KETURBO25 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Posted November 8, 2009 (edited) The motor in the car has been thrown in the bin, its dodgy and dosnt comply with sa standards, so I'm getting a 5k built for it as we speak. Edited November 10, 2009 by king corolla Quote
greenmac80 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Posted November 8, 2009 not worth putting it back together a bit of work for nothing.... it'll probs run but the rings definately won't last if they work at all Quote
JRADSTRX Posted November 8, 2009 Report Posted November 8, 2009 (edited) without actually seeing any pictures i can't make a proper judgment but i would just get a re-hone done on all cylinders and clean it up really well.. should be fine if your looking for a new engine anyway and maybe get some harder rings.. if thats possible Edited November 8, 2009 by JRADSTRX Quote
tojo2 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Posted November 8, 2009 Saw somewhere that you had forged internals in it ? Not cheap. Wouldnt run it, I would pull it apart and see what is saveable Forged pistons probably cost more than you would pay for a complete stock 7K Quote
KETURBO25 Posted November 8, 2009 Author Report Posted November 8, 2009 not worth putting it back together a bit of work for nothing....it'll probs run but the rings definately won't last if they work at all Your probley right dude, cheers for taking the time to answer my question Quote
KETURBO25 Posted November 8, 2009 Author Report Posted November 8, 2009 Saw somewhere that you had forged internals in it ? Not cheap. Wouldnt run it, I would pull it apart and see what is saveable Forged pistons probably cost more than you would pay for a complete stock 7K so true, people have told me that it would probley just wear the rings, but for the price its probley not worth the risk. Quote
KETURBO25 Posted November 8, 2009 Author Report Posted November 8, 2009 without actually seeing any pictures i can't make a proper judgment but i would just get a re-hone done on all cylinders and clean it up really well.. should be fine if your looking for a new engine anyway and maybe get some harder rings.. if thats possible its tempting, I'm sooooo keen to get it going again. Quote
philbey Posted November 8, 2009 Report Posted November 8, 2009 (edited) If the bores are shot the rings are probably rusty as well and it'll just do more damage to the bores. You might be able to get away with a surface hone at the moment, whereas running it might result in needing an overbore job fairly soon. Edited November 8, 2009 by philbey Quote
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