Oh, and when it comes to "excessive" oil burning, remember that most auto manufacturers consider anything less than 1 quart per thousand miles to be "normal".
While I believe he has a case for trying to get it warrantied because of the intake screw, I don't believe this is what caused his motor to let go. He says in his post that the other three cylinders are down in compression 20%. That is NOT NORMAL! And, that would not be caused by the intake...
A lot porter is pretty much a "gopher"....
Move cars, take pictures, run to the store, put gas in cars, pick up cars from the body shop, pick up a customer from the Metro, etc..... Your age isn't a problem.
Why would you want titanium? Titanium is one of the more "springy" metals.... It's really strong and light, but has a lot of give to it... Go with aluminum... light, and VERY stiff....