FTO AUSTRALIA

so as many of you guys know my engine died after using nulon foam intake cleaner.
so after doing a leak down test, the rings are f*cked,
so now i have decided to forge the engine and up the boost ...follow my progress here ...









look at the difference between H beam and I beam...which one to go for?...i was thinking I-beam...any thoughts?

Do you think that the foam cleaner ruined your rings, or they were already on their way out and it was the straw that broke the camels back?

Nice! How much & where from? I gotta get a set myself.

Traditionally, the H beams are stronger, but heavier. More reciprocating mass. If you're going for massive boost, I'd go H, but if you're wanting something that'll spin up nice & quick, go I.

Bennoz wrote:If you're going for massive boost, I'd go H, but if you're wanting something that'll spin up nice & quick, go I.

What should I go for then if I'm upping compression from 9.5:1 to 12:1? I want a low-rotational mass so it'll rev its tits off, but also strong enough that it won't crap itself at the first sign of my right foot

opps sorry ben didnt know i repeated myself, im excited though...when i spoke to my tuner he said that they would be around $800 bucks for rods (they come with bottom end bearing too), pistons plus rings are the same price ...but ill get a def price next week so ill let you know and if you want them we might get them cheaper, as well order x2 ..

Also ben not sure if you have any connections with overhaul kits (all the gaskets set)...i havnt asked my tuner if he can get them yet...i am however having a hard time finding torque settings for the head and rods ...

looks like the I-beams win ..






so when i pulled out the pistons, i found that the rings were stuck from all the carbon and werent sealing against the cylinder walls properly...so problem solved with new forged internals ...hello 2 BAR boost..

Thats a good price!

I've been hunting around for a VRS kit as well. Not found one at a decent price, everyone want $500+ which I think is bullshit.

least you found places bro...ive got my tuner chasing some for me now..fingers crossed. otherwise gona have to go through camskill in uk :/...repco also said they can get them should be getting a call back from them tomorrow