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Thanks, I'm interested to know what process you're using to determine what alternatives there are compared to stock parts from the Toyota Electronics Parts Catalog? For example how did you determine that this 4AGE crankshaft is compatible with the 4AFE engine. How do you find companies like MRPLTD, and what criteria do you use to determine if their parts are of reasonable quality?
Great video as always! I'm curious, did the shop rebalance the rotating assembly after notching the pistons for the oil squirters? While it's not a lot of material removed, I'd worry it's significant enough to require rebalancing.
Hello, what is the thread on those banjo bolts for the piston squirters please? I have modified a Ford Pinto block and fitted a set squirters to it, but I would prefer to use valved banjo's instead of the straight through ones.
@@kingcosworth2643 I wish you asked before, they're in now with loctite and I can't check any more. Sorry. But you can use the part number and order one from Toyota to test?
Awesome video! As an engineer, I highly appreciate all the specifications displayed on the screen as well as your reasoning for choosing particular products and solutions for your needs. Even though I don't understand half of it.
While I'm not an engineer, i found myself with far fewer questions at the end of this video than any other DIY guys out there. i don't think i yelled at the screen once hahaha exceptional content, definitely a new favorite Toober
I usually paint the block any color but black so that any leaks are easier to identify. Great to see a vid of him actually doing something instead of a white board.
When we built the last complete engine I did, the biggest thing was having a plan in place & following it. The engine, a Buick 3.8L/Series II, is on Ward's list of best engines. Machining was fully done, used ARP attaching hardware kits (both stud & bolt). Factory rods are powder metal forged units, Mahle pistons with better ring sizes & longer skirts. Cometic headgaskets. Intercooler (water-to-air). Eliminated the CR balance shaft, Closes double roller chain & tensioner. Upgraded oil pump. It's been 8+ years and it has had exactly 0 hiccups.
Yo, I’m looking at building a V6 ecotec for my Vs holden statesman, I’m looking at getting around 500-600hp capable of handling an aftermarket supercharger? Easy you reckon or what?
I can't explain to you how happy I am for your content, there are so many youtubers one here who act like immature clown fools when explaining cars, they goof around like we have time for all the bs entertainment and foul language, so many young hipster trendy foolish behavior, I don't have time for them, its a refreshing experience for your channel, Thank You
13:10... this is what I did with my Chevy Ecotec build I have never had any issues after notching for my oil squirters 14:40... as long as your mains measure 0.0005 within tolerance you do not need to align hone...for main studs...
I was searching for a channel exactly like this for years, i found you trough instagram initially. Thank you for your always enjoyable and especially never boring explanations! Keep up the good work!
hold on. you didnt mention about balancing the piston weights after you added the notch. i hope you did it without mentioning. this build reminds me about my very first engine build but i did N/A 4A-F. a mechanic helped me to torque down and assemble it back to the car. it was such a struggle to tune the engine since i use 4A-GE pistons but managed to make it runs smooth and torquey. what an experience for a mid-schooler me lol
He balanced the pistons when they arrived and its only a small notch. I'd say they'd still be within 1 gram of each other which for 6000rpm will be fine. If you're going 11,000 then maybe balance them better....
Sometimes I'm thinking what these guys do for a living and how they have so much time to spend on such builds. Do they have a family, a mad girlfriend, like wtf? Super happy to see someone put the time and effort, great job!!!
For increased reliability use full groove main bearings, this guarantees 360 degrees of oil supply to the big end bearings and reduces pulsation in the oil supply to the bearings.
Badassery happening on this channel! Doing things legit is ALWAYS the way to go if you don't want to end up just another MEME. Keep up the awesome work!
I cannot stress what a great and educational channel this is, thank you so much for your videos, this is genuinely verging on a free engineering course. ❤️ Love and respect from Malta.
My ONLY concern was when modifying the piston skirt to clear the oil squirters. .. there appeared to be some sharp edges. I hope you rounded those off to prevent stress risers. . .
Seeing a 4AFE (I drive a bone stock T19 Lean Burn Carina) and an Insize calliper (one of my most frequently used tools) made me feel wholesome :) Great project! Love the humble Toyota four bangers!
Looks great! Every boy's dream of building a powerful engine. Love your detail, as per usual. Gotta say though, I find you're very adventurous for adding on those oil squirters and notching your pistons for clearance! Not something I would have the guts to do but I'm very impressed by your intuition.
I love the idea of this video, not only is it enjoyable to watch an engine being rebuilt and upgraded, but I like learning so much from clearly knowledgeable person and not a rambling idiot talking too quickly
for me. it was extremely well balanced, no stroker, stock rods and pistons{.080 over} and headwork done by a specialist. then not touching anything without asking the tuner first. reliable as hell.
Its also a good idea to start with a block that has enough rigidity designed in. A block that was never designed with higher horsepower/kw output in mind is not going to take well to forced induction. One good reason for align honing the main bearing bores is to ensure that they have a common centerline. Your bearing bores may be in spec size wise but there is also a tolerance for alignment.
if you reduce just a small amount from the skirts it will not impact weight much. In this case he will do all 4 equally. I hope he answers your question. What I wonder is if he dynamically balanced the rotating assembly.
Good Job there is many thing to think of when use a block not ment for the power you make. Look forward to see it finish and tuned on Dyno. Thanks for uplode.
About 20 years ago we raced a stock block 350 Chevy and those blocks aren’t the strongest but they do well one thing we figured out is if you run a lightweight rotating assembly it puts less stress on the block and we had a 350 that turned 8000 rpm and ran 1050 in a 3400 pound car and that engine ran for years never broke a block 28 grams at 7000 rpm is 700 pounds of force so when you take 6 pounds or more off the crank lightweight everything else you can get away with a lot more as long as you don’t detonate it
Worth a mention here, the thickness of the wrist pin is critical to a good build. I run .200 wall pins and even .250 wall pins on 1000+ hp 2jz engines. Its a lot of added weight but the piston isn't strong enough to support itself and a flexing pin.
Forged Pistons run cooler so people say you don't need squirters and delete them. I think it's still a good idea. They still cool and lubricate the pistons no matter what material they are. With squirters and Turbo oil feed, you just have to make sure you have a good oil pump or modified oem pump.
It's always best practice to align hone when changing to studs or adding something like main girdles. Hopefully you don't get any distortion in the block. Good luck with the rest of the build!
This is awesome, I did the same as you with a 3SFE, with maxpeeding rods, 3sgte pistons and crankshaft with arp, my isn’t done yet, i need to machine the head because a high compression, the 3SFE look too similar to the 4afe.
This was fantastic! I find myself wishing there was more! Exceptional content, and your accent is also quite entertaining, my wife loves it haha please continue to fulfill the what, where, why, & how as you did in this DIY. the "when" doesn't seem so necessary. seriously though I have to give credit where credit is due... im not sure if you recited any of this but the execution is superb. Articulated in a very easy to comprehend approach and enough details to answer many questions i have in my head while watching but not too much where it takes away from the point. very educational for the Noobsies and professionally delivered in a manner i didn't mind following along when it was a subject ive probably heard a million times now hahaha very well done sir! you have an appreciative fan here looking forward to the next!
Me and you are aligned. But I'm actually doing the turbo on the 4AGE. I'm using the MRP turbo kit from New Zealand, and a Borg Warner 6258 efr. Thank you for showing the oil squirters machined in, I really didn't know how I would get those in. I was considering just using e85 to cool the Pistons but now I might be able to get away with just using oil squirters
Great fun old Toyotas I love the way there's so many interchangeable parts with different engine's & cars throughout the range in the 80s-90s my old mr2 mk1 fitted with supercharged engine also fitted a bigger supercharger from a different model can't remember which then found that gt4 st165 brakes fitted was a track weapon
So cool ! I can't wait to see more, your built is finally comming together ! :D Also, it's nice to see the cost because it's not over the moon and with some saving, might be possible to do one, one day :)
What he says about the gudgeon pin snap rings when it comes to installation orientation is one of thos things you really do need to check/do. A friends Yamaha Raptor seized and upon pulling it down what had happened is that both those snap rings would of been installed sideways (one still was) and one had snapped in half causing the gudgeon pin to slide to one side and out of the boss in the piston. The remaining boss couldn't cope and broke so the pin got pulled out of the bottom of the piston and as one would imagine. If you install those pins sideways and run the motor at high revs, the snap rings will eventually fatigue and snap.
Awesome bro, love what you did with the 4afe block and the adding of the oil squirts, block came out boss man I use to have a strong 4afe normal aspirated In a Toyota conquest body many moons ago
Finally! You probably don't remember my complaining on the way you speak... I allways thought that you are a ntive english speaker. Now I finally know that you are from Bosnia ;-) . And that explains a lot ;-) . Clue: Pretvarac hrde :-D .
I am looking to build my 96 4AFE Corolla with a SC 12 supercharger using as many stock parts as I possibly can. I do have a SC 12 intake manifold as a template because the fourAFE is drastically different. So that will need to be custom-made. And I’m doing this just to see how we can handle boost. My second plan is to Frankenstein a manual 2AR Out of a sion TC into my 96 rolla lol
After seeing this, I appreciate even more the fact that all that is needed to push a 40 year old Volvo Redblock squirter block to 500+ HP is just a set of Yoshifab connecting rods. That's it.
If you are talking about the block only so you are totally right but for full engine it needs a lot than that, because of it's bad flow exhaust and intake manifold , bad 530 cylinder head flow as well.
@@joem335 of course. A b234 16v head on a squirter b230 block is the way to go. All it needs for 500+ HP is upgraded valve springs, ARP head studs, connecting rods and of course the 16v head swap with manifolds. Besides making a clearing for the valves in the stock pistons - it's all a bolt on job.
@@msigurko I am building a 500+ now but with 531 8v head on my Volvo 340, i have the 16v head but i prefer the simplicity of the 8v and the extra space under the hood , i know it takes more upgradable parts, but i am looking on the service as it will be a drift project which will fail a lot :)
And I thought the squirter is a low friction way to bring oil into the piston and from there to the piston walls on the way up. Laminar flow nozzle and then a skimmer in the piston. I thought the crank already throws oil aimlessly at the large piston bottom face. I also did not know that the bearings are divided. I think adjacent cylinders should share a spherical bearing and oil for the conrods comes from the outer bearings. Electric oil pump to squirt oil piston pins before the first ignition.
I’m 8k U.K. into my engine build at the moment but I didn’t do any of the work myself which adds a lot of cost 🤦🏻♂️ fully forged short block with closed deck CSS with a fully built head with CNC port and oversized valve train 🤞🏻
I've always wondered if I could upgrade the engine internals on my EcoBoost engine ....... and this video did not give me much confidence. Though, it does make me really appreciate the community of engine builders and motivates me to keep saving money so I can pay an expert to build for me. :D
Thanks for all your tutorials. Did you chemically clean the coolant passages in the block? Scale is an effective insulator. More important for the head but significant for the block none the less. Hydrochloric acid works a treat in cast iron blocks.
Reaming pin bushings? They should be honed instead, as clearance is super critical. Also should uses circlips to secure the wristpins in order to insure they stay put. (!!!) (They are like keyrings, two layers of overwrap, flattened. Groovy.) Have you tried gapless rings? I like'em. Alot. Agree on the align honing, more risk than benefit, unless it's exotic and you have no choice, it's better to just get a decent block. I've been an race automotive machinist since the mid '70s and have professionally raced everything from slant 6s, HEMIs, to 2.2 T2's. The latter being my favorite. HORSEPRESSURE!!!
Nice, I suppose the AFE head doesnt flow as well as an AGE or a blacktop 20v but boost will take care of much of that issue anyway. But I guess a well flowing head would reduce the need of boost and torque in the midrange.
@@d4a Great video, I actually thought for some reason that the wide angle would give a straigher port into the chamber. But I do not think I understand why you go with the AFE after all. The AGE has multiple benifits as you pointed out, ability to adjust cams, probably better intake and exhaust flow (after porting?). Or are you looking for a high torque low rpm street engine? You probably thought about it already but the AFE probably needs harder springs or it might get valve float pretty quickly with the boost. Great to se a 4A build instead of K-series that we are drowning in at the moment.
Wow thanks for al the use full information! Im building a 7age engine(also turbo charging it) and happen to have almost the same setup you are using! 4agze pistons with max speeding rods 😂💪🏻. I assume i can use most of the modifications you use and i think im gonna use your video as a base line for my build! Just waiting for a crank sprocket to correct the timing for the conversion and then i can start building 💪🏻
any chance you can give a source link of one. all the ones i keep finding are opposing to the idea that a 4a can realistically make it to 1000 let alone 500
While being an American myself and agreeing with what you are saying, we can’t expect (like most Americans do) for everyone else on earth to do things the way WE want just because we’re Americans and think we’re neat. A better option would be for us all to just move to metric. As an engine builder, it would be difficult to adapt our brains to at first, but is SOOO much easier and would be much better in the long run.
hi. I use to have a similar hole at my engine block. After assembling the engine I found out it is leaking oil from weld work. Only solution was a RTV layer covered whit clingerit ( gasket material). To weld it again you should make the engine a parts.
I'm assuming the oil squirters on the con rod come through the crank shaft? I wonder how much blocking that off with the new con rods would change the pressures of nearby oil channels. It would probably increase the pressure. Never heard of "too much" oil being a thing. I don't know anything about this stuff.
This was way more of a pain in the ass than I thought it would be lol. I guess engine building is a bit more involved than just buying some parts and bolting it together.
Yeah it is lol. A buddy of mine thought it's easy to buy some engine parts and bolt them on, so he asked me if I can do it real quick for him and I told him it needs quiet some time to install the desired parts and also a few visits to a machine shop and after I calculated him the total that he probably had to spent on the machinist and then the estimated time that I will probably spend on his engine + that his car will be undrivable for some time he said: "Yeah you know what? I guess only a remap should be fine". lol
I've had engines completely assembled and had to take them back apart and clean every single part and fix something and the. Reassemble them. There's so much work involved in doing it the CORRECT WAY
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Thanks, I'm interested to know what process you're using to determine what alternatives there are compared to stock parts from the Toyota Electronics Parts Catalog? For example how did you determine that this 4AGE crankshaft is compatible with the 4AFE engine. How do you find companies like MRPLTD, and what criteria do you use to determine if their parts are of reasonable quality?
Great video as always!
I'm curious, did the shop rebalance the rotating assembly after notching the pistons for the oil squirters?
While it's not a lot of material removed, I'd worry it's significant enough to require rebalancing.
Hello, what is the thread on those banjo bolts for the piston squirters please? I have modified a Ford Pinto block and fitted a set squirters to it, but I would prefer to use valved banjo's instead of the straight through ones.
@@kingcosworth2643 I wish you asked before, they're in now with loctite and I can't check any more. Sorry. But you can use the part number and order one from Toyota to test?
@@d4a That sounds good, have you the part number, or now where I could find it, thanks!
Awesome video! As an engineer, I highly appreciate all the specifications displayed on the screen as well as your reasoning for choosing particular products and solutions for your needs. Even though I don't understand half of it.
While I'm not an engineer, i found myself with far fewer questions at the end of this video than any other DIY guys out there. i don't think i yelled at the screen once hahaha
exceptional content, definitely a new favorite Toober
Honestly, $2000 USD is cheap for a build with this much detail. Amazing work! I think 300HP will be no issue for this engine.
Let's hope so! Don't jinx me 😂
A stock block can handle 300hp
@@kensmechanicalaffair that’s what I thought
@@kensmechanicalaffair For how long though?
@@BigUriel Forever, lol.
I usually paint the block any color but black so that any leaks are easier to identify. Great to see a vid of him actually doing something instead of a white board.
Super exciting to see this engine build finally coming together! Can't wait for the first test drive video!! Awesome work, D4A! Love your content.
When we built the last complete engine I did, the biggest thing was having a plan in place & following it. The engine, a Buick 3.8L/Series II, is on Ward's list of best engines. Machining was fully done, used ARP attaching hardware kits (both stud & bolt). Factory rods are powder metal forged units, Mahle pistons with better ring sizes & longer skirts. Cometic headgaskets. Intercooler (water-to-air). Eliminated the CR balance shaft, Closes double roller chain & tensioner. Upgraded oil pump. It's been 8+ years and it has had exactly 0 hiccups.
Supercharged?
3.8 series 2 is on my list of worst engines
Yo, I’m looking at building a V6 ecotec for my Vs holden statesman, I’m looking at getting around 500-600hp capable of handling an aftermarket supercharger? Easy you reckon or what?
I can't explain to you how happy I am for your content, there are so many youtubers one here who act like immature clown fools when explaining cars, they goof around like we have time for all the bs entertainment and foul language, so many young hipster trendy foolish behavior, I don't have time for them, its a refreshing experience for your channel, Thank You
13:10... this is what I did with my Chevy Ecotec build I have never had any issues after notching for my oil squirters
14:40... as long as your mains measure 0.0005 within tolerance you do not need to align hone...for main studs...
I was searching for a channel exactly like this for years, i found you trough instagram initially.
Thank you for your always enjoyable and especially never boring explanations! Keep up the good work!
This was tremendous. Best engine build video I've come across thus far. Your level of detail and explanations are unmatched in my experience.
“Getting the block clean will make you dirty” 😎, your videos just keep getting better, thanks.
hold on. you didnt mention about balancing the piston weights after you added the notch. i hope you did it without mentioning. this build reminds me about my very first engine build but i did N/A 4A-F. a mechanic helped me to torque down and assemble it back to the car. it was such a struggle to tune the engine since i use 4A-GE pistons but managed to make it runs smooth and torquey. what an experience for a mid-schooler me lol
He balanced the pistons when they arrived and its only a small notch. I'd say they'd still be within 1 gram of each other which for 6000rpm will be fine.
If you're going 11,000 then maybe balance them better....
@@1one3_Racing i see. thanks!
Not recommended..
Sometimes I'm thinking what these guys do for a living and how they have so much time to spend on such builds. Do they have a family, a mad girlfriend, like wtf? Super happy to see someone put the time and effort, great job!!!
Girlfriend? Your car is your girlfriend.
He does have a family. Just an incredibly hard worker!
Some guys decide to spend more time in the garage due to a girlfirend or wife.
For increased reliability use full groove main bearings, this guarantees 360 degrees of oil supply to the big end bearings and reduces pulsation in the oil supply to the bearings.
Badassery happening on this channel! Doing things legit is ALWAYS the way to go if you don't want to end up just another MEME. Keep up the awesome work!
I cannot stress what a great and educational channel this is, thank you so much for your videos, this is genuinely verging on a free engineering course. ❤️ Love and respect from Malta.
Sounds like finding the parts is the easy part - finding a machine shop that's capable and trustworthy is the hard part!
My ONLY concern was when modifying the piston skirt to clear the oil squirters. .. there appeared to be some sharp edges. I hope you rounded those off to prevent stress risers. . .
Definitely did that, I just couldn't shoot everything. I was drowning in footage as it is 😂
@Mr T the owner wont like the stress if the bore scratched to hell
@Mr T the ones on my hand? just a cute night lamp
@Mr T HAHAHAHAH
@Mr T i dont mind being gae tbh. i like cute girls
Seeing a 4AFE (I drive a bone stock T19 Lean Burn Carina) and an Insize calliper (one of my most frequently used tools) made me feel wholesome :) Great project! Love the humble Toyota four bangers!
Looks great! Every boy's dream of building a powerful engine. Love your detail, as per usual. Gotta say though, I find you're very adventurous for adding on those oil squirters and notching your pistons for clearance! Not something I would have the guts to do but I'm very impressed by your intuition.
I love the idea of this video, not only is it enjoyable to watch an engine being rebuilt and upgraded, but I like learning so much from clearly knowledgeable person and not a rambling idiot talking too quickly
Man, how did I only just find this channel, this is great.
I’m so excited for this build, this will be an inspiration for me for when I build my own.
for me. it was extremely well balanced, no stroker, stock rods and pistons{.080 over} and headwork done by a specialist. then not touching anything without asking the tuner first. reliable as hell.
I like this built ❤ it's always nice to see someone using f-head for performance purposes 💪
When it time for the first startup plenty of us would like to see it live!
A real world self build engine, all be it, by someone with good knowledge.
Good price for bore, hone and decking, I charge €500 for a four cylinder 🙂👌
So good job full of details. I am so excited for this build. Can't wait to see it fires up. Go go go.
Its also a good idea to start with a block that has enough rigidity designed in. A block that was never designed with higher horsepower/kw output in mind is not going to take well to forced induction.
One good reason for align honing the main bearing bores is to ensure that they have a common centerline. Your bearing bores may be in spec size wise but there is also a tolerance for alignment.
Did you balance the rotating assembly? Especially the pistons after notching them for oil squirter clearance?
please answer this cause it really bothers me :)
Piston balancing is very important..to gring it like this make the engine vibrate on high rpm.
fr idk why he didnt just rotate the oil squirters.
if you reduce just a small amount from the skirts it will not impact weight much. In this case he will do all 4 equally. I hope he answers your question. What I wonder is if he dynamically balanced the rotating assembly.
@@Mwhbmnabjms Especially a 4 cylinder.
Good Job there is many thing to think of when use a block not ment for the power you make. Look forward to see it finish and tuned on Dyno. Thanks for uplode.
Awesome to see the build coming together! You must be getting excited seeing all these parts actually going into the block!
About 20 years ago we raced a stock block 350 Chevy and those blocks aren’t the strongest but they do well one thing we figured out is if you run a lightweight rotating assembly it puts less stress on the block and we had a 350 that turned 8000 rpm and ran 1050 in a 3400 pound car and that engine ran for years never broke a block 28 grams at 7000 rpm is 700 pounds of force so when you take 6 pounds or more off the crank lightweight everything else you can get away with a lot more as long as you don’t detonate it
Worth a mention here, the thickness of the wrist pin is critical to a good build. I run .200 wall pins and even .250 wall pins on 1000+ hp 2jz engines. Its a lot of added weight but the piston isn't strong enough to support itself and a flexing pin.
All your videos are highly informative and educational.
Forged Pistons run cooler so people say you don't need squirters and delete them. I think it's still a good idea. They still cool and lubricate the pistons no matter what material they are. With squirters and Turbo oil feed, you just have to make sure you have a good oil pump or modified oem pump.
Snap ring orientation explanation was cool , learned something today.
It's always best practice to align hone when changing to studs or adding something like main girdles. Hopefully you don't get any distortion in the block.
Good luck with the rest of the build!
This is awesome, I did the same as you with a 3SFE, with maxpeeding rods, 3sgte pistons and crankshaft with arp, my isn’t done yet, i need to machine the head because a high compression, the 3SFE look too similar to the 4afe.
Cylinder heads usually require the most attention. Can also be very complicated as well unless you stay with standard.
This was fantastic! I find myself wishing there was more! Exceptional content, and your accent is also quite entertaining, my wife loves it haha
please continue to fulfill the what, where, why, & how as you did in this DIY. the "when" doesn't seem so necessary. seriously though I have to give credit where credit is due... im not sure if you recited any of this but the execution is superb. Articulated in a very easy to comprehend approach and enough details to answer many questions i have in my head while watching but not too much where it takes away from the point. very educational for the Noobsies and professionally delivered in a manner i didn't mind following along when it was a subject ive probably heard a million times now hahaha very well done sir! you have an appreciative fan here looking forward to the next!
Me and you are aligned. But I'm actually doing the turbo on the 4AGE. I'm using the MRP turbo kit from New Zealand, and a Borg Warner 6258 efr. Thank you for showing the oil squirters machined in, I really didn't know how I would get those in. I was considering just using e85 to cool the Pistons but now I might be able to get away with just using oil squirters
why not Garrett turbo? i heard Borg Wargner turbos are not good quality
Some 4AGE blocks come with oil squirters from the factory…especially the later model ones (some 7 rib, not all).
Great vid and explain. Also it's very good that you show us the parts & costs. Thanks. Up to the next
You are awesome. The content you are creating helps someone like me in understanding engines better. Thank You. Keep it up. Subscribed.
Great fun old Toyotas I love the way there's so many interchangeable parts with different engine's & cars throughout the range in the 80s-90s my old mr2 mk1 fitted with supercharged engine also fitted a bigger supercharger from a different model can't remember which then found that gt4 st165 brakes fitted was a track weapon
Legend says he is still cleaning that engine block to this very day
One of best engines ever made.. Bever stop..
So cool ! I can't wait to see more, your built is finally comming together ! :D
Also, it's nice to see the cost because it's not over the moon and with some saving, might be possible to do one, one day :)
Very excited to see it all come together! I can't wait to see the smile on your first track day😎
What he says about the gudgeon pin snap rings when it comes to installation orientation is one of thos things you really do need to check/do. A friends Yamaha Raptor seized and upon pulling it down what had happened is that both those snap rings would of been installed sideways (one still was) and one had snapped in half causing the gudgeon pin to slide to one side and out of the boss in the piston. The remaining boss couldn't cope and broke so the pin got pulled out of the bottom of the piston and as one would imagine. If you install those pins sideways and run the motor at high revs, the snap rings will eventually fatigue and snap.
Shipped a full 5.0L crate motor from east coast to FRA by air for $650. But that was two years ago. Not surprised if that price has doubled by now.
Awesome bro, love what you did with the 4afe block and the adding of the oil squirts, block came out boss man
I use to have a strong 4afe normal aspirated In a Toyota conquest body many moons ago
im so exited for you project mate! keep it going, i await for more detailed shoots!
Finally! You probably don't remember my complaining on the way you speak... I allways thought that you are a ntive english speaker. Now I finally know that you are from Bosnia ;-) . And that explains a lot ;-) .
Clue: Pretvarac hrde :-D .
I am looking to build my 96 4AFE Corolla with a SC 12 supercharger using as many stock parts as I possibly can. I do have a SC 12 intake manifold as a template because the fourAFE is drastically different. So that will need to be custom-made. And I’m doing this just to see how we can handle boost. My second plan is to Frankenstein a manual 2AR Out of a sion TC into my 96 rolla lol
How much does a shop charge to hone out small bore of the rod
I wish I had you knowledge I’d be working on engines right now :)
Awesome vid. Thanks also that you show us the costs. Love it
Very nicely detailed step by step on building the engine block. What process was used for the block weld repair, and why was it necessary?
You could put some custom spacers between block and nozzles to get more clearance from piston
But then they would hit the crankshaft
Dude, you got that Slav squat on point!
After seeing this, I appreciate even more the fact that all that is needed to push a 40 year old Volvo Redblock squirter block to 500+ HP is just a set of Yoshifab connecting rods. That's it.
If you are talking about the block only so you are totally right but for full engine it needs a lot than that, because of it's bad flow exhaust and intake manifold , bad 530 cylinder head flow as well.
@@joem335 of course. A b234 16v head on a squirter b230 block is the way to go. All it needs for 500+ HP is upgraded valve springs, ARP head studs, connecting rods and of course the 16v head swap with manifolds. Besides making a clearing for the valves in the stock pistons - it's all a bolt on job.
@@msigurko I am building a 500+ now but with 531 8v head on my Volvo 340, i have the 16v head but i prefer the simplicity of the 8v and the extra space under the hood , i know it takes more upgradable parts, but i am looking on the service as it will be a drift project which will fail a lot :)
@@joem335 same here. But I'm building a 945 wagon. I have a friend drifting he's 740 swapped 16v for 9 years now with 0 issues engine Wise.
And I thought the squirter is a low friction way to bring oil into the piston and from there to the piston walls on the way up. Laminar flow nozzle and then a skimmer in the piston. I thought the crank already throws oil aimlessly at the large piston bottom face.
I also did not know that the bearings are divided. I think adjacent cylinders should share a spherical bearing and oil for the conrods comes from the outer bearings. Electric oil pump to squirt oil piston pins before the first ignition.
boost is pricey!
but info given here is priceless!
I’m 8k U.K. into my engine build at the moment but I didn’t do any of the work myself which adds a lot of cost 🤦🏻♂️ fully forged short block with closed deck CSS with a fully built head with CNC port and oversized valve train 🤞🏻
Good luck man, sounds like a beast!
I've always wondered if I could upgrade the engine internals on my EcoBoost engine ....... and this video did not give me much confidence. Though, it does make me really appreciate the community of engine builders and motivates me to keep saving money so I can pay an expert to build for me. :D
why??
Nice fricking set up wow one day I'm gonna do a similar engine on my 5efe tercel engine I want a strong engine my plans are 250 HP
Thanks for all your tutorials. Did you chemically clean the coolant passages in the block? Scale is an effective insulator. More important for the head but significant for the block none the less. Hydrochloric acid works a treat in cast iron blocks.
Reaming pin bushings? They should be honed instead, as clearance is super critical.
Also should uses circlips to secure the wristpins in order to insure they stay put. (!!!)
(They are like keyrings, two layers of overwrap, flattened. Groovy.)
Have you tried gapless rings? I like'em. Alot.
Agree on the align honing, more risk than benefit, unless it's exotic and you have no choice, it's better to just get a decent block.
I've been an race automotive machinist since the mid '70s and have professionally raced everything from slant 6s, HEMIs, to 2.2 T2's. The latter being my favorite. HORSEPRESSURE!!!
Gotta admire the persistence of keeping it on same engine family, most people would just slapped K20 in it and called it a day
Big badda boost!😁
Scrapped my FE for $50NZD last month.
I hope you balanced your pistons after messing with them. If not your motor will wear apart pretty quickly
Gm 3800s are really good to build you can get the sc ones real cheap and stock internals will handle 800+whp if i wanted 400-700hp id chose it
Nice, I suppose the AFE head doesnt flow as well as an AGE or a blacktop 20v but boost will take care of much of that issue anyway. But I guess a well flowing head would reduce the need of boost and torque in the midrange.
It's not that simple 😉
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@@d4a Great video, I actually thought for some reason that the wide angle would give a straigher port into the chamber. But I do not think I understand why you go with the AFE after all. The AGE has multiple benifits as you pointed out, ability to adjust cams, probably better intake and exhaust flow (after porting?). Or are you looking for a high torque low rpm street engine? You probably thought about it already but the AFE probably needs harder springs or it might get valve float pretty quickly with the boost. Great to se a 4A build instead of K-series that we are drowning in at the moment.
Wow thanks for al the use full information!
Im building a 7age engine(also turbo charging it) and happen to have almost the same setup you are using! 4agze pistons with max speeding rods 😂💪🏻. I assume i can use most of the modifications you use and i think im gonna use your video as a base line for my build! Just waiting for a crank sprocket to correct the timing for the conversion and then i can start building 💪🏻
This is gonna be a great build in the end
Amazing video, very educational 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿
4a blocks are pretty strong a few locally has been pushed to the 1000hp on the stock cast block
any chance you can give a source link of one. all the ones i keep finding are opposing to the idea that a 4a can realistically make it to 1000 let alone 500
@@renz1013 look up Mr pistonator and Richard Jordaan ,Mr pistonator ran a 7.2 quarter on an 1885cc 4a
@@Realtime1501 right thanks.
@@Realtime1501 I assume that's drag racing figures. D4A is building his engine for road/racing use.
Man my 93 Corolla sure would like to triple the power output of its 4AFE
You make this look so easy to do lol Making me wanna upgrade / build my 1.4L engine
Thank you for the great content. It's educating and enlightening. Spasiba!!
Terrific and thoughtful presentation! Thank you!
Please provide measurements in American units of measure. Thank you, I really like your videos, you are one of the best communicators on the internet.
While being an American myself and agreeing with what you are saying, we can’t expect (like most Americans do) for everyone else on earth to do things the way WE want just because we’re Americans and think we’re neat. A better option would be for us all to just move to metric. As an engine builder, it would be difficult to adapt our brains to at first, but is SOOO much easier and would be much better in the long run.
If you'd just said he is one of the best communicators on the internet you've got my thumbs up.
@@specforged5651 Alright but let's keep our 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 inch sockets and ratchets okay?
Guys, stop using (you, Liberia and Myanmar) those idiotic imperial system, the WHOLE rest of the world doesn't care about it.
Even the US military dumped imperial shit, why you can't grasp the clearly superior metric units?
That's very exciting and of course, informative!
An engine shop wanted to charge me $400 for decking the block, your prices are very reasonable.
Did you balanced rods ,pins and pistons, especially after doing that pistons mod. Love your channel!!!
We checked the weights, all were within 1 gram so we left them alone.
Thought the deck of the block looked familiar!
Slap a G head on it if possible, gives a bit more flow.
Great stuff! Looking forward to see what this beast can do. 👍
I can’t wait to see it running !!
hi. I use to have a similar hole at my engine block. After assembling the engine I found out it is leaking oil from weld work. Only solution was a RTV layer covered whit clingerit ( gasket material). To weld it again you should make the engine a parts.
Nice stuff I would love to hear numbers and calculations about expected torque the components resistance... ECT
Excellent video Bro. Keep it up.
Thank you for the awesome info...I'm trying to come up with one engine from a Toyota 4E & 5E engines...what are my odds
your videos make me wanna turbo in the future lol. good shit man, keep up the content
I'm assuming the oil squirters on the con rod come through the crank shaft? I wonder how much blocking that off with the new con rods would change the pressures of nearby oil channels. It would probably increase the pressure. Never heard of "too much" oil being a thing. I don't know anything about this stuff.
To much oil can lead to crank windage
Man this is a really well made video.
Man im hyped up thx for making this video!
Best way to strengthen a block is deburring it an smoothing factory cast
This was way more of a pain in the ass than I thought it would be lol. I guess engine building is a bit more involved than just buying some parts and bolting it together.
Yeah it is lol. A buddy of mine thought it's easy to buy some engine parts and bolt them on, so he asked me if I can do it real quick for him and I told him it needs quiet some time to install the desired parts and also a few visits to a machine shop and after I calculated him the total that he probably had to spent on the machinist and then the estimated time that I will probably spend on his engine + that his car will be undrivable for some time he said: "Yeah you know what? I guess only a remap should be fine". lol
I've had engines completely assembled and had to take them back apart and clean every single part and fix something and the. Reassemble them. There's so much work involved in doing it the CORRECT WAY
Always great content. We appreciate you 🙏