Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
3.1L/3400 hybrid swap.
Collapse
X
-
ahh I see. Thanks for the pics. My rad will enter on the opposite side of yours so it will make for a interesting turn.....
-
Guest repliedI know it's an S-10, but this is the stock thermostat housing to a stock (S-10) V6 rad:
Leave a comment:
-
Just FYI the BCC stat housing won't work with the stock rad hose either
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by caffeine View PostBcc still sells them afaik but there's no reason you can't use the stock one with a different hose
Leave a comment:
-
Bcc still sells them afaik but there's no reason you can't use the stock one with a different hose
Leave a comment:
-
Guest repliedWhy do you need a custom thermostat housing?
Leave a comment:
-
To be honest I couldnt afford the 210 bucks or so for the stud kit, although it is something I will get down the road the first time I take the heads off.
I am having a problem finding a custom thermostat housing. I was sure I saw that there was ones avalible at bbc at one time but for some reason can not find them. Any ideas what to do for that situation?
Leave a comment:
-
WOT-Tech sells a setup for ARP head studs for the 3x00 application. I also typically go GM headgaskets only OR Cometic MLS ones.
Leave a comment:
-
Updates
Ok I got the engine back. Came out to be bored to .030 over. Got the speed pro pistons to match and moly rings. Also got the "good" metal intake gasket set, .060 Victor Head Gaskets, Felpro Head bolts, new cam bearings in the block, new rear main seal as it was starting to leak anyways.
Assembling the block this upcoming weekend so that I can finally make sure my pushrod length is correct. When I order them im just looking at wot. So I want hardened pushrods? The size im looking at is arround 6.250 and 5.950.
Made up the passanger header finally. Turned out well. Cant make the drivers side till the engine is back in the car. Pic attatched.
Haven't gotten the DIS reluctor wheel figured out yet but one step at a time. I want to get the engine back in the car so I can see where I can mount things and the sensor.Attached Files
Leave a comment:
-
Guest repliedYes, but depends on what source you are going by. Most aluminium head spec are .060" thickness, while iron head is .040". IIRC some of the gen2 660s were speced to have a .040" headgasket. The only time this is an issue is if gen3 pistons are used, that will come proud of the block by .020".
Leave a comment:
-
Aren't the iron head gaskets a different thickness or something?
In any case, the new GM gaskets are known to hold boost well, and are graphite.
There have been lots of Fel-Pro gasket failures on 3400 turbo cars though. The victor reinz gaskets on rock auto seem to be GM gaskets though if you don't want to buy a whole head set from GM.
Leave a comment:
-
Guest repliedBack when I built my turbo hybrid, I used 3100 head gaskets. The reason was because there was some suggestion at the time that the 3100 head gaskets, vs the iron head 3.1 gaskets, were made with such a material that would allow the head to "slide" accounting for the different heat expansion characteristics between the two kinds of metal. Whether it actually made a difference or not I can not say for sure, all I can say is that I never had a head gasket problem in the time that engine was together.
I also re-used some original 3100 head bolts without issue. I tend to re-use the TTY head bolts at least once, and have not had any issues on several engines doing so.
To get an ARP stud set for the aluminum heads you need to piece together a couple different sets, or order the studs individually. I don't recall the details, but the details can be found. Alternatively WOT used to sell a pre-assembled kit for the ARP head studs, but I haven't checked to see if they are still available.
Leave a comment:
-
Ok thanks guys
They dont sell arp stud kits for the 3100/3400 so do i have to piece it together from other kits if i went with studs over the throw away tty bolts?
Leave a comment:
-
You're essentially building a 3100, so get the 3100 bolts and such.
Sent from my XT1058 using Tapatalk
Leave a comment:
Leave a comment: