Pipedreams ST205, 5S-GTE BEAMS
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Blockfiller only. If the pistons are damaged I will probably buy them with full round skirt instead of the FSR.
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I think it's too expensive to put liners in. Such a waste if a piston or rod brakes. So I will try "concrete" block filler.
I forgot about your email, but to answer that I don't believe this is a cooling issue as two cylinders cracked at the exact same spot, the corner of the piston skirt so I guess it's the cylinder wall flexing. And I have seen other cracking cylinder walls with this type of piston design. It doesn't seem to work well with very high power.
I forgot about your email, but to answer that I don't believe this is a cooling issue as two cylinders cracked at the exact same spot, the corner of the piston skirt so I guess it's the cylinder wall flexing. And I have seen other cracking cylinder walls with this type of piston design. It doesn't seem to work well with very high power.
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Hic":2aclzdtk said:
I finally took the time to upload the photo:
You can clearly see the edge between block and sleeve where the block has been milled.
@Pipedreams: I could get a Redtop Beams for a good price, can you please tell me what else is needed to make it fit a Gen 4 3S-GTE block? Thanks! :notworthy:
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That block did not come with sleeves from the factory. It's been repaired.
If you can get a complete beams engine, use the beams block.
But please, enough of littering in my build thread
If you can get a complete beams engine, use the beams block.
But please, enough of littering in my build thread
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gunt":2zfr8yob said:
And I don't believe dry liners will do anything to the strength, rather the opposite.
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Not much. Haven't had time for it due to work. But I will have it running again for the summer and if I can find the time I will put in a cage and lighten it. And I woule really like to put in a SQS gearkit.
Pipedreams
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Just blockfiller and if the pistons are damaged I will get full-round instead of the assymetric, on a new block.
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I'm not worried about cooling, the waterjackets are more than 110mm deep and with 91mm stroke the bottom of the block won't be getting much heat from the combustion. I will be filling just a little above the bottom of the freezeplugs.
I already have a new block as the 5sfe is very common here and I got a complete engine for about 300EUR. I don't belive dry liners would be an improvement so the better option would be wet liners and that's alot of money compared to a 5sfe engine.
And E85 is road fuel here in Sweden But I've given up on having it as a roadcar. It will only see track and maybe some late night drag
I already have a new block as the 5sfe is very common here and I got a complete engine for about 300EUR. I don't belive dry liners would be an improvement so the better option would be wet liners and that's alot of money compared to a 5sfe engine.
And E85 is road fuel here in Sweden
But I've given up on having it as a roadcar. It will only see track and maybe some late night drag Pipedreams
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Haven't touched it since June. Been working abroad alot. And now I'm waiting to move to a new garage and it's taking alot longer than expected for the old tenant to move out. We started discussions in December and I don't want to tear it apart to much before the move.
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Thanks Pingman
I have only stripped down the new block. The garagemove is getting closer so I might get on with it soon.
I have only stripped down the new block. The garagemove is getting closer so I might get on with it soon.