CheeseHelmet
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That's not a bad idea, what additional parts would you need to make it a franken-ZE? It might work out cheaper that way (provided there's nothing seriously wrong with the DE).
And I've been thinking about the motor lately. Wes asked if I would sell him my DE and he would just rebuild it. Then I got to thinking, well why don't I just do that, derr? (Sorry Wes, but thanks for the idea. I'll get you some Wendy's so we're still cool. Cool?)
But I've never built a motor before so it's a little intimidating. And while cost is an issue, I'll have about $1000 a month for funding but am in no huge rush to have my P6 back. Of course I say that now while it's winter but when spring hits I'm going to be pissed I don't have a toy. haha
So Phen asked Rob what he thought about the steering rack and he said he thinks the 91 Protege will be the best best. According to RockAuto it's $217 + shipping. So I might order one next week and try to bolt it in. I'd rather not go a custom route with welding tie rods on and such, but if it means I can go with a manual rack then I'll go for it. I just hope Josh has some welding gas leftover from Wes' truck. heh-heh
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And I've been thinking about the motor lately. Wes asked if I would sell him my DE and he would just rebuild it. Then I got to thinking, well why don't I just do that, derr? (Sorry Wes, but thanks for the idea. I'll get you some Wendy's so we're still cool. Cool?)
But the DE in the garage has 176k miles on it and a blown head gasket. I would send the heads and block out to be refinished but don't know any good local shops I can trust. (No way is it going to Big3Racing). Then I was thinking I might as well replace the pistons, valves and cams while the block and heads are being refinished. But I've never built a motor before so it's a little intimidating. And while cost is an issue, I'll have about $1000 a month for funding but am in no huge rush to have my P6 back. Of course I say that now while it's winter but when spring hits I'm going to be pissed I don't have a toy. haha
So what do you guys think? Should I rebuild the DE or just buy a ZE? I'm not going for crazy power and am always on the fence about boosting it. It will be for road course track days at Mid-Ohio, BeaveRun and the like, not for drag racing. Any opinions will be greatly appreciated. (2thumbs)
Hell dude, I told you that when you first got the Milly!
If you are thinking of boosting..just freshen up the DE, get some valve springs, cams, and throw 5 psi through it via a turbo kit and MS PNP..would be a nice 250-260whp. No need to build for a low psi..
don't worry about boost issues. Once you can put down times like DaveB or better then either go boost or get a different car
Oh, good info in hurr, too.
http://www.mx6.com/forums/2g-mx6-ge...riction-gear-spring-assembly.html#post2150073
The friction gear on the cams provides tension between the cams while they mesh, so that you get a much quieter operation of the cams meshing. I actually have removed them off of my cores that I am having re-done to reduce the rotating mass some. I don't much care if they are loud, lol. Everything about my build is loud, lol.
Yay for Chris (03zoomzoom) for emailing me the pinouts for the 1995 KL47 ECU.
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Now I've just got to try to make sense of this nonsense...