i picked up my tgp few months ago and discovered it had a rod knock, instead of giving up on the car i saved it me and a good friend of mine rebuilt the engine heres some pics, its got a n/a crank now, fresh plugs and wires, cleaned up the throttle body still have to adjust the idle screw because the previous owner messed with it and fixed vaccuum lines that were broke off, car made 386whp before the teardown on the 60 trim turbo absolute monster. still have to button it up then off to body work and find a set of tgp wheels for it
Working very hard here
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treated the battery hold down
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new crank and bearings
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oil pump drive gear
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empty engine bay
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torquing crank bolts (the right way)
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my tgp
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the old mclaren crank
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the n/a crank
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here is a vid of a light brake boost launch on the way to take the engine out
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=525950760776759&l=4951235959144004441
It's a journey too many of us have taken as TGP owners. Enjoy your new engine.
Good for you man! Glad to see you cared enough about the car to rebuild the motor. Can't wait to see the finished product!
By the way, not to hijack the thread, but I need to ask, is the yellow box the vehicle speed sensor? I think I need to change mine, I was doing 0 mph on the way home today, it's been a little shaky lately, I think it is finally dead.