4G63 2.3 Stroker Rebuild

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Stroker 2.3 Motor Build

A little insight of what's been going on with "Matt Dennison" aka "o-townFLA" or simply known as "Matt"...

All intentions were to go to a track day and instruct. Seeing everyone blast around the track or me sitting in the passenger seat wasn't necessarily*boring but the competitiveness in me wanted to be in the driver seat. So without fully going over the car I hit the "time attack" session... Bad idea...*

After the (2) TA session my car had a little more valve train noise than usual. Trying to figure out the noise at the track with a marauder of people you can only imagine all the inputs and ideas of what might be wrong. So while at the track we all finalized that we couldn't really determine what was wrong. Other than the new noise and that I was super low oil...

So I dropped the car off at Road Race Engineering to have their assistance. Within a few hours we have found the problem. A motor killing spun bearing...

So the next question was what to build, how strong will the build need to be and what all needs to replaced...

So the final build would be the following with a few new extras:

Jacks Transmission 2.3 Stroker

- Wiseco pistons

- Manley H-beams

- AMS oil pan w/ scrapper

Jacks Transmission rebuilt head

- Kiggly HLA pressure regulator

- Cosworth M3 cams 280/272

Jacks Transmission rebuilt tranny

Front Mount Earl's oil cooler

I've always been weary of running E85 due to its inconsistencies. So I've always ran 100 octane making a decent 450/400 at 26psi. With this build I decided to bump up to E85 but would do it right with the following...

- ZEITRONIX Ethanol Content Analyzer

- Walbro 400lph*

- FIC 2150cc injectors *

- Fuel Lab Fuel Pressure Regulator*

My current turbo setup is the cast HAFE manifold with a newly released GTX3076R bolted on.

Contaminated scrap...

Well the blessed people at Road Race Engineering to include Mike, Rossy, Honda, Sam, Lod, Chris, Robert, Matt, Art, Ruben, Lydia, Gus, Rick and Scott have been a tremendous help and I will forever be in debt to them...!!!

Thank you to those that have helped pave the way to the podium for me

- Robi @ RobiSpec

- Yukio @ Turbo By Garrett

- Scott @ ACT

- Chris @ KW Suspension 

- Jack and Chris @ Jacks Transmission

- Ziggy @ 

- the boys @ MAP

- Abby @ mil.spec

- GoPro

- SPY optics

- God @ awesome...!

CURRENT MOD list:

- ROAD RACE ENGINEERING dyno tune

- ROAD RACE ENGINEERING turbo kit

- ROAD RACE ENGINEERING motor mounts

- TURBO by GARRETT GTX3076R

- SPOOLINUP C.O.P.

- ACT Xtreme clutch

- ACT Prolite flywheel

- MIL.SPEC 65mm Throttle Body

- MIL.SPEC R2 version Intake Manifold

- BERK TECHNOLOGY high flow catalytic converter

- JACKS TRANSMISSION 2.3 stroker motor

- JACKS TRANSMISSION tranny

- AMS oil pan

- Kiggly HLA pressure regulator

- Earl's front mount oil cooler

- Mishimoto radiator

- Mishimoto air diversion plate

- Mishimoto silicone radiator hoses

- Mishimoto slim fan

- Prosport oil filter adaptor plate

- AMSOIL fluids

- Cosworth 280in/272ex M3 camshafts

- ETS 3inch front mount intercooler

- Dejon dual stage MBC's

- Dual map switch for 91/E85

- Megan 3inch TBE

- Fuel Lab fuel pressure regulator

- Walbro 400lph fuel pump

- Fuel Injector Clinic 2150cc injectors

- 42 draftdesigns water temp housing

Suspension Modifications:  

- ROBISPEC aligned and corner balanced

- ROBISPEC KW suspension RACE 2-way adj. coilovers

- ROBISPEC 26mm 4-way adj. swaybar

- ROBISPEC swaybar endlinks

- ROBISPEC spherical bearing control arm kit

- Perrin PSRS - offset

- K-Mac camber/caster plates (front)

- Cusco pillowball top mounts (rear)

Wheels/Tires Modifications:  

- Konig Runaways 18x9 +30 

- Volk RAYS Gram Light 57 maximum 17x9 +22 

Interior/Exterior Modifications:  

~~interior~~

- ZEITRONIX wideband Air/Fuel ratio gauge

- ZEITRONIX e85 Ethanol Content Analyzer

- Sparco Evo seats

- G-Force 6pt harnesses 

- Prosport 60mm Premium boost gauge

- Prosport 60mm Premium oil temp gauge

- Prosport 60mm Premium water temp gauge

- Prosport 60mm Premium oil pressure gauge

- WorksBell Rapfix II quick release 

- WorksBell short hub

- MOMO mod-8 350mm steering wheel

- Autopower 4pt roll bar

- Gruppe-S 60mm gauge panel

- GOPRO cameras 

~~exterior~~

- Voltex GT wing - type 5

- Voltex rep. race bumper

- APR rear diffuser 

- OEM vortex generator

- baller yellow tow hook