my engine locked up today and I need a new motor asap. 'this is my daily driver so its very important:( "

"if anyone around the chicago area has an engine laying around please let me know it doesnt matter if its highport or lowport."

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my engine locked up today and I need a new motor asap. 'this is my daily driver so its very important:( "

"if anyone around the chicago area has an engine laying around please let me know it doesnt matter if its highport or lowport."

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I have one in my garage that was removed from an SE-R. It ran but knocked when it was removed...... Probably not your first choice but thought I would throw that out there.

thanx, ill keep it in mind;)

I have a VE up in WI. 1350 picked up.

you ga locked up? how, i know you had alot of miles but what happenend?

not the ga, it was the SR. I was on my way to work this morning and I started to here a light knocking sound. as I was coming up to the next stop light. I put the car in neutral and then it bogged down and died, I threw it into 2nd and let off the clutch and it fired up again. I didnt know what was going on, so I headed back home. i pulled into the garage and popped the hood to see where the noise was coming from. but before I could find it. the motor julted forward and then died. I tried to restart it but now when you turn the key, the starter kicks on put the engine wont budge, its locked up, maybe it threw a rod or something, im not sure:confused:

my budget for a new engine is $800-1000, and I wont have that until I sell my S4 cams

oh I almost forgot to mention. "JWT S4 CAMS FOR SALE!!!!" $425 local pickup only as I dont have any way to get around right now

There's a lot of places in chicago where you can get sr20's. Check craigslist, usually they have some for like $400. There's a place on elston avenue, between cicero and lawrence, its called Eric Japan Engine Inc. They usually have a couple of sr20's.

hey this john with the green slammed xe. thats freakin crazy, pnp motors arnt gurentee to run long i guess :( hey i found another se-r rim. lovin it. hope you get your whip runnin back up soon.

I have a sr20 that is diss assembled ill sell ya if your interested

well I just got a deal on a pretty decked out bluebird motor. it will include: full motor,log turbo manifold, turbo, intercooler piping, HKS SSQV and downpipe.all this for $2000 plus the header thats on my car right now.
the only catch is that there is a broken exhaust manifold stud in the head and I would have to get it out some how. what do you guys think??? bluebird powered 4 door. it would be totally unsuspected;)

do you have a welder? I always just weld a 3/8 nut to them

We broke one of the manifold stud on my friends elcipse gsx before and it ran fine. We even ran it on the tracks. There was no leak or anything. Its really depends on how far inside did it break. You can try tap and die but its not guaranteed to work. Another way is disassembling the motor and take out the broken stud, at the same time you can prolly replace it with ARP studs.

the stud is maybe 2cm inside:confused: is there maybe a way to drill it out???

you can get a bluebird engine for $1300 (30,000-60,000 miles on it) shipped off ebay

Your going to need a lot more than just the bluebird motor to get it running unless your car is already turbo.

Its really hard to say if you can drill it out. Its a hit or a miss, if it goes wrong then it'll be a lot more work. I think the best thing to do is open it up and take out the broken stud or leave it as it is. I think its fine as long as its not leaking oil or exhaust fumes. There's dsm guys out there thats running with out two or three studs.

get a grabit it costs about 20-25 shipped and will save u alot of hassle

just get a special drill bit, they're sorta tapered and drill in reverse. the bad part is if that doesn't work you'll have to drill it out bigger and re-tap it, or if you're good with helicoils drill it out and go that route. happened on a jeep motor I was working on. it's a bitch!

Your going to need a lot more than just the bluebird motor to get it running unless your car is already turbo.

what else do I need?????:confused:

An intercooler and piping unless it comes with a top mount. An ECU. A downpipe that will work with your exhaust. A better clutch. Probably other stuff.

what else do I need?????:confused: