My Entry to the BIGBLOCK Club

[talonXracer]

Well I have the startings for my K24, a K24A1 shortblock.


I also have a TSX crank, balanced and micropolished along with a set of Ultralite Rods and a set of 11:1 Wiseco pistons from BPM. I will use a RBC oil pump/balance shaft assembly and K24A2 balance shafts. The Z3 head and K2's will also be going on this block, along with the RBC and maxbored TB. It should prove entertaining!

A K24freakaZ3oid

*** UPDATE***

The pistons and rods arrived


And then they went to SwainTech for extra thick Goldcoat and PC7


Here is the balanced and micropolished 06' TSX crank


Here is the block bored out for the 87.5mm Wisecos, just have to hone


I figured a set of ARP main and Head studs wouldnt be a bad idea


A comparison between the K24A1 rods/pistons and the Ultralite/Wiseco's, which is which?


This "was" meant for the 2.2L build,,,NOW it will find a home on this K24.


And seeing as I will be useing the RBC head, I will need to add the TSX head gasket and the coolant divertor to the K24A1 block. The head gaskets are "very" different, notice the pink areas which highlight the differences. K20A2/K24A1 style on top and the K24A2/4 and K20Z3 on the bottom.


I will be useing the RBC oil pump and pan as well. I replaced the RBC balance shafts and installed a set from the TSX(to match the crank). Here is a pic showing where on the cover i had to remove material to clear the TSX's larger weights.


The IPS K2's will work well with the porting done, all done with the help of a SF600. Here are pics of the combustion chamber and ports on the Z3 head.



before

after



Here is the Hytech Cam Tower oiling modification done to the #5 cam cap



And the head mocked up with the black powdercoated VC and RBC IM.


Doug

[oldschoolimport]

I'm glad you have your stuff off-site.

[PayneSkillet]

i'm jealous of you doug.

[SilverStar]

glad this thread comes back up.
it would be a big loss if it goes down with last server issues.

[JP_909]

its going to be a monster of a build.

[az-epdrvr]

your k24 iz sweet

[Jpax]

What Valves you runing Doug. those look like supertechs

[talonXracer]

Yes Joe, those are SuperTechs. I am useing the OEM valve spring combo that is recommended for use with the K2's and have a 8500 revlimit.

Dished retainer - 14765-PRB-A01
Yellow outer spring - 14761-PCX-003
Red inner spring - 14752-PRB-A01

[Kumar]

Looks very impressive so far Doug. What's the tally so far on everything?

[talonXracer]

So far,,, powdercoating costs, ATI damper, and that is about it for the bottom end. I bought a salvage 06'TSX engine/trans for 1600 and sold it for 3800, then bought a K24A1 short block and the pistons and rods and then coating. The top end is a Z3 head that I bought 3 of when Honda had first released the RBC/Z3 head for sale in the USDM(they listed complete Z3 heads for 350) Then when they realized the mistake they went back to the original price, so I sold 2 of mine for a decent profit and the buyer got a price well below on-line prices.

[FoReVaPmP]

beeegebus!!!..... Doug it's lookin great...

[AUTiger]

when will this beast be up and running?

[Princess]

looks like you know what you're doing

[L337Ep3]

So far,,, powdercoating costs, ATI damper, and that is about it for the bottom end. I bought a salvage 06'TSX engine/trans for 1600 and sold it for 3800, then bought a K24A1 short block and the pistons and rods and then coating. The top end is a Z3 head that I bought 3 of when Honda had first released the RBC/Z3 head for sale in the USDM(they listed complete Z3 heads for 350) Then when they realized the mistake they went back to the original price, so I sold 2 of mine for a decent profit and the buyer got a price well below on-line prices.

Wow, sounds really good.

When do you expect to have the engine in the car?

[bchaney]

That thing's gonna be awesome.

What made you choose the a1 over the a4 block? What about shortblock vs. longblock?