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21-08-2005, 11:08 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 1,382
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Well as some of you know I was doing an EA to AU engine conversion and as of 2:30AM last night we got the AU engine up and running! Firstly thanks heaps to Damo and Sunny for all their help, they were full-on dedicated and just as keen as me to see the thing run for the first time lol!
Unfortunately the new 255mm Xtreme clutch (thanks to AU II Forte for that one!) is still sitting on the shed floor. Turns out the EA 3.9 flywheel is NOT the same as the 4.0 flywheels as the bolt holes for the 4.0 pressure plate (which is larger) don't match up. There was no way I was gonna get a 4.0 manual flywheel on a Sunday and I'd already hired the engine crane so I just put the old clutch back in for now. So if anyone has a 4lt manual flywheel lying around I'd love to hear from u! ;) Other than the clutch issue, everything else went fairly smoothly. The EA bellhousing all bolted up ok to the AU motor apart from the lower 2 bolts which don't line up. There were no clearance issues with the crossmember and sump either. There's about 4mm clearance there. All the NOS gear is installed and the bottle will be filled by tomorrow. It fired up first go although the timing was retarded and the exhaust leaked a bit. It was a bit noisy to keep running at 3 in the morning so we left it at that. Here's a few pics.....the engine bay needs a good clean and degrease but I'll get round to that.    Today I fixed the exhaust leaks with some sealant, re-set the timing, got a new accelerator cable and did and oil change with Castrol R synthetic. Took it for a bit of a spin before and first impressions are that it feels a lot more 'revvy' than the old EA motor. Particularly with the 3.9 diff gears, 1st gear is gone in no time. It also feels smoother but it's still just as loud and I can hear the AU injectors through the firewall! All up for the engine, clutch kit, machining, accelerator cable, paint, a few tools, oils/sealers etc it cost about $1400 and took about 3 weekends. Not a bad price IMO and I'm pretty happy with the results  |
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Engine conversion complete!
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