Member Profile - Boostaddict

[Jack_Keaka]

I agree with Bruce, your best off fixing it for stock and selling. Or fix it and drive it. I doubt you could keep any worthy project under that budget on that motor unless you were doing all the labour.
That or you start getting down on all 4 to pay for it.

OR buy a beater for 4k and very slowly fix the STI....
OR sell the S Edition for a territory and use the left over to mod the lib (she will never know!)

[HoFF]

Trade it to a dealer stock as a rock and hope they don't notice the head gasket then forget about it.

[Newbie GT]

Trade it to a dealer stock as a rock and hope they don't notice the head gasket then forget about it.

He Could do that but don't you think that's a bit slack for a new owner ?

Never know the new owner might come join this forum and then tell of his/hers miss four tune..

My opinion

[Newbie GT]

Ok so the leak down test and the head gasket test have shown ......

Surprise surprise ..

Blown head gasket .

The compression is good, only slightly down on cylinder 2 ( probably where the gasket is blown ) by about 8%. Which. I'm told is normal range.!

So what to do now?? Been given the go ahead to spend $3-3.5k..... Wonder what can be done!!

There is a motor at my mechanics that has done a bottom end.

So maybe swap my motor ( money / value wise ) for that and fix that one up ??

Or maybe need to call rising sun or what ever its called.!!

Suggestions.!!

And money wise , I MAY be stretched depending in the value of it???

So fire away boys / gals ( ie RICCO )

I'd be inclined to trade it in as per your earlier thoughts.

I think your budget is tight and if you can't absorb the extras that my be required, then don't commence, as you'll end up with a incomplete job.

From reading previous posts, I see you've got competing interests for your time and financies in family, kids, house purchasing etc.

Following the rebuild you'll still need to work out what happened with your tune or prepare to go back to the factory tune without mods till you sort it out. Are you prepared for that?

On a stock bottom end you need to be able to tweak your tune yourself and be able to manage it. It's a little bit time consuming both gaining the knowledge and then applying it.

BTW this is just IMHO..

Bruce is it really all that nessary to monitor the tune etc and tweak it if the tunes have been done by experts like kido or msr?

[HoFF]

Trade it to a dealer stock as a rock and hope they don't notice the head gasket then forget about it.

He Could do that but don't you think that's a bit slack for a new owner ?

Never know the new owner might come join this forum and then tell of his/hers miss four tune..

My opinion

No, it becomes the dealers problem under their warranty period. So the new owner shouldn't be liable for it.

[Newbie GT]

Trade it to a dealer stock as a rock and hope they don't notice the head gasket then forget about it.

He Could do that but don't you think that's a bit slack for a new owner ?

Never know the new owner might come join this forum and then tell of his/hers miss four tune..

My opinion

No, it becomes the dealers problem under their warranty period. So the new owner shouldn't be liable for it.

That's good then ! But wouldn't they test car thoughly?

[bigBADbenny]

Bruce is it really all that nessary to monitor the tune etc and tweak it if the tunes have been done by experts like kido or msr?

Yes it is absolutely.
There is even a need to monitor the stock tune from what I've researched here and elsewhere.
But you chose to sidestep the mfg's stock tune, the one they spent millions developing for all users.
A turbocharged car is by definition more stressed than an NA car.
The K's are mounting as is the wear and tear. Well out of warranty. Diy installed geegaws too boot! Pestering the tuner for more more more of everything!
Your car was street tuned in less than an hour with no AFR probe or had perhaps a few hours on the dyno, so tell me: how do you know the tune is 100% safe in all conditions?
Did you get some sort of warranty with it?

But go ahead keep your head in the sand and enjoy your max power, no headroom tune till it lasts.
No disrespect to our awesome (mostly) tuners, but it takes 2 at least to tango here...

[Newbie GT]

Bruce is it really all that nessary to monitor the tune etc and tweak it if the tunes have been done by experts like kido or msr?

Yes it is absolutely.
There is even a need to monitor the stock tune from what I've researched here and elsewhere.
But you chose to sidestep the mfg's stock tune, the one they spent millions developing for all users.
A turbocharged car is by definition more stressed than an NA car.
The K's are mounting as is the wear and tear. Well out of warranty. Diy installed geegaws too boot! Pestering the tuner for more more more of everything!
Your car was street tuned in less than an hour with no AFR probe or had perhaps a few hours on the dyno, so tell me: how do you know the tune is 100% safe in all conditions?
Did you get some sort of warranty with it?

But go ahead keep your head in the sand and enjoy your max power, no headroom tune till it lasts.
No disrespect to our awesome (mostly) tuners, but it takes 2 at least to tango here...

Noted but what a shame we can't get in drive and be happy without monitoring ...

I think I will get setup to monitor I'm hoping the dash command app is enough

[bigBADbenny]

Well it's more keeping an eye on the basics such as boost, afr and the ability to do a learning view or log once in a while.
It doesn't really impinge on the driving experience and you may even LEARN some aspects of your cars operations. Maybe...

[ricco]

dw danny boii, if this Porsche can run a smoke machine so can you

[Newbie GT]

Well it's more keeping an eye on the basics such as boost, afr and the ability to do a learning view or log once in a while.
It doesn't really impinge on the driving experience and you may even LEARN some aspects of your cars operations. Maybe...

Just scary thought driving a tuned car in monitored !!

[Boostaddict]

dw danny boii, if this Porsche can run a smoke machine so can you

As always.... Thanks Ricco

[Boostaddict]

Some good thoughts here guys.


I'm a bit disheartened at the lack of confidence with me rebuilding it for 3.5k!!

Thinking of 'maybe' just dropping in a proper Sti motor !! Ie DR20T style sorta

Any thoughts on what one??

[Newbie GT]

Some good thoughts here guys.


I'm a bit disheartened at the lack of confidence with me rebuilding it for 3.5k!!

Thinking of 'maybe' just dropping in a proper Sti motor !! Ie DR20T style sorta

Any thoughts on what one??

Dan this will cost way more than 3.5 k

New engine , tuning etc etc

[Boostaddict]

Some good thoughts here guys.


I'm a bit disheartened at the lack of confidence with me rebuilding it for 3.5k!!

Thinking of 'maybe' just dropping in a proper Sti motor !! Ie DR20T style sorta

Any thoughts on what one??

Dan this will cost way more than 3.5 k

New engine , tuning etc etc

Yep had a quick look. Around $5k, but can always sell mine for $1,000 !!