nsgk53
10+ Year Contributor
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- Sep 28, 2011
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lith,
Illinois
Own a 98 mitsubishi eclipse gsx 5 speed revised 7 bolt. Last year the bottom end was built with a stage 2 build for 650hp. It was built with performance internals and the crank was cut. The head had work already done and was a stage 2 head with 272 cams. The Anyways my car would leak oil after driving it and i would see the drips on my driveway. Long story short a bad oil pump. Had to keep up on the oil daily. Drove it on the highway for maybe 20 minutes one day last week and went 100hp at 17psi for about 5 minutes. I was trying to show a friend I was with my car. I guess since I had that pad oil pump i lost a little oil. From when turning my car on to the highway and to my destination I only drove the car 25 minutes. Once i got where i was going my motor started knocking and only when going over 2k. So i parked it and had it towed home. Since then i havent drove it and next day a friend looked came over and with out taking a part my motor he knew it was a rod knock for sure. few hours later I explained what to my mechanic who built the motor and he said he can do the work for $1500-$1800 which would include new king bearings, cutting the crank, labor, taking the motor out of the car and doing the work from the bottom of the engine to save time. Cutting the crank would be $150 the most, new king bearings $200 the most so $350 together. To me if they charge me $1800 and take away for the parts that would be $1450 I feel like thats a lot. Am i wrong to think that? What do you think it should cost to have all this done at a shop? I mean since they built my motor i had few problems that they would never take care off so i feel like i should be getting a better price.
What shops in Illinois would you guys recommend me to go that would do a great job and give me a better price? I was thinking boostin but there not cheap. Also i would like to have this done before shootout. The shop who said they could do the work said they could take me in this week and have it done in a week.
I have a running jdm 6 bolt 4g63 with 55k miles. I was told by few people to put that in my car but its stock and I would hate to know i have a built motor that could be fixed and not in the car and also that I had a built motor before. Some say since I need a motor ti just use it but I want to sell it. Its actually up for sale as we speak for $1000. It the jdm version so it has the red valve cover and 510cc injectors. It doesnt come with a turbo, timing belt or oil cover. It has the evo 3 exhaust manifold and a 2g intake manifold. For more money im selling the pte 5252 ball bearing turbo.
I just dont know what to do? Want to go to shootout with my car but need to fix my motor but im getting a high price for the work to be done. Also i have a 6 bolt but then I wont have a built motor and ill need a 6 bolt flywheel. I dont know how to take out a motor and never have before and I dont know how to build a motor so I cant do it my self and save money. I mean i work on my own cars but anything like rebuilding/building a motor/trans isnt something im good at. I know how to take down a trans and replace the clutch and flywheel but thats about it for the trans. If i do go with the 6 bolt for now I will have to pay someone to take out the 7 bolt motor and put in the 6 bolt motor. Then ill want a built motor again later on and the right thing would be to fix the 7 bolt since I already have a good amount tide into it that ill have to pay someone again to take the 6 bolt out and put in the 7 bolt so there goes more money when i could have just fixed the 7 bolt in the first place and just have that one taken out and put back in to not be spending money I dont need to.
So im confused on what to do, where to go and what is the smart way to go buy all this
What shops in Illinois would you guys recommend me to go that would do a great job and give me a better price? I was thinking boostin but there not cheap. Also i would like to have this done before shootout. The shop who said they could do the work said they could take me in this week and have it done in a week.
I have a running jdm 6 bolt 4g63 with 55k miles. I was told by few people to put that in my car but its stock and I would hate to know i have a built motor that could be fixed and not in the car and also that I had a built motor before. Some say since I need a motor ti just use it but I want to sell it. Its actually up for sale as we speak for $1000. It the jdm version so it has the red valve cover and 510cc injectors. It doesnt come with a turbo, timing belt or oil cover. It has the evo 3 exhaust manifold and a 2g intake manifold. For more money im selling the pte 5252 ball bearing turbo.
I just dont know what to do? Want to go to shootout with my car but need to fix my motor but im getting a high price for the work to be done. Also i have a 6 bolt but then I wont have a built motor and ill need a 6 bolt flywheel. I dont know how to take out a motor and never have before and I dont know how to build a motor so I cant do it my self and save money. I mean i work on my own cars but anything like rebuilding/building a motor/trans isnt something im good at. I know how to take down a trans and replace the clutch and flywheel but thats about it for the trans. If i do go with the 6 bolt for now I will have to pay someone to take out the 7 bolt motor and put in the 6 bolt motor. Then ill want a built motor again later on and the right thing would be to fix the 7 bolt since I already have a good amount tide into it that ill have to pay someone again to take the 6 bolt out and put in the 7 bolt so there goes more money when i could have just fixed the 7 bolt in the first place and just have that one taken out and put back in to not be spending money I dont need to.
So im confused on what to do, where to go and what is the smart way to go buy all this