TennTechMan
CEG'er
I've done a few 3L port-matched swaps in Contours and a Cougar. My latest 3L swap project will be a bit different though. I intend to put a 3L into a 5-door Geo Metro. This car will ultimately be a 24hrs of Lemons X-class race car. For those that don't know about Lemons, you should look it up. You're missing out.
The general plan is to put a 3L SVT Contour drivetrain in the back of the Geo.
Reference links:
About the car builders:
http://www.facebook.com/KnoxvegasLowballers
The Geo:
http://www.facebook.com/notes/knoxvegas-lowballers/chapter-one-the-geo/353500974740946
The CSVT:
http://www.facebook.com/notes/knoxvegas-lowballers/chapter-two-the-donor/368770396547337
http://s184.beta.photobucket.com/user/AaronDC8402/library/Lemons
The donor CSVT has a partially swapped 3L in it already. I haven't gotten the motor pulled out to inspect yet, but that will be happening soon. So far, I know it is a split port 3L block and heads. Not sure if they're all this way, but it was apparently designed to run a water pump pulley off the front of the engine because there isn't a pulley on the end of the cam shaft. In fact, the motor has the CSVT cams swapped into this motor. How did they deal with the fact that the shaft is too long, and has a useless pulley on the end of it? It was simply cut off.
I'm not sure at what point the previous owner realized there was no water pump, but I'd like to have been there to help them figure it out.
The motor has an extrude-honed UIM, larger MAF, 24lb injectors, FR wires, and a few other little go-fast goodies. All of the other CSVT stuff is attached to the motor (except the water pump).
Now that you know some of what I've got, on to the motor build discussion.
Lemons racing is done on road courses. First and foremost, we want this engine to be reliable for roadracing. Oil starving in a corner is not an option. I've seen lots of discussion about oiling issues over the years. I'm looking for lots of opinions and suggestions on that topic as I move through this build. If there's an end-all-be-all thread on the topic already, help me out.
One of the governing premises of Lemons racing is that you have to build your car for a bottom-line cost of $500, not including safety equipment. So, we are going to be very cost conscious with this build.
I also have, in my possession, a 2.5L CSVT motor with a spun rod bearing and a locked up 2.5L from a Cougar. Any parts that I can pull from those motors can be used as part of this engine build.
At this early stage, I'm thinking I will use the 3L bottom end that's in the Contour, and put the CSVT heads off the "spun rod bearing" motor to build a hybrid. I'd greatly prefer to do a fresh port-match or full swap, but I've got to look at the cheaper route first. Once I get the current motor pulled and disassembled, I'll know more about my options.
In conclusion, there's not much to discuss now other than what I can do to ensure this motor will survive roadracing. As I start into the build process, the questions will begin to flow.
Thanks in advance!
The general plan is to put a 3L SVT Contour drivetrain in the back of the Geo.
Reference links:
About the car builders:
http://www.facebook.com/KnoxvegasLowballers
The Geo:
http://www.facebook.com/notes/knoxvegas-lowballers/chapter-one-the-geo/353500974740946
The CSVT:
http://www.facebook.com/notes/knoxvegas-lowballers/chapter-two-the-donor/368770396547337
http://s184.beta.photobucket.com/user/AaronDC8402/library/Lemons
The donor CSVT has a partially swapped 3L in it already. I haven't gotten the motor pulled out to inspect yet, but that will be happening soon. So far, I know it is a split port 3L block and heads. Not sure if they're all this way, but it was apparently designed to run a water pump pulley off the front of the engine because there isn't a pulley on the end of the cam shaft. In fact, the motor has the CSVT cams swapped into this motor. How did they deal with the fact that the shaft is too long, and has a useless pulley on the end of it? It was simply cut off.
I'm not sure at what point the previous owner realized there was no water pump, but I'd like to have been there to help them figure it out.
The motor has an extrude-honed UIM, larger MAF, 24lb injectors, FR wires, and a few other little go-fast goodies. All of the other CSVT stuff is attached to the motor (except the water pump).
Now that you know some of what I've got, on to the motor build discussion.
Lemons racing is done on road courses. First and foremost, we want this engine to be reliable for roadracing. Oil starving in a corner is not an option. I've seen lots of discussion about oiling issues over the years. I'm looking for lots of opinions and suggestions on that topic as I move through this build. If there's an end-all-be-all thread on the topic already, help me out.
One of the governing premises of Lemons racing is that you have to build your car for a bottom-line cost of $500, not including safety equipment. So, we are going to be very cost conscious with this build.
I also have, in my possession, a 2.5L CSVT motor with a spun rod bearing and a locked up 2.5L from a Cougar. Any parts that I can pull from those motors can be used as part of this engine build.
At this early stage, I'm thinking I will use the 3L bottom end that's in the Contour, and put the CSVT heads off the "spun rod bearing" motor to build a hybrid. I'd greatly prefer to do a fresh port-match or full swap, but I've got to look at the cheaper route first. Once I get the current motor pulled and disassembled, I'll know more about my options.
In conclusion, there's not much to discuss now other than what I can do to ensure this motor will survive roadracing. As I start into the build process, the questions will begin to flow.
Thanks in advance!