Help Begle build a new engine without actually doing so!

[RCCUMMINS89]

What turbo are you running?

[Begle1]

64mm VGT.

451ve I believe.

Seems to still spin after getting roasted when my engine died.

[RCCUMMINS89]

Plan on I/c or non I/c pistons with the next engine?

Marine bowl pistons.... extrude honed 370s will be AWESOME

I/c bowl... 5x14 SAC injectors, maybe a 5x16

[Begle1]

They're going to be standard intercooled pistons.

5x14's sound tiny.

[RCCUMMINS89]

Hey now... 5x14 may sound tiny, but I like my stuff clean. What size were you thinking?

[Begle1]

Is it worth to balance and polish the crank or connecting rods while I have everything apart?

What about any sort of coating on the pistons?



I'm thinking I'm going to end up with .020-over non-intercooled pistons?

Stock piston-rings still the best?



Hell, injectors are the easy part...

[DodgeFreak]

From the little bit of dabbling over on CompD I've read one person that used to coat pistons doesn't anymore because he didn't see any gains. I don't know if I'd coat the pistons. Polishing rods and crank I would but I also polished a tb for a 96 dodge intrepid lol.....I'd balance the rods and the pistons and the rod and pistons together.

[RCCUMMINS89]

My thoughts on coated pistons...........on a normal engine you melt the pistons after so many seconds at extreme heats, so you coat the pistons. Now you'll stick the rings just a few seconds later. No gain.

[Begle1]

So what should it cost to have a crankshafted balanced and polished?

[RCCUMMINS89]

I jus had my new engine through the machine shop.... the short block to get bored .40 over, everything polished, and balanced..... came out to $600