so what's the difference between big block and small block?

thats just a piston motor term, big vs small, referring to two significantly different gm v8 blocks. (afaik)



short vs long is just what level of assembly they are at, i have the habit of calling an assembled 13b with no accessories (just housings assembled w/rotors inside) a short block .. i've seen others use it this way too with rotaries, makes sense to me. Since I've moved on to the oil pump, front cover, and now water pump, housing, oil pan, intake manifold etc it's approaching the long block level.. (in my vocabulary anyways, someone smack me if i'm way off on this)



Dac:

The housings are all street ported, via mazdatrix, intake and exhaust.

End housings are S5 NA 6 port housings

Intermediate and rotor housings are S5 Turbo housings

all are new and ported.

For pricing info check out mazdatrix' site, I don't wanna talk about it :redface:



Just for completeness, inside are two new S5 NA rotors, hardened stationary gears, FD corner seal springs, all new 3 piece 2mm apex seals (oem) and all other seals are new oem.



the bill was pretty big.

yep, BIIIIG BILL!!!!!!! :bigthumg: Looks Good, We'll have to run my Pineapple against yours someday!

wow, you bought all that new? thats not cheap, i know https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

should be a really tight motor though



mike

banzai, sure https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png unless you wanna race, then it's gonna have to wait til i get one of those miata transmissions too, heh heh



I've been contemplating the possibility of turboing this motor later on, but the more I read and watch, the more it seems NA is more useful on a road course, which is what I want to get into... road racing



http://www.gingermanraceway.com



maybe we can have a nopistons meet there sometime next summer :bigok:

i had my gsl-se out at thunderhill last summer and with a good driver in it he was catching single turbo fd's



mike

lol a good driver?? so u werent driving right? j/k thats a mean looking engine i kidna wanna do my own build but a) its too expensive and b) i dont have the experience i guess my first 7 will just be a stock turbo II or more than likely a stock gxl... BUT I WANT BOOOOOOOSSTTT!! actually more than anything i just want to be able to fit a nice BoV for the intimidation factor

they have bov sound generators, i think they cost more than a real bov, and sell really well in the rice boy croud.

:rice:

thanks for the pics :bigok:

yah, it want me driving, i was catching 240sx's



mike