Feel free to flame on about bringing up a dead thread but what happened to the build and car.
Doing similar so curious how to..

 

We bought the car and parted it back to stock and sold it..

 

Was the 4g69 left in it? Mine is just about to be completed while another member on here getsideways has his running and is currently having issues with a freeze plug blowing out. We're hoping that there isn't some major difference in coolant passage flow with this block. Would be extremely helpful if the car could be tracked down if in fact it is still running the 69 block.

 

We put a stock Ix back in it

 

For the sake of helping getsideways with his process of elimination did the 69 have any issues with the freeze plugs or coolant pressurization issues? I know the engine got on the dyno but believe the crank pulley bolt was not tightened and that had to be fixed. Was unable to follow the car further than that.

 

We never drove the car. We bought it, parted it back to stock and sold it. I have no info to share sorry.

 

Got ya and thanks. Guess when trying something you've got to figure out the hickups as they arise.

 

Contact JohnBradley, English Racing has done a few 4g69s

 

Really? Ha, he and I talk about fueling solutions from time to time and he's never mentioned the 69 projects. Just trying to get to the bottom of the problem sideways is having. Thanks for the heads up

 

NP, bluemachine was the first one to have one... Aaron even did an adventure of his own with one and had a thread on it.

 

With a 4g69 and not a 4g64?

 

The 4g69 is what was out of the 2004-2006 Ralliart yes?

 

And some of the Galants and Eclipses yes.

 

I'm pretty sure that's the block.

 

I think we did tune a turbo 2005 eclipse which should have been a 4G69. I havent built one personally but Nick at JE was doing one for his Evo last I heard.

Freeze plugs are typically installation by the machine shop and/or not using factory freeze plugs. The other thing is the head lifting or a blown headgasket but I dont think there are any coolant differences in the blocks to make it randomly do it.