Livernois Motorsports Powerstorm 3.5L Race Series Engine Build!
06-23-2017, 11:03 AM
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Off to the cylinder honing machine to finish the cylinder wall wit the new sleeves in. Here we bore for the piston to wall clearance and finish for the rings.
We will putting the rings and pistons in soon!
(Not pictured - deck plate)
We will putting the rings and pistons in soon!
(Not pictured - deck plate)
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06-23-2017, 03:07 PM
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Putting the piston rings in the cylinder to set the proper ring end gap before the assembly is dropped in. A few more final details before the piston/rod assemble is placed.
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06-26-2017, 11:35 AM
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With the short block coming together, we turn our attention to the cylinder head department.
First steps in taking these stock 3.5L heads to the next level is a proper cleaning and inspection. We must ensure that there are no imperfections, cracks, or issues that could cause harm to the motor down the road.
A few photos in the cleaning bay before they are moved into the Cylinder Head room for final inspection and assembly.
First steps in taking these stock 3.5L heads to the next level is a proper cleaning and inspection. We must ensure that there are no imperfections, cracks, or issues that could cause harm to the motor down the road.
A few photos in the cleaning bay before they are moved into the Cylinder Head room for final inspection and assembly.
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06-26-2017, 05:44 PM
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The heads have made it into the climate controlled cylinder head department! Everything is laid out nicely before the assembly process starts.
After the thorough cleaning, the valves are lubed and dropped into place followed by the valve stems. The springs are compressed using one of our hydraulic bench presses and the retainers are added. Buckets will be followed by the cams and topped off with the caps where everything is torqued to spec!
After re-assembly, we move the heads to the engine build department where they should be putting the head studs in now!
After the thorough cleaning, the valves are lubed and dropped into place followed by the valve stems. The springs are compressed using one of our hydraulic bench presses and the retainers are added. Buckets will be followed by the cams and topped off with the caps where everything is torqued to spec!
After re-assembly, we move the heads to the engine build department where they should be putting the head studs in now!
06-27-2017, 05:00 PM
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Our Powerstorm 3.5L EcoBoost Head Studs have made it into the short block! These Powerstorm Head Studs allow for greater clamping force to keep the cylinder heads in place under high loads from built 3.5L EcoBoost engines like this one. The studs are also broached for ease of installation and come with all the required hardware.
With the studs in, we are waiting on the final assembly of the heads and we are set to finish this project!
With the studs in, we are waiting on the final assembly of the heads and we are set to finish this project!
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06-29-2017, 04:10 PM
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Heads are on! WOOOO! Now we are in the final assembly process to wrap everything up, make sure things are torqued, marked and then out the door it goes to a happy customer.
06-29-2017, 09:16 PM
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For this specific motor, we are combining all of the performance engine work into one 3.5L that we offer. Sleeving, deck bracing, custom pistons, much stronger rods, our custom CNC porting and head work, upgraded head studs and so on. We have yet to put everything together into one engine before. We have pieced together mods here and there on different motors but this is the first with all the cards on the table.
The final gains will be dependent on the customer and their setup. We are building this motor for racing purposes and the block can handle 750-800hp but that depends on your fuel, oiling and other systems to support.
The final gains will be dependent on the customer and their setup. We are building this motor for racing purposes and the block can handle 750-800hp but that depends on your fuel, oiling and other systems to support.