130 TC Engine - advice on fitting into 131 please
Posted: July 25th, 2020, 10:35 am
Hi folks
I’ve been lurking on here for a while, but now a fully fledged member 👍🏼, so here goes ..... be gentle with me
Recently purchased a 130 TC engine for my 131 ( it came with a gearbox, which I’ve listed in the classifieds if anybody is interested)
I’ve taken the head off and the pistons out, bores look superb with no wear or corrosion and the bearings look good too. All standard sizes, so looks like a very well cared for engine, nice and clean inside.
Objective - not looking for mega race engine power, I’m looking for a nice torquey engine for fast road use and the odd track day. Currently running 40mm jenvey throttle bodies and 2.25” custom stainless exhaust and 4/2/1 header on my 131 engine, so propose to reuse on the 130 TC engine.
I’ve searched on here and elsewhere for advice and can find fragments of info, but not everything I need, so my initial questions are :-
1) is it better refreshing and selling the 130TC engine, as I know they are highly sought after and I was lucky to find this one, and then spend the money on my current 131 engine - head, cams, pistons etc ? I’ve got 2 spare heads to play about with or sell too.
2) if I do stick with the 130TC engine exactly what mods are required to fit into the 131 ?? I’ve read about shaving 1.75mm off the gearbox shaft and fitting bearing to crankshaft, but slightly confused about an extra oil drain hole in the camhousing that I’ve read about too. So would appreciate a definitive list of what I need to do - thanks
3) oil pump - is the oil pump the same or do I need to switch over the pickup from the 131 engine ?? (Obviously sump will need swapped over)
4) while I’m having the 130 TC head skimmed and pressure tested etc is there anything else I should be getting done while I’m at it ??
5) should I stick with standard 130TC cams ?
6) any advice on best place to buy standard size piston rings and big end bearings ??
Think that’ll do for starters, so very much appreciate any advice and help on my questions and any other pointers too !!
thank you.
I’ve been lurking on here for a while, but now a fully fledged member 👍🏼, so here goes ..... be gentle with me
Recently purchased a 130 TC engine for my 131 ( it came with a gearbox, which I’ve listed in the classifieds if anybody is interested)
I’ve taken the head off and the pistons out, bores look superb with no wear or corrosion and the bearings look good too. All standard sizes, so looks like a very well cared for engine, nice and clean inside.
Objective - not looking for mega race engine power, I’m looking for a nice torquey engine for fast road use and the odd track day. Currently running 40mm jenvey throttle bodies and 2.25” custom stainless exhaust and 4/2/1 header on my 131 engine, so propose to reuse on the 130 TC engine.
I’ve searched on here and elsewhere for advice and can find fragments of info, but not everything I need, so my initial questions are :-
1) is it better refreshing and selling the 130TC engine, as I know they are highly sought after and I was lucky to find this one, and then spend the money on my current 131 engine - head, cams, pistons etc ? I’ve got 2 spare heads to play about with or sell too.
2) if I do stick with the 130TC engine exactly what mods are required to fit into the 131 ?? I’ve read about shaving 1.75mm off the gearbox shaft and fitting bearing to crankshaft, but slightly confused about an extra oil drain hole in the camhousing that I’ve read about too. So would appreciate a definitive list of what I need to do - thanks
3) oil pump - is the oil pump the same or do I need to switch over the pickup from the 131 engine ?? (Obviously sump will need swapped over)
4) while I’m having the 130 TC head skimmed and pressure tested etc is there anything else I should be getting done while I’m at it ??
5) should I stick with standard 130TC cams ?
6) any advice on best place to buy standard size piston rings and big end bearings ??
Think that’ll do for starters, so very much appreciate any advice and help on my questions and any other pointers too !!
thank you.