Well here it goes, my clutch crapped out me awhile back and the current engine was leaking oil from the valve cover gasket and various other places and I didn't feel like fixing a high mileage engine, so I picked up a 30k donor from Russ McHugh whom some of you might remember auto crossing his 1997 Protege ES in the showroom stock class for awhile. My plans are modest and I only want to have the head ported and polished, with a three angle valve job and 1mm over-sized valves. In addition to that, I plan on using the the 1999-2001 Miata cams for a mild performance gain. For the block, I plan on using the 10:1 1999-2001 pistons and installing a MBSP from a 90-94 Protege. I don't think I will be turboing the car in the near future, I just want something reliable with a little more power; maybe a g-series tranny with an LSD? Who knows?
Please keep comments focused and relevant about my build and help is ALWAYS appreciated.
NOTE: All pictures are thumbnails and will link to the larger versions when clicked
Please keep comments focused and relevant about my build and help is ALWAYS appreciated.
NOTE: All pictures are thumbnails and will link to the larger versions when clicked
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