Category Archives: LS Swap

June 25, 2024 Painted the front timing cover Subaru Blue, as I had this left over from my 2012 WRX. Doubt it will last because of the engine heat, but whatever.

June 24, 2024 As the title says, today I installed the Cloyes C-3220 timing kit including chain, cam sprocket, crank sprocket from Rock Auto, and also installed a Melling High pressure oil pump 10295 from Summit Racing. Not much else to say🤷‍♂️.

May 17, 2024 Got the pistons (ENGINETECH P5036) back from the shop mounted to the rod, so now was the time to install the piston rings (HASTINGS MANUFACTURING 2M4978), and rod bearings (MAHLE / CLEVITE CB663P8). I had ordered a tapered piston ring compressor (SME-903780) from Summit so I used that.

May 8, 2024 Took apart the valve heads and removed the valves, springs and valve seals. used a tool I got off amazon, that worked ok, but I needed to buy an better qulality threaded rod that wouldn’t strip from the local bolt supply store. Glad I got the threaded rod, because it too wouldContinue reading “Valve Stem Seals & Valve Lapping”

April 8, 2024 After giving the engine a last wipe down I installed the original camshaft, then the new Mahle/Clevite MS2199P crankshaft bearings from rockauto.com, and the crankshaft. torqued everything down and it spins freely. Also it was eclipse day.

April 1, 2024 Enginetech Pistons P5036 I ordered from rock auto arrived. They look good to me, but what do I know. Tomorrow I’ll take these and the old pistons and rods to get switched over.

Mar 20, 2024 Picked up the engine, crankshaft and pistons from the engine shop. Engine: I got the camshaft bearings changed and the block inspected. Shop says block is good cylinders could use a deglaze/slight honing, and actually asked why I took it apart.🫤anyway it’s got new cam bearings. Cleaned up everything looks good. Crankshaft:Continue reading “Back from the engine shop”

Mar 1, 2024 Called the engine shop to ask if they can inspect the cam bearings and replace if necessary. They said that the engine needs to be to completely torn down including the rotating assembly. Bummer, because I really didn’t want to. Anyway stripped it all down and took it to the engine shopContinue reading “To the engine shop”

Feb 26, 2024 Stripped down the engine, removed crank and removed pistons. Bearings look good to me. didn’t want to do it but engine shop wanted a stripped block to look at.

Feb 23, 3024 Continued to tear the engine down, today it’s time for removal of the camshaft, so I removed the timing set and the camshaft thrust split and then pulled out the camshaft. Camshaft looked OK, but the bearings looked a bit more. I could see a bit of copper coming through, so IContinue reading “Removal of Timing set and camshaft”