My name is Alex and come from the UK.
I have been removing/stripping my red top 16v 4AGE since November last year and in the last few months, I have been putting it back together. I have never done anything like this before but have had help from my best mate and qualified car mechanic who successfully rebuilt his 4AGZE and converted his mk1a to SC, so in safe hands...
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It's got to the stage where I have done the following:-
Reassemblied the entire bottom end with all new parts, excluding cranshaft and oil pump. I have replaced the old pistons with 81.5 oversize pistons, not toda or wiseco etc but unfortunately after I had bought my new pistons I found out my old ones were the low comp 9.4:1! But thankfully had bought the same compression but oversize.
I have replaced the main and big end bearings, main and big end bolts are now ARP, a new sump with oil return pipe (as the existing engine is from a corolla and didn't have this outlet).
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The engine was bored out, honed to suit the new pistons. Degreased and had the crank polished. The head was degreased and had to be slightly skimmed due to an overheating incident earlier on last year. I am putting the head back together this week.
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Above showing how it will look, but please not the rear backing plate is not attached - but it is now
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Last night I unwrapped my camshafts from Cat Cams
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All I have left to buy is a pair of vernier pulleys and a lower cambelt cover as mine broke during the removal of the engine / engine parts.
Has anyone else used these cams before and what has been the outcome?
Thanks for reading. I could have written a lot more but its making my hand hurt!!