I killed my motor

[PR54LIFE]

A week ago a fellow board member and I installed an aftermarket SS radiator hose. Early this morning while I was dragging ass into work it apparentlly popped off. By the time I snapped to notice my temp. gauge it was too late. The head was blown. Now I'm going to do a complete motor swap. What a great way to spend $2500.

 

[Boston5761]

damn that sucks

 

[ChopstickHero]

that sucks... i'm sure you can find a new head in a junk yard somewhere...

 

[PR54LIFE]

Yeah, but there is no telling how the rest of the internals are i.e. rings

 

[Johndg]

Yeah, but there is no telling how the rest of the internals are i.e. rings

mam has an engine.

 

[Maxx Mazda]

Rings are cooked probably. Just get a MAM engine...

 

[wicked]

PM sent PR54LIFE

 

[Protege2K]

You must hate money if you are willing to pay $2500 for a motor swap. Disregard this if you are going forged, but I did a complete swap when I blew my motor. Parts $775, labor $400.

 

[Hughes412]

You must hate money if you are willing to pay $2500 for a motor swap. Disregard this if you are going forged, but I did a complete swap when I blew my motor. Parts $775, labor $400.

But did it come with a 5yr 30k wty? I don't think it's a bad deal. Plus this is a new (or I should shy rebuilt) engine. I'm trying to talk him in to going forged but he wont listen AS USUALLLL!

 

[wicked]

um,thats not true^^^^
a engine from mazda costs 2300 for a short block
or a good used from a junker is around $2000 long block.

and I would never do a shop at my shop for $400,if I did,we would go out of bussiness

espcially if we were rebuilding it.

 

[Protege2K]

um,thats not true^^^^
a engine from mazda costs 2300 for a short block
or a good used from a junker is around $2000 long block.

and I would never do a shop at my shop for $400,if I did,we would go out of bussiness

espcially if we were rebuilding it.

My long block costs $700 plus shipping from a reputable junkyard (if that is possible). I basically only came with a turn-key warranty. But that is all I needed. Mileage was low too at only 30k miles. It was in great condition and runs perfectly. Yeah, I shouldn't have included the labor in that post, it was done by a local guy who works at a place that tunes race engines. He does it on the side for extra money. But you can't beat 6 hours for a complete swap.

I'm just trying to show the guy he doesn't need to pay that much, if money wasn't an issue for us then we wouldn't be driving Proteges.

 

[wicked]

yes,but you are a example of lucky more then anything.sometimes you can't get deals like that.

I know of a place you can get a MSP engine(has all the turbo components)the only thing it would be missing would be intercooler/pipes,intake,and a MSP ECU for $2200
they usually only have like 20-35,000 miles on them

 

[MP5-T]

What is a MAM Motor?

 

[DeadGeneration]

a kick ass motor

 

[Protege52003]

sorry to hear about this man......

 

[PR54LIFE]

I thought I was getting a decent deal, a new block w/ no miles and warranty for 5 yrs. Money is an issue though, but so is time. Bumming rides sucks

 

[Mike R]

That's not bad. 3800 bucks for a shortblock installed by the dealer...

 

[PR54LIFE]

That's what I got from the dealer as well.

 

[Brian MP5T]

That ******* SUCKS!

 

[PR54LIFE]

Anybody else got any ideas as far other routes I should go? The car is at the shop but I haven't dropped any money yet