Mazdaspeed 3 - Built Engine Assembly

[@commentmancommentman1658]

I dont even have my ms3 anymore for 2years now(i have an elantra N now) and yet i still come back to this video once in a while. This video is more is for me is like a documentary! Cheers brothers 🇨🇦

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks brother! It's definitely a good feeling to have captured these moments

[@pingpong9656]

Woohoo! Got my CX7 2.3L Turbo back up and running - thank you so much for the video and the answer to the comments along the way... I had the scariest moment though - on first start the engine seized after a few seconds despite being primed... I thought it was game over... pulley would not turn over by hand!!! Dropped pan and found one of the rod bearings chewed up and material stuck to crank... heart sank! I polished off the material on rod journal - crank was perfectly fine as it had not heated up... I changed bearings and noticed that the rod cap had no side to side play on the one that seized... then it struck me - the caps of the replacement connecting rods must have been switched (either by myself or the guy who sent me a new used set). When I swapped the caps over, the rod caps had nice side to side play. Put balance shaft back in, threw in the sump pan, and the engine now purs...Works perfectly and has zero smoke. Got a few 100km on it now, and it's smooth as butter! That was scary AF!

[@WannabeTuners]

@pingpong9656 Oh man what a scary situation. Congratulations! Hopefully it runs for years to come

[@flatoutnorth794]

Thank you for the time and effort you’ve put into this. I can genuinely say I appreciate it man.

[@WannabeTuners]

That's awesome man, thank u very much :)

[@thegunchannel_official]

Thank you guys so much for making this video. Just wanted to stop by and let you know how much I appreciate you taking the time to do this. It’s a lot of work and a lot of sharing of knowledge. It takes me back 15 years ago to when I was importing Honda engines from Japan and boosting them. I just discovered Mazdaspeed3’s so I just picked up a 2013. I am officially a 47-year-old juvenile again!

[@WannabeTuners]

That's awesome man! So nice to hear that :)

[@onestopmodshop6926]

Love it when videos have the engine apart in the begining and running at the end

[@chloeleedow7250]

I love the fact you guys did this from a first timers perspective and your natural anxiety given the money involved made this probably the only video I've ever watched like this that I'd watch again for the learning experience if I was going to do this build, there is a speed 3 (they are called MPS 3s in Australia here) in good nick higher ks 200,000 ks (thank god you guys are Canadian too so understand ks too 😂) for 4.5k Australia dollars so about 4k Canadian but bottom end is gone so bearings at least maybe a rod not sure if the block is reusable but it almost seems worth it if the block is intact and just upgrade all the parts you did and bore the cylinders out. Although a new block and head would be nice too. Or even a second hand engine that is low ks and do it before it blows to ensure longevity. Great video guys really enjoyed it seems like a good community out there for the speeds/mps.

[@WannabeTuners]

U got that right man! These cars are fantastic

[@matthaggard843]

Finally! Glad to see you guys back. Been waiting for this one. My engine build is in the works for my ms3 I went with CS cams and an EcoBoost crank. Should be interesting.

[@ChristianSchutte]

Does the ecoboost crank fit without modification? I was under the impression that the flywheel flange is different to ours?

[@itssavageboii6187]

Finally after 1yr you got a new engine built I love mazda 3 forever ❤️

[@gravygrizz833]

Mad props for standing there and recording the whole thing, very helpful video

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks man, we worked as a team on this one for sure

[@kerryjohns7784]

Thank you guys very educational and professional some people pay thousands to learn how to build engines and y’all teaching me for free really appreciate you guys thanks again

[@WannabeTuners]

U got it brother

[@luisbolivar3507]

10 months of hard work for those parts props man! Can’t wait to see how it does on the road

[@princesssolace4337]

Finally.👏👏👏 good for you. .My Speed3 is out for 2 weeks. Wear and tear on the bearings and damage my crank. Luckily no rod snap or hole in the block.

[@mituc]

Ok, so you're still outhere somewhere, you were not took away by some hurricane or something. I'm glad to see you guys, I really missed you because what you do is kind of on-par with what I'm doing. the only difference is that I'm still chasing that power/torque/acceleration record for emission compliant MPS (which by my knowing I still hold for both the 3MPS/Mazdaspeed3 and CX7). This is going to be a looong weekend, I'll have to watch this entire video and the F1 and also go on with my engine break-in after a fresh new build. Yes! Let's go! 2.3DISI-fTw! FWD FTW!

[@WannabeTuners]

That sounds like a fantastic weekend dude ;)

[@princesssolace4337]

Good luck on your break in period🤘

[@WannabeTuners]

@@princesssolace4337 Thanks a lot, so far so good

[@lambomania1]

Worked with you at range before, had a white ek coupe worked in the wash bay! Great to see your car is still going

[@WannabeTuners]

Oh yeah I remember. Do u still have the car?

[@daledavies2334]

Before dropping the head on, rotate the crank backwards 45° from 1 and 4 at TDC. Then the head can be installed. When you put the cams on the head, get the timing close on the cams. Then the cam timing tool can be put in and the crank turned in the normal direction of rotation. Now the timing gears and chain can be installed.

[@asfaraslogic]

We are not really following instructions... Awesome. Love the Mazdaspeed content. Would like to see more.

[@WannabeTuners]

Haha thanks man, we'll hopefully have some new content soon :)

[@MannyFresh1x]

Damn a 2 hour vid I've gotta go get some drinks for this one! Glad you're back dude 🙏. Let's see this baby make some powah

[@WannabeTuners]

U know it buddy!

[@deemney8928]

I’ll i kml I o

[@deemney8928]

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[@Iamtruesdale]

Love this build! Always wanted a speed3 but I could never find one where I’m located. Great work very informative. Keep up the good work dude! Got a new subscriber!

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks very much man :)

[@duramaxdad]

I got one in UT. If interested let me know $5k 6 spd manual navigation 139k miles. has some pretty bad ticking from engine. Maybe a timing chain. But idk.

[@neonweasel]

I was hoping you'd have this video out a few months ago, I had to build my engine without you guys. But it was fun reliving this and experiencing all my anxieties again of building my first engine 😂

[@brandonwarren3936]

I feel like I should be paying you guys for this video. Thank You so much for the time you put into this project.

[@WannabeTuners]

You're very kind thanks man :)

[@danyhernandez1858]

I Really appreciate you guys took your time to capture every part of the build. This will be my go to video when building my speed.

[@baxterbrown3]

Hell yeah! I have to pull my brand new Overspeed motor out (less than 9 months old, 7k miles) because pistons 2 and 3 melted. This video helped me out so much guys! Thank you

[@WannabeTuners]

Sorry to hear man, was it tune related?

[@baxterbrown3]

@@WannabeTuners it's really unclear until I tear the motor down. The log during that pull is super clean @35psi all the way to 8k rpm. Little to no KR on e30 mix. And AFR never leaned out. Kinda stumped right now 🙄

[@WannabeTuners]

@@baxterbrown3 Interesting, I wonder what it could have been. Do u have instagram?

[@baxterbrown3]

@@WannabeTuners I do! Let's chat! @iamareios

[@Apotheotika]

Howdy boys from down the road in London. Just wanted to say 2 things - thanks for documenting this (as I just bought a 2010 speed3 and expect I'll be doing this at some point), and that I really enjoyed timing the torque wrench beeps with the beat. Good attention to detail. Pitter patter boys!

[@liamopperman3357]

18:30: It's a debatable topic because when you install somthing that needs to be torqued down , you pull the clamping hardware down and when you do another pass you go above the initial torque you had set it to , think about how many passes at 35nm you could do before they all are actually at 35 nm , the gasket will keep crushing

[@petsandcars5402]

“Just but the fastener in” 😂 glad to see you guys back!!

[@KGRICK1]

you always do a final wash of a block after the machine shop is done, they just don't get them clean enough for assembly, also, never touch the plain bearing surfaces with bare hands, the oil in your skin will create hot spots . also check final rod/main bearing clearances before final assembly.

[@D.Ghost92]

What a perfect representation of skilled mechanics, thanks for this video! What kind of alignment bolt is used for that hole in Crank pulley? Thank you

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks man! It's a small 10 mm bolt. I'm not sure about the thread pitch but we did notice that the 10 mm bolts that secure the power steering pump/coolant reservoirs thread into it. So just gotta figure out what thread that is :)

[@FZERO20]

I like how you tightened the head studs to spec. On tempo with the background music

[@JigglyBilly]

I've watched this over and over it's satisfying to watch and just overall good content.... then I realized you tried blowing thru the pressure relief valve with the cap still on 😂😂

[@WannabeTuners]

I must have been high on boost withdrawal ;)

[@melapelas8465]

Dude i seen sticker to your KZbin channel on a blue suburu in riverside one day and said hmmm ill look it up and sure enough a good informative channel that's pretty dang good ,love the content keep it up👍👍

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks man, that's funny though because we haven't sold any stickers yet to our knowledge lol

[@Luggygees]

Dam I was watching the engine teardown video yesterday and was sad you guys hadnt uploaded in a while - But understandable with the world right now. Great to see you guys back and cant wait to see the tune

[@jamesguardado4006]

Hell yeah!!!! Glad to see you guys back!!!!

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks dude!

[@hashtagjustadad5110]

I own a speed 6 but you just got a new subscriber. Great content. Awesome tutorial video.

[@WannabeTuners]

That's awesome! Thank u

[@mikef058]

1:51:15 Do you have a part number for the pilot bearing? Or, where did you get it?

[@WannabeTuners]

I ordered the pilot bearing online from Edge Autosport

[@MARIOMARTINEZ-wc3yq]

Watched the whole thing, WORTH IT!, rebuild my mazdaspeed 3 2.3 and everything looks soo familiar

[@mikef058]

Can you or someone explain the orientation of the gear that goes on the oil pump on 1:08:00 I noticed the line on the gear, does the line have to be in a top to bottom posotin?

[@WannabeTuners]

The line on the front of the sprocket that goes onto the oil pump is to help line it up when installing it. Since it is keyed, it can only be installed one way.

[@Th3UnUn1Qu3]

Happy to see your baby running again. Made me smile when I heard it start up. Great video 10/10, would watch again

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks! Glad u liked it

[@bigboostmcgee4211]

Awesome job guys, making me feel confident about starting my engine build.... also longest youtube video I've ever watched 🤙

[@WannabeTuners]

Good man! Yeah it is pretty darn long eh

[@mikef058]

1:05:10 does the vvt gear line up with the cam shaft any specific way?

[@WannabeTuners]

No, there's no specific orientation that it needs to be in

[@gimmethecarkeys]

Guess who's back baby! I just got about 3000 miles on my fresh build. Cant wait to see you guys actually turn it up!

[@WannabeTuners]

Glad to hear man! We can't wait either!

[@gimmethecarkeys]

@@WannabeTuners you guys planning on just maxing out that bnr I assume?

[@WannabeTuners]

@@gimmethecarkeys We actually have a BNR S5 now which we will play with

[@gimmethecarkeys]

@@WannabeTuners nice choice. Zero boost creep issues and you can make some more jam! Cant wait to those updates!

[@WannabeTuners]

@@gimmethecarkeys For sure man, it's going to be a tonne of fun

[@ianmiller3050]

Finishing up a Duratec 25 short block swap in my MS6. Miss you guys, love the content!

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks man, all the best with your build!

[@ianmiller3050]

@@WannabeTuners Thanks guys! should be fun, and ~325 Crank hp after the tune. You guys have helped me so much in learning the DISI. Thank you for your vids

[@WannabeTuners]

@@ianmiller3050 Really glad we could be of benefit :)

[@jerryrodriguez5471]

That Engine sound it healthy, I got nervous the first time you fired it up

[@WannabeTuners]

Haha yeah it's pretty scary considering all the time and money involved

[@joshl006]

This is incredible. Good job guys. I will definitely be taking pointers from this video when I do my install.

[@juliolopez7893]

“Hopefully tune is good so it doesn’t blow up..” “who’s tuning it?” “.....me” LMAOOO cracked me up

[@DanTheManIOM]

Blow up again..LMAO... Manley parts

[@BigFig15]

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[@alexalvarado2972]

Congratulations! you are my inspiration for build my speed 3! good work! and good to see u again!! Best regards from mexico! :D

[@WannabeTuners]

Thank you man :)

[@Affadimond]

Great job lads glad to see you back on the tube with the beast

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks dude :)

[@arkix5722]

"Building a engine is like.......".. "just put the fastener in" crack up haha

[@BladeRunnerDeckard]

So glad for you when I heard the engine crank!

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks mate

[@evokestudioio]

You guys rule! When you where poring in the motor oil I found myself excited with you.. almost cheering.. congrats 🎉

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks a lot dude! We're glad u enjoyed it :)

[@MP3Night]

Welcome Back! In a Build myself with my speed, parts galore!

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks man, hope it all goes smoothly for ya!

[@ritkid1]

That must have been SO satisfying to hear that thing crank over💪🏼💪🏼 good on ya! Great video

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks bud!

[@pingpong9656]

When you put the main seal on - did it not push the RTV into the pan in the bottom? Is the correct procedure to put in the main seal first, and then RTV the oil pan after fully under the main seal?

[@WannabeTuners]

That's a good question. I think to be extra safe, you could apply additional RTV to the bottom side of rear main seal after it's been installed and just flatten it out with your finger. I haven't noticed any leaks though :)

[@mikef058]

Question about the oil pump sprocket and timing chain sprocket.... I'm planning on using the mustang ecoboost crankshaft and will have it Keyed. Did you just use the factory oil pump sprocket and timing chain sprocket and had a machine shop key them? Or did you purchased them already with a Keyed passageway?

[@WannabeTuners]

Yes we got our machine shop to key the OEM crankshaft, OEM timing chain sprocket, and OEM oil pump sprocket. Only 2 friction washers are used. One in between the timing chain sprocket and crankshaft, and one in between the oil pump sprocket and crank pulley. If you key the crank pulley as well, the friction washers are not necessary from what I've read :)

[@WannabeTuners]

Also I didn't know the ecoboost 2.3 crank is compatible

[@mikef058]

Thanks for the info, and yes, form all the research I've done, the ecoboost crankshaft fromnthe mustang is compatible.

[@pingpong9656]

Just installed new pistons and rings - should they make a slight scraping sound when crank is turned by hand? Feels a bit jerky too, but still easy to turn... I was expecting total silence with oil on pistons and cylinder wall. What has been your experience? I did take out my piston to verify rings and cylinder wall were not damage - they were in great shape... Don't want to progress in the build until I know it is normal for some light scraping sounds on new rings and newly honed cylinder walls - please share your thoughts!

[@WannabeTuners]

Yep I noticed the exact same thing. The new piston rings need to bed in with the newly honed cylinder walls during engine break in.

[@pingpong9656]

@@WannabeTuners Yes - I rotated it a few times, and the noise is already coming down - feels good on rotation too now. Good to hear you experience the same - gives some piece of mind! Don't want to do this twice for sure!

[@WannabeTuners]

@pingpong9656 100% this isn't something you want to screw up lol

[@calebfletcher1.8t9]

Region of peel that means Brampton or Mississauga

[@raquielcross5757]

I'm glad you re working on it, I was looking forward to see you guys again, I m excited 😁

[@HoUsEoFcAtS78]

Welcome back!

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks dude!

[@HoUsEoFcAtS78]

@@WannabeTuners I'm gonna try to take on a built engine for mine. This video seriously gives me inspiration to take on a rebuild myself. I'm just about to wrap up some much needed TLC with mine right now. New valve seals, new-ish exhaust cam, pcv plate, occ install, new stock turbo(I know), new rod bearings, new timing chain, new timing gears and guides, new timing chain tensioner, new oil pump gear, tensioner and chain, corksport injector seals, egr block off plate kit, and maybe more. Your videos have helped me immensely! Seriously!

[@WannabeTuners]

@@HoUsEoFcAtS78 We're really glad to hear that brother!

[@iankeserich5461]

So, it’s been 4 years…. How she running?!

[@WannabeTuners]

@iankeserich5461 She's not the daily, but I've put about 15,000 km's on it since and it's been running strong. Just need some money now for a few more upgrades :)

[@pingpong9656]

Just tried to prime engine after rebuild - did 10 second bursts for about 30 to 40 seconds - the low oil pressure light did not go out. (Has spark plugs out and foot flat on accelerator to disable injectors). Called it a night - will try again tomorrow. What was your experience like - how long did you have to crank engine to get the oil warning lamp on dash to go out?

[@WannabeTuners]

I went based off of my AEM oil pressure gauge. I'm not sure if the low oil pressure light will extinguish while cranking, as the oil pressure won't be as high while cranking. If I recall correctly, we only needed to crank it a few times before we saw oil pressure on the gauge. I think once we maxed out at around 35 psi, we we're good to go.

[@breakwood8531]

KZbin recommendation that i finally like. Good job fellas, definitely had a Canadian vibe to it lol. Gotta love princess auto eh. Btw if you have the chance to watch papadakis racing you’ll learn a ton on engine assembly.

[@WannabeTuners]

Absolutely! That guy's great. Thanks man :)

[@F34rwaffles]

"it doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to work" should put that on a tee shirt...

[@WannabeTuners]

Haha great idea

[@F34rwaffles]

id buy it lol

[@aaronriehl6649]

Glad to see you guys back. Looking forward to the videos keep up the awesome work👍

[@mozzymoz21]

good to see you boys back to it! great content as always

[@joeypython4502]

What an awesome build! i got so excited when i finally seen it start. So awesome.

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks dude ;)

[@blandry5014]

Love that valve cover color. Engine bay look clean. Glad to see you back. Keep up with those nice detailed videos 😎

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks a lot eh, we'll definitely keep trying to make decent videos ;)

[@M-L-W.2001]

Best thing I have watched in a long time. Well done on the build!

[@WannabeTuners]

Thank You very much :)

[@armstrong_justa2v513]

So pumped to see you guys back!!!

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks! Glad to be back

[@notbagelz8476]

Badass! Been waiting forever for this moment! Congrats guys!!

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks so much!

[@kingdj85dk]

I'm getting ready to my 07 found this video. very informative video

[@WannabeTuners]

Glad to hear! Keep on zoom zoomin!

[@YeeThirty]

Great video, one suggestion is to put that return bung on the oil pan higher up... the higer the better

[@WannabeTuners]

Like higher up on the oil pan? We didn't want to drill into the block itself. The nice thing about where we placed it, is that the oil pick up tube is on the opposite side of the oil pan baffle, so we shouldn't have any issues with turbulence at the pick up. Also, the oil returning to the pan is under pressure since it's being bled off, so it's essentially forcing it's way back into the oil pan through the oil that's already in the pan. So far no issues and the smoking turbo issue is completely resolved. We'll make a video that covers the full setup in more detail ;)

[@jkon156]

I'm pretty much stock, save for catless downpipe, intake and cst4 (+hpfp, of course) and tune. about how much are you into this engine? I blew the head gasket and I'm looking to upgrade some stuff while im in there. can you ballpark how much it was to have the head looked over by a machine shop as well?

[@WannabeTuners]

If I remember correctly, total cost for machine work not including parts was about $1300 cad. After all was said and done with parts and whatever else, it came close to $8000 cad

[@BIGH05S]

Awesome video thanks for posting life saver! Makes me way less scared to do rods and pistons in my speed.

[@WannabeTuners]

That's awesome, thanks for the kind words! Glad u found it useful :)

[@zanewebb9632]

1:46:35 isnt it like really not good to put brake cleaner on rubber? I thought it makes it brittle or something?

[@WannabeTuners]

It isn't good for rubber absolutely! However we used pressurized air to blow everything out. With how fast the brake cleaner evaporates, it isn't really an issue. If the rubber hoses were soaking in brake cleaner, that would be a different story lol

[@Razor6On3]

Quick tip: use electrical tape on the braided lines and then cut the hose on the tape. Perfect cut and easier installation of hose ends.

[@WannabeTuners]

We tried electrical tape but found that a zip tie worked better to keep the braids from fraying

[@spillybuilt7491]

Glad to see you guys are back. I want to point out that the crank pulley is still crucial to the engine running. Sure, if it slips, you will not damage valves. However the car will not run right or stop running altogether, as the pulley tells the ecu crank position.

[@WannabeTuners]

You're absolutely right brother! The nice thing is that it only has to drive accessories so the chances of it slipping a pretty low if the correct tightening procedure is followed

[@spillybuilt7491]

Absolutely! Why did you have only the gears keyed instead of doing the pulley as well? Big cost difference?

[@WannabeTuners]

@@spillybuilt7491 Tbh I'm not sure because I did provide them with the pulley as well. I think they just didn't see a need to do it. I questioned it but decided to just go with it, as they were super busy and I didn't want to burden them

[@spillybuilt7491]

Yoooo that cam cap you guys put on backwards needs rtv around the bolt holes. Will it leak? Maybe. If it does, that’s why

[@WannabeTuners]

@@spillybuilt7491 Oh that makes sense actually, I'll keep an eye on it ;)

[@jebified]

You guys are back!!! Looks like you are doing the same build I am.

[@WannabeTuners]

Hell yeah man, just a simple setup that works!

[@jebified]

Wannabe Tuners agreed! Waiting on my mains to get here and start the build up

[@Onimaru924]

Curious why you didn't mount the exhaust manifold and turbo before you set the block? Seems like it would have had more room to work.

[@WannabeTuners]

That might have actually worked, but we wanted to have the engine in place first so we could properly clock the turbine housing in relation to the downpipe and custom oil feed / return lines

[@Onimaru924]

Wannabe Tuners I’ll be building and going BNR S4 after I hit 100k (2022 probably). Looking forward to seeing you running again. Really interested in how that oil feed works. Just curious if something stopped you. I want to try it that way because I have big hands and the EM is a PITA for me.

[@WannabeTuners]

@@Onimaru924 Yeah u could probably do it without issue as long as the turbo is already clocked the way u want it to be. We just wanted to swap the V2 CHRA back in, so that if it got damaged from engine break-in material for whatever reason, we could simply swap the V3 CHRA back in. So we needed to retro fit the turbo assembly into the car and clock the CHRA, turbine housing, and compressor housing to have perfect alignment in relation to the under route piping, downpipe, and oil feed/return lines. Then take the turbo back out to fully tighten the turbine housing bolts and raise the anti back out plates. As for the custom oil feed line, we state in writing that the way we assembled the Turbosmart OPR and FP Red Inline Filter should NOT be followed because it starved our S4 V2 turbo of oil. We have since sorted that issue and will be making a video that outlines all the little issues we've sorted out since first starting the new engine :)

[@thomashasker3467]

Just a heads up I've also heard great things about the cpe mounts as well. I'm currently in the process of waiting on my bottom end to come back from the machine shop and ordering the rest of the parts to finish my rebuild and I've been looking at cpe mounts curious to see how you like the damond mounts

[@WannabeTuners]

We've got the Damond Motorsports side mounts and Corksport rear mounts but yeah I've heard good things about those also!

[@chaneshelpitiya144]

Why without install the balance shaft and install the engine oil pan ???

[@WannabeTuners]

Balance shaft delete

[@pingpong9656]

I want to keep the balance shaft in my 2.3L mazda engine - do you know how to align and time the balance shaft to crank?

[@WannabeTuners]

Off the top of my head I'm not sure, I would have to look into it. Why keep it though? Are you upgrading the engine?

[@pingpong9656]

@@WannabeTuners This is just a daily driver -would prefer to keep vibrations low as possible. Just have not been able to get any solid info on how to align the balance shaft and especially if the timing marks go up to the engine or down to the ground etc...

[@WannabeTuners]

@@pingpong9656 I think you'd probably have to refer to a workshop manual of some kind. I think that info could possibly be found online for free ;)

[@pingpong9656]

When you put the oil pump in - did you have to prime it before installing? Or does it go in dry and you crank the car with starter after car is back in car? Please let us know what your experience was!

[@WannabeTuners]

We just installed it dry. We primed the engine before first start by cranking the engine until we saw oil pressure on our AEM gauge with the pressure transducer installed into a sandwich plate above the oil filter.

[@pingpong9656]

@@WannabeTuners Sounds good - I did run a bit of oil threw my new pump before install, just to lube it up a bit - good to know it will self prime!

[@WannabeTuners]

@pingpong9656 Yeah good idea to lube it up before install!

[@knightfall7534]

Logically wouldn’t you want to torque the bolts to closer to the minimum torque spec than the max because then they will be able to take more abuse before snapping as they they are less deep into the elasticity zone of the material? Just an after thought, not that I think it would rly matter given the security factor they probably equate into that torque spec anyways.

[@WannabeTuners]

If you've got experience when it comes to tightening fasteners by feel, I see no issue doing so ONLY for the less important hardware. That being said, torque specs and sequences are always a good idea. In my experience, I've had several instances where I attempted to tighten a fastener to the recommended torque spec, and it snapped the fastener. Going by feel is sometimes better, especially if small hardware is being reused ;)

[@knightfall7534]

Wannabe Tuners oh absolutely, I meant for some of the bolts where you had a range of torque specs to chose from and you chose closer to the top of it than the bottom. Either way if you know what you’re doing, by feel is almost always more consistent, take metrology for example, these guys go all by feel and are light years ahead of what the little ratchet can get for accuracy on a micrometer. It all hinges on experience, Love the build!

[@WannabeTuners]

@@knightfall7534 Thanks man, as long as she holds together I'm happy 😂

[@zakura70jr]

Could you do a build sheet and the cost for all the parts

[@WannabeTuners]

Yeah I'll look into doing that ;)

[@zakura70jr]

@@WannabeTuners thanks man i appreciate it

[@pingpong9656]

Did you put any thread-lock or sealant on the flywheel bolts? Workshop manual does not mention anything but torque... ? I guess as engine rotates it would be very hard for oil to gather near bolt area, because it is continuously being flung off..,

[@WannabeTuners]

The flywheel bolts aren't exposed to engine oil. Mazda torque specs were used and no thread sealant was used.

[@pingpong9656]

@@WannabeTuners 2:00:38 you mentioned you put new bolts with some version of thread-lock that was already on it - did I not understand that correctly - did you just use the old bolts with no thread-lock or sealant?

[@WannabeTuners]

@pingpong9656 If I recall correctly the new OEM flywheel bolts have a blue dry thread lock on the threads

[@pingpong9656]

@@WannabeTuners 1:58:09

[@WannabeTuners]

@pingpong9656 Haha it's a bit of a long video. There's a lot of info that can easily be missed. I have a hard time remembering a lot of info tbh.

[@ingith123]

When cutting a braided hose,you have to use tape around the place to cut and cut into that.

[@nemysaenzpardo5137]

She is back great work

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks man

[@alejandromedina65]

I have a question I hope some one can help me. I am trying to build a mazdaspeed 6 up to 600 hp I was wondering if the stock block and head will keep up with it. Off course I will upgrade the head gasket and bolts as well as the internals. Thanks in advance

[@WannabeTuners]

A forged bottom end with stock head has been proven to be able to make 600 hp, but from what I've read that seems to be the limits for a stock head. It becomes too much of a restriction if trying to make more than 600 hp.

[@alejandromedina65]

@@WannabeTuners so the block should be able to handle 600 hp just change the head set up got thanks man 💯

[@StevenDevey]

Let’s go! Fully built congrats!

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks brother!

[@ZJSProMedia]

I am SOOOOOO happy you guys are back. I thought you gave up and moved on and I was sad...

[@WannabeTuners]

We love our cars too much to just stop haha

[@ZJSProMedia]

@@WannabeTuners amen brother. I did the exact same build on my channel! I'd love it if you'd check it out!!!

[@raquielcross5757]

@@ZJSProMedia what is the name your chanel

[@ZJSProMedia]

@@raquielcross5757 ZJS Productions lol

[@sampic_]

Really nice and informative. Gonna come back in a year when I start building my turbo duratec 2.5 for my future miata!

[@WannabeTuners]

Beauty!

[@Trainwheel_Time]

Did you get the bottom half of that balanced at the shop before you put it together?

[@WannabeTuners]

Nope, our machine shop said it wasn't necessary because of the level of quality of the rods and pistons, and that the crankshaft itself is very well balanced from factory

[@peterhawryluk704]

Guys, tip for the future, tape the hoes and then use zip tight so when you cut the line every single wire will stay at the place dont remove the tape until u place AN fiting and then you will be able to pull the tape holding the fitting in ist place. Btw appreciate so much content you make, wish for more videos comming soon

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks for the tip man, we didn't have any tools specifically for AN fittings so we tried to make do with what we had lol

[@XxSniperFiendxX]

Learned so much from this video more than school😅

[@jeanettealexkim]

Bro please start making content again glad to see you guys are back at it again

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks man :)

[@RockyRoman]

Hey I recently blew my engine too and I was wondering what would be a good solid build for the street? Also I’m not trynna spend too much money

[@mxtragedy]

Great informational vid! Glad it’s up and running, hope to see more content 😋

[@SK8TERadii]

Would APR 2000 head studs Work Fine???? L19 are a little out of my budget Lol

[@WannabeTuners]

From what I've read online, some people have experienced issues with their cylinder heads lifting with ARP 2000 head studs. That's not to say that they wouldn't work, because who knows, maybe those cases were isolated. I think for the peace of mind, it's better to play it safe and spend the addition couple hundred bucks for the L19's :)

[@crisiscomicart8147]

Do you guys have a video on how to pull out the engine? If so can you guys plz upload it 🙏

[@dmrz67300]

Thanks for the 2 hours + treat!

[@WannabeTuners]

U bet buddy

[@shsaint]

Thought ya gave up. Nice to see ya back in the game

[@WannabeTuners]

Thanks eh