engine

BUNDLE IS NOW $2500 I sold my 76 X 1/9 and here are the parts still in my garage. All parts are clean and ready to assemble. I need the space. To finish the engine you will have to obtain a (preferably billet) camshaft and select a compression ratio to suit the cam. 1603cc 1500 X engine kit...

Hi All, I have a 1500 14-bolt (big valve - 40mm intakes) head that I purchased from Steve Ceccehele about a year ago. Due to my decision to go Honda power on the race car, I've not done anything with this head. This is one of the new big valve heads that he's been building for some time but...

Hi All, I have a short block (it does have an oil pan but no head or accessories) that I bought about a year ago from Midwest Bayless. Because I've decided to go Honda power on the race car, I've done nothing with the engine since I received it, other than taking it off the pallet and hanging...

I'm building right now a Fiat Uno mk2 sx for a rally. Engine bore and stroke is 80.5x67.4 I want to replace injection for bike carbs, put x1/9 1500 euro spec cam, 39.5 intake valves, make a new 4-1 header, skim and polish the head. The question is how light should be a flywheel to keep some torque?

I wanna do most of the work on my X myself but for the things I'm simply not experienced enough yet to do like an engine swap and such I'd like to send her in to get those things done professionally. Anyone know a place near Atlanta or a person around here that could do the harder tasks for me?

My car seems to run great. There are definitely things I plan to work on to continuously improve it. One item that does bother me is a intermittent buzzing noise coming from behind and towards the passenger side. It sounds like it could be a relay clicking really fast. The sound comes in for a...

I successfully started :D my x1/9 yesterday after 5 years of being off the road and 3 years for a rebuild. See video on Instagram or soon Facebook. I do not do Photobucket or YouTube so not sure how to post a video here.:rolleyes: I have not played with the carb tuning or anything yet but it...

So I pulled a no no again. I stored my valve tappets or buckets I believe they are called in a box labeled 1-4. I did not label the intake vs exhaust side silly me. I’m guessing I assumed it was obvious the order before (insert head bashing smiley). Everywhere I’ve read to make sure you keep the...

I have an 86 Bertone. Is this what I think they call an interference engine? Meaning that is the timing belt breaks you wind up with bent valves? If so, how often should we change the timing belt. Is that a job which should be relegated to a mechanic or can a shade tree mechanic handle it?

Xwebbers, I'm in need of a snail shell mount as mine broke this week when pressing out the old bushing to replace. https://xwebforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/snail-mount-bushing-orientation.33982/ Does anyone have an extra lying around or one of quality casting for sale online? I saw one...

As many of you know, I have been trying to record info on all the cylinder heads I could find. This started as I was trying to source the ideal head for my engine build (Euro 1500 carb'ed). I quickly found out that there are so many head could possibly work, some good and some bad. Then there...

Has anyone ever painted the insides of their water jackets? Mine are fairly corroded where water has direct contact. I am considering doing high temp paint all around or taping off all but the inner ovals to leave the gasket surface bare metal. BTW the exteriors are newly painted black prior to...

As my signature suggests and mentioned in my prior threads, my car has a lot of "Japanese" market items. This past week while cleaning my cam cover, I copied down the script found on the sticker there. I just want to know what it all means to help me learn the car's past. If possible I would...

I am in the middle of getting all my parts aligned to reassemble my engine. I recently purchased the APR 203-5403 kit for the main cap studs and waiting for them to arrive in the mail. However, I just remembered and after verifying from my block and the OEM Manual, the engine came with main cap...

Good day folks. This is my first time posting and I'm in need of some suggestions. I'm in the process of restoring a 77 Scorpion and my son offered me the engine out of his Civic. It's a turbo charged 1.8 L engine he use to race with. The motor is strong and pulls hard. I would still...