Inspecting Inside Engine

[VSPECII33R]

Guys,

I am wanting to see what is inside my block as i am currently setting the car up to make the most of the turbo setup i currently have. I am after the best way to do so that will take the least amount of time &/or moneys...

I bought the car from a member on here, believe his username is/was Morgs (it is on a few other forums i/he frequents). Car in question is a silver 33r with T88 kit on it, NSW rego plate was [sXI 33R] for anyone that recognises the car. If it is a standard N1 spec engine i will just rip it out & stick a 26/30 in the hole, but wont bother if the current engine has decent rods & pistons already as it should awaken it loads once it cops 30psi on E85!

So... boroscope, head off whilst rest of engine left in bay, sump off whilst rest of engine still in bay, engine out completely (minus box), engine & box out as 1?? I know how much of a pain it is to drop a GTR box, so want to avoid doing this if possible! Haha

Cheers fellas!

[Carbon 34]

Guys,

I am wanting to see what is inside my block as i am currently setting the car up to make the most of the turbo setup i currently have. I am after the best way to do so that will take the least amount of time &/or moneys...

I bought the car from a member on here, believe his username is/was Morgs (it is on a few other forums i/he frequents). Car in question is a silver 33r with T88 kit on it, NSW rego plate was [sXI 33R] for anyone that recognises the car. If it is a standard N1 spec engine i will just rip it out & stick a 26/30 in the hole, but wont bother if the current engine has decent rods & pistons already as it should awaken it loads once it cops 30psi on E85!

So... boroscope, head off whilst rest of engine left in bay, sump off whilst rest of engine still in bay, engine out completely (minus box), engine & box out as 1?? I know how much of a pain it is to drop a GTR box, so want to avoid doing this if possible! Haha

Cheers fellas!

If you ripping it down that much you may as well rebuild it , new rings, etc if required

or just do a 26/30 ?

30psi and e85 isnt a cheap build so dont cut corners and blow the motor after a few runs

Wise man pays once

[VSPECII33R]

Everything is there to run 30psi already. Only thing missing from when i purchased the car was decent injectors, which i have since replaced with ID2000's & i have also put new fuel pumps in as added insurance (3 x 044's).

If the engine is already built with decent components, i am happy to leave it in there & push it harder. It has held up fine for the past 12 months at 22psi on E85, just not sure if it will like 30psi if it is infact a standard N1 spec engine.

Am i able to pulle the head & sump off easily enough whilst the engine is still in the car, or no? Will a boroscope be able to get into the correct place(s) to identify what pistons & rods are in there, or no?? Can i lift out the engine & box together through the bay, or will i have to seperate them & remove the box from underneath the car using a hoist???

Cheers!

[*LOACH*]

I have used borescopes a few times for internal inspections of aircraft engines and I reckon if you can get a good one (with video image instead of lens and a moveable head you should be able to get a fair amount of information about what is inside your engine through the sump plug and spark plug holes. The holes in aircraft engines specifically drilled for borescope inspections are often smaller than the spark plug holes on your Skyline. Might be worth renting a good borescope before you start ripping into the engine.

[VSPECII33R]

Cheers mate, will look into where i can hire one locally.

[*LOACH*]

No worries, good luck with it.