1.8 Intake Install
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So I found some time tonight to mess around with installing my 1.8 intake cam into my j2. Initially is was looking alot easier that I tought. The fine details are the things I normally miss, and I missed a few to piss me off enough.
On the cam journals there is a directional arrow that must point towards the passenger fender. I did not pay attention to these when I reinstalled the journals. Also, The timing chain must be FIVE full links between the dots of the intake and exhaust cam. Even being one link off will make the car not start.
Overall, it took me about 3 hours of messing around with some opther stuff, cleaning up the head, making sure everything was properly set and good to go. The only CEL I got was from a misfire in cylinder 1, I reset the ECU, checked everything again, and so far so good.
I haven't had time to open it up yet, as I am going to wait 200-300 miles to allow everything to set in properly. It is a nice, cheap, effective project for a few bucks. I would recommend this to anyone.
On the cam journals there is a directional arrow that must point towards the passenger fender. I did not pay attention to these when I reinstalled the journals. Also, The timing chain must be FIVE full links between the dots of the intake and exhaust cam. Even being one link off will make the car not start.
Overall, it took me about 3 hours of messing around with some opther stuff, cleaning up the head, making sure everything was properly set and good to go. The only CEL I got was from a misfire in cylinder 1, I reset the ECU, checked everything again, and so far so good.
I haven't had time to open it up yet, as I am going to wait 200-300 miles to allow everything to set in properly. It is a nice, cheap, effective project for a few bucks. I would recommend this to anyone.
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My only suggestiong/ tip. Make sure you have a GOOD torque wrench. The cam journal bolts are only rated for 9 pounds. Any more than that and they snap off inside the head. I did it to one of the centre jounrnal bolts. I had to drill it out, drop in a threadsert. Recently, I had the cover off to fix a leak.. and discovered that the centre journal has been loose all this time (almost 60,000 miles) and that the threadsert had pulled out of the head.
It is a good thing I was thinking of buying and rebuilding a used engine this summer. I want to go for a 2.2 Beta.
It is a good thing I was thinking of buying and rebuilding a used engine this summer. I want to go for a 2.2 Beta.
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QUOTE (Mad-Machine @ Mar 25 2006, 12:03 AM)
It is a good thing I was thinking of buying and rebuilding a used engine this summer. I want to go for a 2.2 Beta.
Sounds like a great idea! You getting the RPW stroker kit?
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that is the plan... as I am old school, I really do not trust turbo charging.. and I have yet to drive a non-factory turbocharged car that can change my mind on it.. so I am going big bore/stroker engine.. and a LOT of intake work