Engine Build

Removal Out with the old, in with the new. The motor I had in this car prior to the forged engine build blew a ring land off piston 2 years earlier….

I decided to do a radiator upgrade to alleviate the requirement for a swirl pot, in addition to allowing more space between the radiator and the intercooler piping. I found the…

Since 2007 I have been sitting on a used engine that I pulled from a rolled over 95 Mx6 V6 MTX, the car had over 200k miles on it but the…

For this build I purchased CP Forged Pistons from RaceEngineering.com and forged connecting rods from kainjection.com. Specifications: Pistons: Part# XTP-562P85R CP Forged PISTONS MAZDA/FORD 626/PROBE 85.0mm 8.5:1 V6 2.5L +RING (20mm…

Upgrading from 2in pipe to 2-1/2in pipe. Lets start from the beginning. I chose 2in inter-cooler piping for easy routing, cost and I was told it could reduce turbo lag time….

First order of business was to disassemble the engine down to the bare block and get it to the machine shop. I did not photo any of this progress because it…

Camshafts It turned out that after years of the spare engine sitting in a garage thru all seasons, winter being the harshest.. the cams had developed some surface rust on them. …

Clutch upgrade way back in 2006 I had installed a Clutchmaster stage 1 clutch when doing an engine swap and my honest opinion is that it didnt feel any different then…