go out on me, and at this point my warranty claim has been denied. I'm fighting it, but all that aside, I need a car to drive.
So...time to build up a new engine. It's one of those situations where I can barely afford to do the absolute minimum, but don't want to have to do it again, so I'm going to do it right on as much of a budget as I can.
Here's where it sits right now, and I'll update as I go. Boost Solutions (a Forum vendor) has possesion of my car. The block is at the machine shop, getting checked to see if it can be honed, or if it needs to be bored. My plan is to go with the stock pistons/rods/rings if possible, but if it has to be bored over, then I'll go a different route.
The pistons will be sent to Swaintech Coatings for their GoldCoat on top of the pistons, and PolyMoly for the skirts. Hopefully this will help avoid heat issues in the future. Rods will be the stock rods, as I don't believe I will exceed their capabilities.
The head has been sent of to Nemo at Rage (another site Vendor) for a street port & polish, valve job, and reassembly. Again, I'll be sticking with the OEM valves, as I believe they're more than up to the task. At the same time, Nemo will be porting & polishing the intake manifold to work better with the 60mm Iceman (look, another Vendor!) throttle body.
An Iceman intake may be in the works, but in the meantime a full 3" Rage intake will provide the airflow to feed a new....
Stage 3 turbo, from Mopar. This will replace the stock turbo and MaxxFab O2 housing, and feed into a full 3" single-tip MaxxFab (hey, it's like a vendor fair!) turbo-back exhaust. The Stage 3 turbo will hopefully be arriving shortly from Mopar Super Center (you guessed it, site Vendor!), right along with my pistons/rods/rings/bearings and head gasket.
Since the damn things in pieces anyways, a new Unorthodox Racing crank pulley will be replacing the cast iron stock piece for some faster revs and weight savings. At this time the crank, cams, and cam gears will remain untouched. Helping to monitor this whole mess are Mopar gauges, specifically oil pressure, voltage, pyrometer, and fuel pressure. The stock boost gauge remains, although I may need to go to a 30 psi one with the new turbo. Time will tell.
The motor mounts are Firm filled by Deyeme Racing, and powdercoated blue along with the valve cover, intake manifold, and thermostat housing. Plug wires were replaced months ago, and are fired up by the stock coil and ignition.
Stay tuned for all the shennanigans. My credit car will be as happy as my wife and bank aren't, and all my toys that were not installed yet will be up for sale, so watch the boards.
I'm hoping to court some sponsors for what is bound to be a phenomneal machine, and to pull in some big attention. I placed at every show this year, as well as being in the top 10 at SRT Nationals, so next year will hopefully be even better. I've more than strapped my cash flow, and haven't yet touched suspension, looks, etc... Please feel free to comment & contribute!
So...time to build up a new engine. It's one of those situations where I can barely afford to do the absolute minimum, but don't want to have to do it again, so I'm going to do it right on as much of a budget as I can.
Here's where it sits right now, and I'll update as I go. Boost Solutions (a Forum vendor) has possesion of my car. The block is at the machine shop, getting checked to see if it can be honed, or if it needs to be bored. My plan is to go with the stock pistons/rods/rings if possible, but if it has to be bored over, then I'll go a different route.
The pistons will be sent to Swaintech Coatings for their GoldCoat on top of the pistons, and PolyMoly for the skirts. Hopefully this will help avoid heat issues in the future. Rods will be the stock rods, as I don't believe I will exceed their capabilities.
The head has been sent of to Nemo at Rage (another site Vendor) for a street port & polish, valve job, and reassembly. Again, I'll be sticking with the OEM valves, as I believe they're more than up to the task. At the same time, Nemo will be porting & polishing the intake manifold to work better with the 60mm Iceman (look, another Vendor!) throttle body.
An Iceman intake may be in the works, but in the meantime a full 3" Rage intake will provide the airflow to feed a new....
Stage 3 turbo, from Mopar. This will replace the stock turbo and MaxxFab O2 housing, and feed into a full 3" single-tip MaxxFab (hey, it's like a vendor fair!) turbo-back exhaust. The Stage 3 turbo will hopefully be arriving shortly from Mopar Super Center (you guessed it, site Vendor!), right along with my pistons/rods/rings/bearings and head gasket.
Since the damn things in pieces anyways, a new Unorthodox Racing crank pulley will be replacing the cast iron stock piece for some faster revs and weight savings. At this time the crank, cams, and cam gears will remain untouched. Helping to monitor this whole mess are Mopar gauges, specifically oil pressure, voltage, pyrometer, and fuel pressure. The stock boost gauge remains, although I may need to go to a 30 psi one with the new turbo. Time will tell.
The motor mounts are Firm filled by Deyeme Racing, and powdercoated blue along with the valve cover, intake manifold, and thermostat housing. Plug wires were replaced months ago, and are fired up by the stock coil and ignition.
Stay tuned for all the shennanigans. My credit car will be as happy as my wife and bank aren't, and all my toys that were not installed yet will be up for sale, so watch the boards.
I'm hoping to court some sponsors for what is bound to be a phenomneal machine, and to pull in some big attention. I placed at every show this year, as well as being in the top 10 at SRT Nationals, so next year will hopefully be even better. I've more than strapped my cash flow, and haven't yet touched suspension, looks, etc... Please feel free to comment & contribute!
