ok so i popped off the valve cover today and discoverd the following… (this is only what i can see from visual inspection)
aftermarket adjustable cam gears - unknown
270 11.5 instake camshaft - unknown
270 12.5 exhaust camshaft - unknown (tomei makes 270 in and ex in that lift)
appear to be aftemarket rocke arms - #3 and 4 popped off on the exhaust side - will be comparing them to oem units soon
appear to be aftermarket valve springs - unknown (assuming Ti since most are made of that) - will be comparing them to oem units soon
rocker arm stoppers - unknown - look exactly like my old s13 sr20det tomei’s
so with such high lift high duration cams, im expecting a ported and polished head and maybe lash killer kit for a solid lifter conversion, no?
and im expecting pistons and rods in the bottom end for sure and some kind of aftermarket head studs as well
this is without a doubt a 8000 - 9000 rpm head
anyone conquer?
the motor will not be sold whole now since it may be damaged, ill be tearing it down to find out if its only the two rocker arms and nothing more
You paid alot of money for a clip without knowing what it contained? Did you not know it had a built engine? The tranny I can see being a surprise, but not this.
bult engine was also not known (at the time of pruchase)
that was discovered when we put the pieces together when it arrived
from the get go (when the clip was in my possession) we knew it was built, just not with what parts or how built (the extent of it)
At time of purchase i assumed this was a stock s14 sr20det with maybe afew things like cams and shit - which still fetches a price that covers nearly half my costs
the only things i knew before the clipped arrived was what i could see with my own eyes and what the sellers had told me throgh questions and answers
they compression tested it for me and all numbers checke dout fine. but its a good thing i opened it up and saw the rocker arms before any sort of motor firing took place
with the parts i knew were on the clip, i knew the money was there and then some, but as i kept tearing it down we found more and more
wise investment in my books, i’de do is again in a heartbeat
ofcourse im going to be stuck with some parts, but thats alright
edit: the sellrs overlooked a tonne of things, they didnt even know it was an s15 motor, they advertised it as an s14
the failed to mention alot of things in theire list of whats on this clip because they didnt take the time to invesitgate properly
they only had a brief list of things that could be seen quite easily and thne the words “comes with lots of exra goodies”
i did the research and then took the risk, and so afr its paying off in dividends
and marky, your right, ill have to post most shit stateside
but if it turns out just to be the rocker arms, i may sell it compete as a built motor for a price lower then any competition
it wont be 100% complete like turbo and shit, so we’ll see