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06-12-2014, 03:28 AM
sooo, quick story and question. i'm not looking for a definitive answer, just opinions from others and WHY. what i will do will, of course, be what i want to do in hindsight of all this.
now i love this chassis. it was my first car and i've kept it on the side since. i'm going to keep it. the motor can come and go, i don't mind. but in the end, drive-able is what i want it to be; not a project sitting on the side for periods of time on end. personally, i love l4 turbocharged motors. so maybe it's safe to say i'm sticking with the sr20det and all of it's glorious flaws. keeping in mind, here in hawaii, we don't have a track. i don't have a need to build a race car, but to some...why not? to each their own; that is why i want to hear from you guys. what would you do?
i have a light rod knock in cyl 2. early stages, i suppose. it began with me thinking GEEEEE, my chain rattles at 2500 rpm. irritating, but i'll deal. few months down the road, i've noticed it got a little more audible. not so much LOUDER, in a sense. and by pulling injector plug #2, voila`, subaru silencio.
i'm pulling it out to get it over with. now here there are many things that could be done. just cylinder #2's rod bearings, all rod bearings, all bearings and thrust washers, pistons, rods, the whole bottom end, all that love and more. don't post saying what you should do, we all know what we should do and it's bank breaking. yes. no, tell me what YOU would do. even if it ends up being what should be done, at least it was honestly what you would do with your budget and income.
reading further isn't necessary, but if you for some reason want to hear more on what i want out of the car to determine what you would do, be my guest!
i love street drifting. it's really all we have here. that being said, i love response. i prefer it over power. i mean, i like racing too. i'm sure we all have at some point in time. but with our island being so small, our freeways don't stretch so far in safe intervals to really need build freeway tuned motors lol. i never had it planned to do anything more internally than pistons, honestly. and even that was literally just for peace of mind. i was going to be happy with the simple 250hp 300tq setup that my friend had on his s13; the car that sparked my love for sr20det's. i only planned to reach that and maybe one step further. so do i need a full rebuild? no, i don't. it would create more reliability/longevity, yes, and so it can be considered, which is why i would like to hear your opinions and even your stories. was it worth it? would you have done something differently in hindsight? i don't care if you reply with a 12 chapter book, ill read all that shit. it does nothing but help me in one way or another.
i'm open to questions, if needed. :2c:
now i love this chassis. it was my first car and i've kept it on the side since. i'm going to keep it. the motor can come and go, i don't mind. but in the end, drive-able is what i want it to be; not a project sitting on the side for periods of time on end. personally, i love l4 turbocharged motors. so maybe it's safe to say i'm sticking with the sr20det and all of it's glorious flaws. keeping in mind, here in hawaii, we don't have a track. i don't have a need to build a race car, but to some...why not? to each their own; that is why i want to hear from you guys. what would you do?
i have a light rod knock in cyl 2. early stages, i suppose. it began with me thinking GEEEEE, my chain rattles at 2500 rpm. irritating, but i'll deal. few months down the road, i've noticed it got a little more audible. not so much LOUDER, in a sense. and by pulling injector plug #2, voila`, subaru silencio.
i'm pulling it out to get it over with. now here there are many things that could be done. just cylinder #2's rod bearings, all rod bearings, all bearings and thrust washers, pistons, rods, the whole bottom end, all that love and more. don't post saying what you should do, we all know what we should do and it's bank breaking. yes. no, tell me what YOU would do. even if it ends up being what should be done, at least it was honestly what you would do with your budget and income.
reading further isn't necessary, but if you for some reason want to hear more on what i want out of the car to determine what you would do, be my guest!
i love street drifting. it's really all we have here. that being said, i love response. i prefer it over power. i mean, i like racing too. i'm sure we all have at some point in time. but with our island being so small, our freeways don't stretch so far in safe intervals to really need build freeway tuned motors lol. i never had it planned to do anything more internally than pistons, honestly. and even that was literally just for peace of mind. i was going to be happy with the simple 250hp 300tq setup that my friend had on his s13; the car that sparked my love for sr20det's. i only planned to reach that and maybe one step further. so do i need a full rebuild? no, i don't. it would create more reliability/longevity, yes, and so it can be considered, which is why i would like to hear your opinions and even your stories. was it worth it? would you have done something differently in hindsight? i don't care if you reply with a 12 chapter book, ill read all that shit. it does nothing but help me in one way or another.
i'm open to questions, if needed. :2c: