The Project Pad

Sorry for the TJ Justin and Matt.

Whelp the engine is back in my garage after a visit to FRP (Jeff Gerner) for a rebuild which included new pistons and another head. Need to order some harware before i put it back in

That's a good feeling for sure!

Out of curiosity, what was the turnaround time from Jeff?

Very nice, get it in and enjoy it!

PRY4SNO wrote:That's a good feeling for sure!

Out of curiosity, what was the turnaround time from Jeff?

It was a few months but i had told Jeff that there is not a big hurry... FWIW most of the time was spent waiting on pistons and other parts

JustinB_20vt wrote:

PRY4SNO wrote:That's a good feeling for sure!

Out of curiosity, what was the turnaround time from Jeff?

It was a few months but i had told Jeff that there is not a big hurry... FWIW most of the time was spent waiting on pistons and other parts

That's all understandable, and still a deadly turnaround time.

Did he provide any photos of the build along the way?

PRY4SNO wrote:

JustinB_20vt wrote:

PRY4SNO wrote:That's a good feeling for sure!

Out of curiosity, what was the turnaround time from Jeff?

It was a few months but i had told Jeff that there is not a big hurry... FWIW most of the time was spent waiting on pistons and other parts

That's all understandable, and still a deadly turnaround time.

Did he provide any photos of the build along the way?

Yup plenty. here are just a few

Whohoo it starts and sounds great !! And as a bonus i got my B8 back from the body shop today after someone drove into me in a parking lot

Looking good. I like the stance and wheels. Can't beat the customer service from Jeff.

Whelp the after the freshly rebuilt engine got broke in and i started turning up the boost E85 here in arizona changed to e55 ethanol so i pulled timing/boost and fuel for a get around town tune and basically stopped driving the car. fast forward a few months and i took the time to relay the fuel pump using a relay bracket from a C5. Unfortunately the random smoking on startup has now become an every start thing and i am thinking valve seals or rings... leaning towards rings as i am dumping mass amounts of oil into my catch can and getting less power from the same boost and fuel FML.. ordering a leak down tester to see what i will need to tear out.

JustinB_20vt wrote:Whelp the after the freshly rebuilt engine got broke in and i started turning up the boost E85 here in arizona changed to e55 ethanol so i pulled timing/boost and fuel for a get around town tune and basically stopped driving the car. fast forward a few months and i took the time to relay the fuel pump using a relay bracket from a C5. Unfortunately the random smoking on startup has now become an every start thing and i am thinking valve seals or rings... leaning towards rings as i am dumping mass amounts of oil into my catch can and getting less power from the same boost and fuel FML.. ordering a leak down tester to see what i will need to tear out.

That sucks, Jim and I can relate though.

Sam

So my 044 pump gave up a month back and i decided to go with the Walbro 416 as i can do two if i ever need more fuel. For now i have modified my old basket to fit the walbro .. purchased a rubber sleeve to help keep it put and with the top piece snapped on its not going anywhere. I did a quick pressure and flow test but have not been able to actually test as it's 120 degrees in the day and lows are in the mid 90's In the back of the first pic is my prototype printed double pump basket.

Pics aren't visible...

You might be running into the same issue I was having if you're using Google Photos...
Here's a link on how to fix it...

http://www.rainsberger.ca/2016/02/19/direct-link-to-image-in-google-photos-for-html-image-tag/