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Yes tegs i agree with you that there are plenty out there and they work, BUT, they also have a higher failure rate then the other ways of sleeving, and yes, Darton did produce mids for the RB26, they do not anymore and aftre the findings of the information I told very little about.
i don't know if i was clear about what is happening with my blocks. but now i understand.
my second block that they prepared and didn't like after all the machining work etc. is not being used. they removed the sleeves from my original block did the machining of the receiving notch and put in new sleeves.
the short block is together and the head is prepared. he is just waiting for a custom thickness head gasket now.
they said it should ship around next Wednesday :)
Excellent news mate. Really glad to see they're trying to make it up to you :)
well another problem popped up when they had the engine together. they did a leakdown test and didnt like the results, they pulled the head and found that there had been debris go through the engine, there were tiny indentations on the valve seats and valves.
so... they did another valve job..
im starting to feel sorry for them. but im greatly appreciative of what they are doing.
im not sure what could have been the cause, although i had had the intercooler output changed to 3inch from 2.5 and had 3 in pipe from intercooler to tb done.
maybe they didnt clean the cooler as well as it could have been? i don't know...
he asked that i clean all my piping and intercooler out, and use an air filter(which i do).
so... the engine will ship shortly when they organise all the paperwork to make customs know whats going on.
Wow...
It's better all these little things go wrong in their workshop where they can fix them as they pop up.
Your definitely getting your monies worth though, its great to see them pulling their weight to ensure in the end your a happy customer :thumbsup:
If only there were more people/businesses like this out there...
Poor guys lol. But still very heartwarming to see some people are truly dedicated to their reputation and customer satisfaction
shit mic thats real bad luck!... also what size arp studs/torque setting you useing?
I don't know those specifics, I was told to re torque them down to 70ft lbs when we were problem solving before, so I can only assume that is the setting that they pulled them down to. :)
But All I know is that my engine is on it's way!!!!
It looks like this time my break in period will be very short.
The builder said that the rings should seat in 5-6 pulls on the dyno and should be fully broken in after 50miles under load.
So we will see how that goes.
Awesome awesome news! :)
Sorry man I've probably just missed it, but how many pounds are you going to be running? And are you still upgrading the turbo? Car looks great man, Im pretty sure it was yours atleast, saw it when I went to see Ivan. Keep it up :thumbsup:
well good things must happen in 3's as well
my bro and his fiance had a baby boy 2 days ago,
my engine is a week away,
the laptop that got stolen from the car i was loaning has turned up and i should be able to recieve it back next week from the police.. just in time to tune my car! :P
Glad to hear mate :)
paid those fools at customs...
even though i didnt pay a cent for my engine this time, i had to pay customs $522.
i hate those guys... grrr