Livernois Motorsports Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 A deep dive into one of the Livernois Motorsports Powerstorm Race Series 3.5L EcoBoost engine builds. We will be taking you through the steps form when the motor showed up in a crate, completely stock to leaving the building as a high performance race engine! Some of the modifications are; Short Block Livernois Motorsports Powerstorm 3.5L EcoBoost Race Series Short Block Livernois Motorsports Sleeves Livernois Motorsports Deck Bracing Livernois Motorsports Powerstorm 3.5L Pistons Livernois Motorsports Powerstorm 3.5L Rods Livernois Motorsports Powerstorm Main Studs Long Block Livernois Motorsports Powerstorm 3.5L Head Studs Livernois Motorsports Selected Billet Oil Pan with Stage 4 pump Livernois Motorsports Selected Race Balancer Cylinder Heads Livernois Motorsports Powerstorm 3.5L Race Series Heads Livernois Motorpsorts CNC Porting Livernois Motorsports Competition Valve Job Join us on this journey through one of the highest performance 3.5L EcoBoost engine builds! For all your performance engine build needs, contact Livernois Motorsports TODAY! (313) 561-5500 info@livernoismotorsports.com www.livernoismotorsports.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 It feels like Christmas! Cracking into the box to get the motor mounted up to a stand, then it's off to engine build for tear down. mrhighcaliber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Mounting up the motor from the box to a stand so it can be pushed into our clean, climate controlled engine build rooms for tear down. mrhighcaliber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Stock motor is in engine build! The tear down process is way! mrhighcaliber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Most of the engine covers are off before lunch, the heads will be off soon and over to our Cylinder Head department for cleaning, inspection, and tear down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Heads and oil pan are off! Next, we bring the heads over to the Cylinder Head department to get cleaned, disassembled, and prepped for CNC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2017 The block is ready for the CNC machines! We will be following the process of putting in our deck braces within the next week, stay tuned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 As we move into the next steps, we find ourselves in the machining area. Block is off the stand and ready to be put in the first machine. We have the deck braces, which are made of 6061 billet aluminum, ready for install! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 The block is mounted and ready to start the cutting process. We will start by making a shelf for the deck brace to sit on before it is trimmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 The first few passes from the drill have been made. As you can see, we are moving our way around the block until we are at the correct height and depth for the deck braces to fit perfectly. Next, we will be press fitting the deck braces in and cutting the excess metal out of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 The first deck is in! After the press fit is complete, we will rotate the block to the other side. At that time, we will cut the block for a shelf and add the second deck brace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Deck number 2 is in with a little help from some Permatex high temp sleeve retainer to stay locked in place for the cutting phases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Both deck braces are in. We're calling it a night and will be back tomorrow morning to cut and deck the block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Another early morning in the machining area. The first deck brace has been shaved away to reveal the cylinders. Next, we have to cut the deck flat to ensure a level field for the head gasket and head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Second side is cut! A few shavings but looks great. We will have to clean it up a bit before we start measuring and cutting for the sleeves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 A couple measurements of the sleeves that will be going into the block before we start cutting. We measure before the cutting to find the exact bore size to get the correct sleeve to block interference. This will provide the exact fit we need! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Next step, start shaving away to make room for the new sleeves! mrhighcaliber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpd1151 Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Great progress. Great pics. All from an outstanding company! Thanks for all the support provided to the EB community in all the aspects you have over the years! Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Block is out of cutting and getting cleaned up. We will be going through a few steps to get the freshly cut walls ready for the new sleeves before they are pressed in this afternoon. So far, it looks great! We can't wait for this project to come together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 After some persuasion the sleeves are in! We will be going back to the CNC machines to cut the lip off to make sure the deck is perfectly flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpd1151 Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 What a piece of art! Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 We're back to the CNC machines this morning to deck of the extra bit of sleeve sticking from the top of the block. We want to ensure a flush fit between the deck, gasket, and head for a perfect fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Next step in the process, line honing the block. Here, we set the main bearing clearing by lightly shaving down the metals to fit perfectly. We also ensure that the bearing crush clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Were taking a break from the machine work to get familiar with the Powerstorm pistons and rods vs. the stock pistons and rods. As you can see, there are many differences between the two. Thickness, design, and material are a few of the things you can spot. What's not in plain sight, the years of R&D that has gone into developing the Powerstorm pistons and rods. Rods Material Differences (Our connecting rods are made of vacuum degassed 4340, as opposed to the much weaker powdered metal stock rods) Design Differences (Our connecting rods are designed with significant increases in cross sectional thickness. The beam design, bore design, cap arrangement and pin end all are substantially stronger than the stock design) Rod Bolts (Much higher quality ARP2000 rod bolts are used in our connecting rods) Pistons Material Differences (Our pistons are made from 2618 aluminum alloy, much stronger, and considerably more durable under boosted applications than the stock piston material) Design Differences (Our pistons are designed from scratch using our own exclusive forging, with thicker skirts, crowns, strutting, ringlands and more. Features include better pin oiling, improved ringland supports, and more) Wristpins (Much higher quality material wristpin material, and increased wall thickness) The stock example we are using shows normal wear and carbon build up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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