Did you check the oil clearances for the main and rod journals before you assembled the motor?

Dont forget your timing belt, tensioner, bs belts, idler pulleys and im pretty sure with the age of the vehicle the front case seals are leaking. Dont forget the water pump and maybe some cam seals.

Get a torque wrench are don't do it....

Red loctite is used only if you never want to take it apart again. Lol, your actually suppose to heat it up to remove whatever you used ir on. And you need to tighten the pressure plate bolts more than finger tight. You need the fingers to force themselves against the clutch disk. And they need...

Are you sure you ground the valve enough to completlt seal it?

yes evo6 pistons. Im just looking for a alternative to trying to source oem rings.

Stethoscope works great for this stuff. Go grab u one at autozone and find it.

Ive searched google and have found only one site that gives a pn# for evo 6 piston rings and they were for a .20 piston. Im trying to figure out if I could use 2g rings with these pistons. I hate to purchase new pistons because they are oem brand new pistons. If anyone could point me in the...

Yes worn rings will affect your engine vaccum. The vaccum is read at the manifold by the map sensor. If you have worn rings, you will have lower compression. Compression affects vaccum. Vaccum is a good way to find out different problems in a motor.

Call around to local junkyards, keep a eye on the classifieds on here they tend to go pretty quick. I recently traded my 5 spoke chrome gst wheels for a rebuilt one that spun a bs bearing. You just need to keep a eye out for them, they really are starting to become harder and harder to find...

Just get a used short block and call it a day. That way you will have a spare block as well. You could easily be looking at half of your 700 just in labor alone. Than theirs the cleaning of your block, polishing or turning your crank, new rod and main bearings, and a new rod. As for the oil...

Do you mean stock boost levels are engine vaccum at idle?

If your pushing that much coolant I would assume your hg is blown. Just di a leak down test to make sure. With coolant temps that hi are you sure your fans are opperating? Im suprised your car just didn't shut off.

When your driving from a stop, is it reving like a car would if the clutch was slipping?

When u put it in drive do u pick up speed or does it rev up but barely move?