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  1. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Probably one of the most interesting posts I’ve come across in a long time. In the comments is a great example
  2. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    There are not many people out there still reading entire threads like this so props to you! i know i have done my fair share of long thread readings lol Yea so you know exactly how it is. Its almost exactly double to build the same car in Canada that you could build in the USA which makes...
  3. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Thank you! Im sure it was a mission to get through all of this lol but its been a journey for sure. So classing is always a pain. I compete in 2 different local series here, Ontario Time Attack, and CSCS. They use 2 VERY different rule books. CSCS - more so "here are the rules, build to the...
  4. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    I gotta get one of those. I have a tool for plastic razor blades which works well but steel ones are needed sometimes
  5. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    This head/block should be in good shape. We’ll see anyways. I’m not trying to set records here just have a 210hp spare engine lol fuck. I’ll do valve seals and maybe my oem+ cams and good enough
  6. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    I like this. My buddy has some big honing stones which are flat. Those work well for block prep. My big mistake last time I did this was not cleaning up the block deck. I left some teflon on there from the previous head gasket and of course it ended up leaking at that spot. So razor blades and...
  7. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Machine shop not an option here. I’m not fucking with the bottom end at all. I’d rather steal the head for my build and buy another unopened long block then do what is essentially another build. This isnt cost or time effective so it ain’t happening. gonna be 110% DIY and if that’s not gonna...
  8. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    so whats my best bet for head/block prep for reassembly? Last time i did just the head/gasket i didnt prep the block and the headgasket went after 8 track days. Do i just scrap the block clean with a razor or what lol
  9. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    This was literally the next thing on my mind to try
  10. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    So…I was ready to literally kill myself. I was so over this shit. The magnet couldn’t reach it. It wasn’t happening. Thankfully my friend is a patient man because I was either unaliving myself or starting to drain fluids to pull this engine. In my mind it was one or the other. Little bit of...
  11. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    It’s ferrous thankfully so the magnet can grab it BUT it’s position wouldn’t allow for the magnet to reach it Also the way it was bent. When I finally got the magnet on it it was just catching all the spark plug threads it was impossible. Couldn’t get it straight enough to come out. There’s...
  12. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Only used these 10000 times to find TDC. Fucked me good today
  13. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Happy Sunday.
  14. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Unfortunately I considered all of those things. No idea wtf is going on. My alignment is off pretty bad. Pulls to the right hard so maybe there’s some drag there or something but I doubt it. Engine must just be clapped idk. I’ll leak down test it and see
  15. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    I just want some consistent reliable power lol. I ain’t even asking for much here. Give me 230whp with 165wtq and we can do some serious damage with that lol fuck sakes
  16. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    gearing is definitely magical stuff. I honestly thought id have some close ratio gearbox by now but my tuner has definitely convinced me we dont need it. shifting more is slow. no peaky power bands here. all about that midrange torque and spreading it out as wide as possible. This does suck...
  17. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Gearing is the answer to the "k20 dOnT mAkE aNy ToRqUe" problem that the entire internet seems to have. That and poor cam selection and terrible VTC tuning. That said, am definitely missing that 10ftlbs and 15whp. It felt real real strong with those numbers. enough to walk away from bolt...
  18. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Went for some logs over the weekend as tuner was making some corrections at part throttle. I decided to do wot log, you know health check type thing. I did one on satuday and 2 on sunday back to back. always the same road, same start point, same direction. WELL... Looks like I've lost over...
  19. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    A lot of my early days were open lapping at the track with every sort of random shit. They’d literally let anyone in. I kinda learned how to negotiate traffic and I’m not worried about passing mid corner. Need to use your brain though can’t just send it. That’s part of it. A lot of people get...
  20. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    haha. This is how it goes and competition is the quickest way to show people they are not all that. The dudes who do well have gotten in their seat time, they compete alot which gives great experience in battle, they have also developed the car to suit their needs as well as fixing all the...
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