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Yesterday I went through the process for determining the push rod length I would need and as expected, not what I had on hand. So, naturally putting something a little nicer than stock in when they arrive on Monday. Got to love the parts availability for this motor. Between Oreilly and Summit, it has been rare to have to wait more than a couple days for the normal stuff and there is a ton of options.
So, knowing that I will be able to put the valve covers on for good on Monday, it was time to get them sorted.
First, I needed to assemble the new coils to the new coil bracket - this would give me an idea of the space I had to work with for step 2.
Next, I needed to drill and tap a 1/8NPT hole to install the absolute pressure sensor I will be using to monitor crankcase vacuum/presure. After some back and forth and a call a friend to @theprf I figured this unused boss would be a good spot, it already had a pilot hole drilled for me most of the way down and would give some meat for the threads.
Once that was done and the sensor test fit was a go - time to make the valve covers look un-Justin... At least a little better than they do now. I just could not stomach the money for a nice set of dry sump valve covers at the moment. I think they came out reasonably well and really, you won't ne seeing much of them anyway.
Then my buddy Chad came over and we got the damper final torqued down to it's 240 FT/LBS and started game planning headers. During this process we wanted to hang the alternator only to find out, I bought the wrong one. Glad to have found out now. A replacement is a day away and the bad one will go back to summit without too much hassle hopefully. This engine is made up of a mix of camaro and corvette stuff and some stuff that adapts from one to another, makes some parts selection a little dicey and I got bit this time.
Made enough progress to get a good idea what its going to look like today and it stoked my excitement up a couple notches. Still work to do and waiting on some small stuff to arrive but getting pretty close.
OK - now I am excited. Got the dry sump pulley and belt on. Correct alternator came in and got it on.
To do: Steam ports, need to get my act together on looping all 4 of them together. Put the correct hardware in for the tensioner and get the serp belt on. Put push rods in when they get here tomorrow with the rockers and then put the valve covers on with new hardware and seals. Finally can say I am happy with progress.
One more.. Look outside my window and see a box halfway down my driveway. Send my son out to get it, from Indy... it's my PWR oil cooler. WAY bigger than it looked in the pictures, it's huge (thats what she said).
18573136]OK - now I am excited. Got the dry sump pulley and belt on. Correct alternator came in and got it on.
To do: Steam ports, need to get my act together on looping all 4 of them together. Put the correct hardware in for the tensioner and get the serp belt on. Put push rods in when they get here tomorrow with the rockers and then put the valve covers on with new hardware and seals. Finally can say I am happy with progress.
I used a 4an steam port kit with braided hoses. They’re precut and it went together quickly while looking refined. It’s built and sold by a guy on eBay. Link
18573219[/url]]One more.. Look outside my window and see a box halfway down my driveway. Send my son out to get it, from Indy... it's my PWR oil cooler. WAY bigger than it looked in the pictures, it's huge (thats what she said).
Just for reference and inspiration, here’s how I’m mounting my LN engineering water to air cooler on my 996. I shortened the length due to interference with the plastic support/muffler insulation. The whole solution mounts behind the bumper in that large area behind the wheel where the mufflers previously lived. I think I can sneak in an Accusump, although you don’t need that.
I used a 4an steam port kit with braided hoses. They’re precut and it went together quickly while looking refined. It’s built and sold by a guy on eBay. I’ll try to find the link for you.
That would be awesome - I like easy. I am planning on running the line right to the water pump.The ICT water pump spacer has a port to plumb it right in.
ETA - the cooler mount looks awesome. My dry sump routing goes from the pump to cooler to filter to engine. That placement is in the running for me too. Although mine will not look as nice as yours does... in any case haha
Just for reference and inspiration, here’s how I’m mounting my LN engineering water to air cooler on my 996. I shortened the length due to interference with the plastic support/muffler insulation. The whole solution mounts behind the bumper in that large area behind the wheel where the mufflers previously lived. I think I can sneak in an Accusump, although you don’t need that.
Love to hear more about this. What water to air cooler is it and what lessons can be learned from your cooling set-up.
Just for reference and inspiration, here’s how I’m mounting my LN engineering water to air cooler on my 996. I shortened the length due to interference with the plastic support/muffler insulation. The whole solution mounts behind the bumper in that large area behind the wheel where the mufflers previously lived. I think I can sneak in an Accusump, although you don’t need that.
That really looks nice.
Almost a shame to cover it with a bumper.
Just for reference and inspiration, here’s how I’m mounting my LN engineering water to air cooler on my 996. I shortened the length due to interference with the plastic support/muffler insulation. The whole solution mounts behind the bumper in that large area behind the wheel where the mufflers previously lived. I think I can sneak in an Accusump, although you don’t need that.
Do you know the core dimensions of the exchanger? I believe these are them but wanted to verify.
If this is the size then it's the same displacement as the stock 996. Then we can move on from thinking that this LN setup is anything we should be considering for the M96.
Edit: So it seems the cooler is taller than this below and has a displacement of about 2300cc. The 996 and 997s coolers are 1450cc and 1650cc making it over 50% larger than stock.
Love to hear more about this. What water to air cooler is it and what lessons can be learned from your cooling set-up.
Here’s the link, LN Engineering spec’d an extended Turbo Cayenne oil cooler. Increased capacity and AN fittings can be used with a nice anodized mounting plate. It’s much larger than M96 cooler, larger than any other I found actually.
Air to water coolers don’t do well on 911s, there isn’t enough airflow. Water to oil coolers are much more efficient, easier to package, and don’t require much airflow to the cooler, although it would assist somewhat.
Originally Posted by TexSquirrel
That really looks nice.
Almost a shame to cover it with a bumper.
thank you! Yeah, shame it’s covered. If anyone wants a mount, PM me. I don’t want to clutter Jason’s thread.
Here’s the link, LN Engineering spec’d an extended Turbo Cayenne oil cooler. Increased capacity and AN fittings can be used with a nice anodized mounting plate. It’s much larger than M96 cooler, larger than any other I found actually.
Air to water coolers don’t do well on 911s, there isn’t enough airflow. Water to oil coolers are much more efficient, easier to package, and don’t require much airflow to the cooler, although it would assist somewhat.
thank you! Yeah, shame it’s covered. If anyone wants a mount, PM me. I don’t want to clutter Jason’s thread.
Thanks GTX. Is the set-up working? Have you tracked it yet? Assuming you are using it with the LS?
Its probably the cooling set-up some of us will be going too unless the 997S cooler fits and works better than oem.
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