t1tec

Spent the day cleaning the engine.

I still got a lot of work to do, I swear this engine bay has never been cleaned.

Thought I'd share a pic of the progress...

theedge

Got any pointers? Id like to know for when I get mine.

Luis de Prat

Great job! I assume you've started the car and let it run since the cleaning? Otherwise I would try starting it up ASAP.

JimV8

I dunno theres a spot over there on the left you shoulda got, Just kidding, looks marveleous

t1tec

Yep she is running just fine. I coated all electrical items with wd40 (to displace water) and I also covered major items with plastic bags to prevent damage to old seals.

I plan on pulling the engine just after xmas, it will be my first Porsche engine rebuild so should be fun!

Scootin159

Looking at these pics always makes me think what a rats nest of wire we have in there. Is there any way you could safely remove any of that? I'm thinking of doing an AC Delete on mine, which should help clean some of it up, but without that...anything else?

Mighty Shilling

nice job. when you are in there, take your cam cover and paint it either Red or black and polish the "PORSCHE" on top. looks great.

t1tec

That looks real nice.

I was wondering about the practicality of powder coating the cam cover.

kennycoulter

t1tec, what is the part number on the k&n? and, what do you do with the other vacuum lines that go to the airbox? scootin159, what kind of frontend is that?

t1tec

Kenny, I used a generic performance filter and added the K&N oil. I'll get you the part number.

There is only one additional hose running of the original air box, I haven't figured out the purpose of this hose yet.

It doesn't appear to be vacuum related, I'll update when I figure it out.

I believe scootin159 frontend is a Fiberwerks front bumper and spoiler kit.

Mighty Shilling

I didn't do this actually...the PO of the engine did. he didn't powder coat it, but sprayed it with a high-temp paint, and polished it with a dremel.

kennycoulter

thanks

Cass944

(this is were perry thows out a picture of his un-earthly nice looking engine to show off and make us all feel like jerks)

i wish i had enough patience to do that. instead... i just never opne my hood.

DerSchlechtSpecht

t1tec you should look into getting a bracket for the air cleaner. The vibration for the air cleaner touching the alternator will damage the AFM.

Christian

Techno Duck

Is that bent white piece a bracket you made to keep it off the alternator? I bought a similar mount for about $15 off Ebay just for the hell of it, i didnt notice any difference at all to tell you the truth. The filter rested on the alternator, so i only took it out for my 'test runs' about 5 times, ended up leaving a black burnt mark on the filter where it rested on the alternator. Needless to say i really dont use it at all anymore. As for that hose that connects into the airbox, i believe it was meant to help get condensation out from under the belt covers, atleast thats what someone said over on 924Board. I personally believe its their to provide ventalation to the crank case.

Also t1tec, have you considered changing the throttle cam to the 1:1 peformance type cam? Will really liven throttle response up.