Last Sunday I got around to checking the main bearing clearances and got some good results. All 5 of my main bearings were in the .0013-.0015″ range which is within the limits of what it’s suppose to be. I had some time today so I posted how it all went.

I wiped off the area where the bearings sit in the block and placed the new bearings in place. I then used the Green Clevite’s Plastigage to check the clearances

I cut a small piece of the plastigage and placed it across all the journals

I then put the other half of the bearings on the main caps.  As you can see in the picture on the right the plastigage is barely visible.

Two of the main cap bolts in the D16Z6 are longer then the others so I made sure I inserted them in the 2 middle holes on the main caps. I remembered to lubricate the bolts and the washers in oil for better torque feel.

Working from the middle I started finger tightening all the bolts first, then to 18 Ft-lbs then to 38 Ft-lbs. Once they were all tight I loosened all the bolts in the same pattern and took off the main caps.

Then I checked the journals using the plastigage and mine were reading .0013″ to .0015″ which is way within limits for my D16Z6 block.

I was checking into any more info about this years Driven to Perform show at BC Place Stadium and stumbled upon some bad news. The DTP show is suspended this year due to the global economic situation and the auto industry taking such a big hit. I was really eager to go and see this year’s event and this news is really disappointing to hear but more importantly lots of businesses that were suppose to be at this years show will definetly be affected by this news. Hopefully next year the situation will get better and the Driven to Perform event will be back at BC Place Stadium to inspire and wow future car enthusiasts.

Click Here for the Link to the Press Release from DTP about this cancellation.

I finally got my D16Z6 engine block back  from the machine shop yesterday and took a bunch of pictures to post up the blog. 

As you can see the Block Guard is nicely installed in my D16 Block.

The machine shop did a very nice job on boring and honing out the cylinders.

After the top of the block was decked you can see the sleeves are more visible.

The main bearing cap is nice and clean after hot tanking process.

The main bearing bores were checked by machine shop to make sure they are true.

The Crankshaft was micropolished and looks really nice now.

The FJ R SPEC Connecting rods and Vitara Pistons look really sharp in these pictures.

My next step will be to plastiguage the main bearings.

I went to the Vancouver Auto Show today and took some pictures of some vehicles and thought I would share them here.

Below is the list of 1993-Honda-Civic.com top Entrecard droppers for March 2009. Thanks to all that have dropped on my site.

Fast and Furious 4 is coming out this Friday and I can’t wait to see it. They’ve brought back original cast from the first one and this one looks like a winner. Check out the video on the right and if you want to see the website click Here.

My D16 Engine block should be back from the machine shop soon and one of the steps that I will have to do is gap the piston rings. I found a great link on how to gap the rings. Click Here to for the link.

If you buy a used engine with a damaged or malfunctioning Throttle Positioning Sensor(TPS), then you’ll need to replace this before starting your engine to make sure it will run properly. The throttle positioning sensor sends real time throttle position to the ECU which in turn adjusts the flow of fuel through the injectors to make sure you getting your proper fuel mixture to run your engine properly.

Click Here for a link to a Do It Yourself that was posted on D-Series.org on how to swap out your TPS on your throttle body.