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And he's trying to convince me to do the same !:P Good on ya Joel !

whatsisname - I share your pain dude ! Same thing happened to me just recently too - However, I'm EMS equipped. I went through a phase (2 actually) of wanting to sell my car, but then I came to my senses.

Unlike yourself, it's my decision alone, so that makes it easier for me.

I'm now doing some research to what spec/bits to rebuild. Joel & others keep telling me to do it myself cause it is easy (just got to do a bit of running around, etc, then maybe get somone to put it all back together when all the hard yards are done)

Good luck dude, I'll be keeping an eye on your progress.

Cheers,

Brad,

Yep, all sensible advice mate. Had already planned to do as you've posted. Swap cars? Ahh... no thanks :P

Joel,

Don't worry mate, my 33 will be seeing A LOT more k's after the rebuild. It still won't see daily duties but it'll be hitting the road as often as possible :P

B-Man,

G'day mate. What exactly let go on your engine? Which cylinder/s?

Ahh yes... if only it were my decision alone :P

I don't have the time, tools, or faith in my limited knowledge, to do a full rebuild myself (including sourcing all the parts). It's a lot of $$$ to shell out, so I'd rather people who know EXACTLY what they're doing tackle the task. Ivan & the RPM guys have looked after me well in the past, & they will this time too :)

I'll update the forum on my rebuild progress as it happens.

Cheers,

Matt

Matt,

Sorry mate, I can't remember which cylinders - they did tell me, but I forgot - it was over a month ago when it happened - I'll get a comp tester out one day soon and check again.....

Cheers,

Brendan

You've lost me there Joel? What's in who's original post?

Edit: Ok I think I 've got it sussed. You mean B-man's original post about HIS engine failure has all the info on what broke, yes?

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hi i couldn't help but read this post. I was from another room of this forum and he/she told me to come here, so i read up 'n stuff. I'm in the states (us) and was thinkin' about putting in a rb25det in my s14a. I was aiming for 350 to 400 hp, but when i came across this thread it concerned me :)

What would you guys recommend to do to keep the motor reliable enough for a daily driver? I plan on building up the motor before i put it in my car. If all else fails maybe get a sr20det and build that up :D I'm lost once again

A late model SR20 are very good motors.. :) Nice fat torque curve which is good for the street.

It all comes down to tuning if its tuned well it will live if not and it is tuned to on the edge it will die if you get a slight bad batch of fuel or a slight lean out. It all comes down to leaving a little bit of head room or safe play when tuning.

Originally posted by mmdb

...he/she told me to come here....

hehehe ... see that hippy, your a he/she lol

Originally posted by mmdb

...What would you guys recommend to do to keep the motor reliable enough for a daily driver?  

Put in a metal head gasket and drop the compression to around 8.5:1... will make it alot easier.

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