OH NO!!! engine blown!

[FSDET]

Does anyone know where I can find a used engine block and a crank?

why the stealership woundt fix it ?

 

[terbow]

use www.car-part.com i find everything there.

 

[BlkZoomZoom]

dawiv- If he lost a rod through the block, then chances are the piston said Hi to some valves.

 

[Wiggles422]

That's usually the case... my friend's talon had a piston that literally bonded with the spark plug. Pulling spark plugs out of pistons = not good.

 

[BOOSTR]

BlkZoomZoom: no doubt, you are the MSP man. I thought that he said he was going to upgrade to forged internals. Thats why I said only a shortblock.

 

[LinuxRacr]

I'm willing to bet that he may have a bent valve or two. I know I did!

 

[Brian MP5T]

Ouch!

 

[Kooldino]

just find a boneyard FS shortblock (a later one, so it has the casting updates and forged crank) and build it with forged stuff... WAY cheaper than what Mazda quoted you...

What do you mean by a "later" one? What years?

 

[LinuxRacr]

You want year 2000 and up. I would personally go for 2001 and up. I think that 1999 and below didn't have forged cranks.

 

[Wiggles422]

thats a good piece of information to have

 

[YP5 Toronto]

now I know what detonation sounds like... I could never find a good clip of what to listen for... but DAMN... (not flaming)...you were pounding on the gas even as the noise was readily apparent.