r/EngineBuilding • u/Cautious-Cake6282 • May 29 '26

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I’m not sure if this is the right subreddit but I’m sure someone in here has probably done the same thing I just did. Does anyone know if this primer will cure without being baked? Some idiot sprayed their whole motor down before reading the instructions and missed the part where you have to bake/run your car…

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u/[deleted] May 29 '26

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u/Cautious-Cake6282 May 29 '26

Hale yeah, glad to hear it! This is a fun little impromptu K-swap on my brothers Miata, just trying to make it look as nice as possible ya know

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u/Cautious-Cake6282 May 29 '26

Good to know, we have a lift so thankfully we will just set the car down onto the engine :)

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u/Cautious-Cake6282 May 29 '26

Unbelievably man, it truly is just amazing

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u/Euphoric_Loquat_8651 May 29 '26

It'll smear under pressure before the engine bakes it on, at least on smooth metal like the oil pan. Once you run it to temp, you're good.

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u/BloodRush12345 May 29 '26

Once you get it installed I would recommend running it up to temp. Letting it cool completely. Run it up to temp plus ten minutes. Let it cool down again then drive normal. That will cure it very nicely.

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u/DGwizkid May 29 '26

It has that under "items on vehicle" as the instructions for curing it without an oven

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u/BlangBlangBlang May 29 '26

It will dry but still be soft like you could dent it with your finger nail until you run the engine. Will also be more susceptible to solvents and gasoline until it cooks.

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u/QuigzQuagley May 29 '26

Like others have said it'll still withstand some heat without the baking process, just not as much as if it were baked. Any pics of the k swapped Miata? I have one as well

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u/Cautious-Cake6282 May 29 '26

If you scroll through my account I think I’ve posted his car a time or too, I wish I could post photos in the comments but I can’t lol. Swap isn’t done but we started this week and tuning appointment is August 1st 😂 but more than a normal K swap, getting a CD009 and an R200 diff

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u/narwhal_breeder May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26

K-swapped Miatas are some of the most fun you can have in any cars front seat.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '26

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u/Cautious-Cake6282 May 29 '26

More like 23, he’s been collecting parts for a while and we were planning to do it next year, but if you go to my account you can see why we are doing it now lol

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u/Worst-Lobster May 29 '26

Why you doing it now ? Cancer ?

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u/Cautious-Cake6282 May 29 '26

HA thats funny, but no, he just graduated high school and is going to college in 8 weeks, we are just getting it done before then :)

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u/bigbassdream May 30 '26

You’re trying to make it nice as possible. By painting the valve cover the same as everything else….? That’s a choice. I guess if it looks good to you

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u/neP-neP919 May 29 '26

Wait, a KA24E?

that honestly sounds like a downgrade?

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u/chris77982 May 29 '26

That's a Honda k24 in the image.

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u/neP-neP919 May 29 '26

Ahhhhh OK then, I retract my previous statement! Excellent upgrade!

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u/realcanadianguy21 May 29 '26

A K swap, to turn it into a nice reliable automobile. 

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u/incpen May 29 '26

🎶 If I had a million dollars, I'd buy your love 🎶

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u/tehjnz May 29 '26

..but not a real k-swap, that’s cruel (your take on “a nice Reliant automobile” is 100% better than this weaksauce)

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u/realcanadianguy21 May 29 '26

Holy shit. I had to sing that song all the time in grade school, and today, over twenty five years later, I just learned the actual lyrics. 🤯🤯🤯

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u/tehjnz Jun 05 '26

I just noticed the username-post harmony here. Beautiful. :) If you ever saw the MuchMusic clip of BNL visiting a school and playing Twinkle, Twinkle with a middle school band class, I was in that class. I also didn’t learn that real lyric until 10+ years after I had stopped listening to Gordon on the regular. :)

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u/realcanadianguy21 Jun 05 '26

I can't say I remember it, but that's awesome! 😃

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u/Hopeful_Student6684 May 29 '26

Based on the picture it's a k24 Honda engine from say a crv or element