Hey Phil, i thought your old turbo was big!!!

what exactly are you doing in your redbuild...? how many kms has the old motor done...?

Cheers Luke

Hi Guys,

I dont know exactly how many kms are on the engine but by the blow by and leak down,it has alot...150000kms-200000kms? It was a second hand engine when I got it ten years ago.

The rebuild will be basically reconditioning the bottom end with new parts including pistons,bearings,oil pump,etc. The old pistons are knackered. The head will be reconditioned with new guides,valves as necessary and some minor tidy up port work. I am undecided on cams at this point,the stock cams have been very kind in producing power so I'll wait and see how the tune goes. If it hits 300rwkw, the cams stay[;^)]

After an afternoon in the shed, its all bolted up and running The last two things I need to do are fit up the intake elbow and fit the -31 actuator to the bracket I had welded onto the compressor cover, other than that its ready to tune[:p]


The exhaust was fairly easy with the v-band fittings and the highflow wastegate housing.The turbine housing is basically RS500 spec but larger in a/r. The RS500 wastegate housing is a little agricultural in some ways,this wastegate housing is about as perfect as they can be made...its a nice bit of kit from the USA