OK, so there was a lot still to be done to my engine..
We had to redo the main bearing line twice because the old bearing caps were too worn.
And at the same time we put in the H-profile rods just to be on the safe side.
Aki's telling my new turbo should be able to push 240 horsepower and the new pump is good for 270 hp, so steel rods were not a bad idea
We also settled on a new finish - it's a bit bright, but I think it'll fit the dark-shaded engine bay just fine.
The turbo is looking like this when it's mounted:
Here Aki is test fitting the turbo with my new intake manifold.
The new intake manifold is here:
There's still some work to be done on it, but it's looking good.
On this long project a lot has changed during its development and one of those things has been knowledge on camshafts.
We decided to change to another type of intake manifold because a short-runner design like this works better with the aggressive camshaft
that I have. My older long-runner manifold will be good for someone's TD with a more conservative camshaft.