Job # 2029 (CB) - Jaguar Mk II
Full Stage One HP engine rebuild


 
 

Update report - June 28, 2012

I am pleased to report that we have now completed this Stage One high performance engine rebuild.
 
 


 

 
 Crank has been ground, polished and modified for upgraded rear seal
 Measuring deck height
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 ARP main and rod bolts
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 Finished engine a thing of beauty

 


We have now completed the rebuild of your cylinder head. You will see from the flow charts below that we picked up almost 60 cfm on the intake, which should translate into big power gains.

 
 Baseline flow numbers on intake
Flow test after porting showed huge gain of 58.7 cfm

 
 
 
 

 

 
 Pressure testing head after port work
 Surfacing head

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 Final assembly in progress

 
 


Cylinder head rebuild underway....

 
 
Tappet guides all out of spec and will be replaced
Base line flow testing before port work

 

 

 
Sizing pockets for new CJ seats
 Intake venturis will be opened up to match oversized
CJ seats

 

 

Chris hard at work in the porting room

 


The block has now been align honed, the cylinders have been honed to size, and the deck surface has been surfaced.

 
 
Align hone in progress
Measuring relative deck height of new top hat sleeves

 

 

 
Pulling sleeves
Surfacing block with timing chain cover installed

 

 

 
 
Block now ready for assembly

 
 
 


Tear down was a messy business with this engine!

 
 As grimy a timing chain cover as you will ever see!
 We needed to use the crane to remove the cyl head

 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 


I am pleased to report that your engine and carbs arrived safely and we already have your Stage One rebuild underway.

 
 
   

 

 

 
   

 

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