moar RB stuffs!
scrubbed the trans down with a scuff pad to clean it/paint prep, wiped it down and painted it.
the dust shield on the rear was bent up from shipping so i bought a new one for 8 bucks.
had to get one of the turbo studs out of the exhaust manifold and replace it. pulled the same technique as the exhaust stud in the head- welded a nut on and used an impact gun.
also along these lines i gave in and figured it would be a good time to just replace all the exhaust manifold studs with the arp kit. i still need to install them.
compared to the oem stud
goody time... i had my turbo cleaned up and rebuilt, etc. powdercoated the compressor housing and ceramic coated the turbine housing. super happy with how it turned out!
also, i bought a legit greddy intake manifold!
got it new from rhdjapan for around $860 shipped. that's their price all day. blows my mind why other places online want $1,200 for one.
and it only took about a week and a half to get it from japan from the time i ordered.
anyways, for anyone looking into these for the rb25, i will put this info here. i've read about these style manifolds having leak issues with the coolant pipe at the front not being sealed, etc. the cheap china ones have this issue, but apparently the greddy ones had them too. if you look at pics of the greddy manifolds with the red emblem, the coolant pipe appears to be slightly different from this one i bought with the black emblem. this new one looks to be an updated "version 2" of sorts, as this pipe now has a hex at the base and if you look reaaaally closely it looks to have some sort of sealant behind it, thus solving that problem. i won't know for sure until i install it and drive the car for a while but it looks like they fixed that issue.
with that being said, i got the stock intake manifold off, the fuel rail off and injectors out. i ordered an injector service kit to replace the o-rings, filters, and pintle caps.
i figured it would be a good idea to try and flush out any rust particles from the water channels just in case. so i hooked up a garden hose to the water inlet and let it flow for a few minutes.
i then stripped the block of the oil filter and cooler with all the coolant lines. i plan on re-routing everything and using a remote oil filter relocation with a thermostat and oil cooler to make everything a bit cleaner and easier to work on.
still a little crusty...
exhaust side of block stripped
off the stand and on the ground to get the flywheel off.
the next step is going to be test fitting the engine into the bay. the reason i want to do this is because i need to see where i'm going to mount everything in the engine bay and how much room i have to work with. i need to figure out catch can size/placement, where i'm going to put the oil filter relocation, intercooler piping, radiator fan clearance, etc. then i'll yank it back out, clean it up a bit and do gaskets/parts replacements/etc.