Thread: So....im building my first engine.

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it was actually p10det (mike from DE) but he was a bit lit...& is always trying to do things better...even tho i kept telling him that all that stuff should be fine, he was like...are you sure, "i would do ...this & this & this" etc..

i got the block off of Keith (tsuru)

Im just gauging some info...

anyone know a place for reasonably prices piston/rods/rings?

If your looking for aftermarket stuff then poorboysparts on ebay. Tell him roche0823 sent you. You wont get a better deal on a piston rod combo from anywhere else, guranteed. If your looking at aftermarket then cp pistons and eagle rod combo from them ftw.

Bearings you can get the acl race bearings off ebay, a couple companies including mazworx sells them on ebay. Just get the standard size and you will be fine.

i found a poorboyparts & poorboysparts, but neither 1 of them have anything for sale

Thmotorsports has great prices. I paid $1100 shipped for BC s/r, manley rod, and cp pistons.

its poor-boy-parts

try entering it like that with the dashes. I just looked at my emails. When you find him message him for what you want and he will reply back with a quote.

good info thankc

ok few small questions.

I have somone that has a VE overhaul kit for sale.

being that im going to use a VE block, a DE head & DET internals, could i use EVERYTHING in the VE overhual kit? (oil pump)

I do have a spare low milage DE, Id like to not buy stuff that i could possibly already have (oil pump, water pump, front cover etc...)

would i have any issue running de "Hardware" WP, Oil Pump., front cover, pullies, etcc on a VE block?

No you wouldnt have any issues. If you running the de head then all you have to do is tap the oil port on the ve block for the VVL and install a plug. The hole is already almost the perfect size to be tapped but you want to have a small step in there for the plug to stop against. So drill out the hole with the proper drill bit for a 1/8 npt tap, only drill down maybe 1/4-3/8" at the most, tap the hole and install a 1/8th npt plug using some red loctite to help seal it and keep it tight in the hole.

Other than that you can use whatever oil pump/drive spacer/pulley combo you want. Just make sure that they are all from a de or ve depending on which way you go. The ve pump drive is slightly longer to accomidate the larger ve oil pump. Again just make sure everything is from either a de or from a ve. Pretty simple.