We received this EJ in that was previously built by another shop on the east coast.  We were told it experienced rod knock but they weren’t sure on what cylinder.

We went straight to work on tearing down this assembly to find out quite a bit was wrong to include the rod bearing failure issue.

After discussing with the client all his options he took the reigns in giving us the green light to fix any and all problems and also decided to upgrade things while we were in the build.

Our modification list for this assembly:

Manley HD Pistons
Manley Tuff Rods
King bearings
ARP case bolts and head studs
ACL 12mm Oil pump (coated gearing)
Tomei Headgaskets
FULL EPR Race port”
BC spring kit w/ titanium retainers
Coated lifters
FULL EPR Oiling upgrades both in block & crankshaft
Coated crankshaft journals
Ceramic coated pistons
Bearing Coating
All new timing components
Full twin scroll manifold setup (built by Rise)
EFR Turbo kit

We are excited to see what this engine assembly puts out with all the modifications we’ve done for our client.