boost feen

So last week I tore out my entire drivetrain and suspension! I tore down the engine this weekend and steam cleaned everything! Yesterday I installed the new rods, and pistons. Today I will install the new head studs, prep the cam tower and lifters for install and get ready to seal the motor up. Here is my first few pics!

MPD47

Awesome Shawn! Can't wait to see how it turns out

Jeremy Himsel

What pistons/coatings are those?

Darwantae951

Beautiful car! Beautiful color! I can't wait to see it finished!

-Darwin

Ski

Shawn, are you going to do anything to the cylinder walls or are you just going to install new rings? The walls look pretty good, just wondering if you've thought about finding the Sunnen handheld head, that holds felts/finishing stone-oil/ and Alusil paste, just to expose a bit of the Alusil to allow almost new seating. Looks like fun.

Chris White

Looks like you are going to run a fairly high compression ratio - do you know the cc of the new pistons?

boost feen

The pistons are almost identical to Mahle 968 turbo S pistons with a ceramic coating on face and special teflon coating on skirts! The dish size is a touch different shape then Mahle low compression units but equal to 8.5 to 1 with my 2.7 liter head that has 951 exhaust valves and all springs! Should make for a very relibale engine at 16 PSI on the street. The bores in my 968 motor are perfect, I removed the old head, carefull not to turn motor over at this point then steam cleaned the block and cylinders, oiled everything very well, then carefully removed old rods & pistons! Ive had lots of luck and great compression with new rings as long as your bores are in great shape with no marks!

Jeremy Himsel

Who makes them?

billthe3

Awesome stuff! We'll have to do another drive when you get it all working again.

What do you do for a living? (I forget if you told me before or not)

boost feen

Actually Bret or Ski as he goes by gave me this lead-

Tom Charlesworth had ARIAS build these pistons to his specs, he knows what he is doing when it comes to having pistons made up! They are proven in these blocks and they are very reasonable price wise!

Ski

We've had them in the track car for over three years now, 147-149psi, less than 2% leakdown.

porshhhh951

gawd damn!

will951

Awesome! Safe to say I'm jealous!

Keep us updated

Keithr726

looks great, do you know a guy in Napa that has either a 968T or CS?

boost feen

I know a John in Napa CA who has an ex Rothman's 944 CUP car 1988 and a 951 cabriolet!
He still races his cup car in PCA events a few times a year, its very competitive still!