vl4bad
10+ Year Contributor
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- Apr 21, 2012
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North NJ,
New_Jersey
Hello! here is what I'm dealing with all help is Greatly Appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!!
My DSM went into a General Shop put my 2g together. (Already made a mistake there) I bought a 2.3l shortblock (ross,eagle,oem crank, copper o-ringed, etc.) since my 2.0l was low on health. The head received new valve guides and either Intake OR exhaust valves (cant remember ATM). Installed them, along with new injectors 1000cc Precision, also had to get a new harness which was a custom harness a member on here made to spec for me (Fuse box relocation to Glove box). they installed everything along with a list of other new parts I bought. Long story short they could'nt get the car started and stated it was because im running a AEM ems 1 and it needed to be tuned for the new injectors etc. A tuner came by and set up the AEM with the new injectors and etc. STILL the car wouldnt start. After taking the car back and waiting about 1 year because of work and no time, that shop is no longer existing. Their shop is gone, So the options I'm left with are
A: Unbuild everything and part it all, take the loss.
B: Unbuild everything and rebuild it to rule out anything they could've messed up on and then take it to a reputable tuner.
C: Sell the whole damn thing
D: Send the car out to a dsm/evo shop and get raped for all my hard earned money.
I've wrenched alot before but never built a piston motor before. I built my Rx7 motor recently so I know a bit more than the average mechanic. I don't know what to do. maybe it has to do with wiring, or how they tq'd the head and block together, or IDK I love this car and really need to get it running considering I have had it sitting in my driveway being eaten by the elements.
THE CARS SYMPTOMS WHEN TRYING TO START: fuel pump turns on, key to on and the engine sounds like it is stuck at first the starter would click a billion times but figured they grounded the wrong spot fixed that and it cranks for 1/2 a second and stops... Also something with my MPI relay is where it has a ground wire bare connected to it and when it is grounded the fuel pump will be constantly on, if no ground for that the fuel pump wont turn on was told that it needs to be tuned where the aem program has basically a switch to fix that so it just needed to be grounded once and flip the switch a one time thing..its a mess i know but someone please just guide me the correct way. idk whether to pull the harness out and put an oem harness, maybe its mechanical IDK. this sucks balls. ok next is the parts list:
SPECS:
2.3l shortblock Ross pistons, eagle rods, acl race bearings, oem 100mm crank, copper oringed
7bolt head HKS 264/272, bc valve springs/retainers, not sure which company valve guides) not ported (YET)
fidanza cam gears, not sure some oem company timing belt not mitsu, ATI harmonic damper, new timing kit not sure if mitsu or generic.
Custom GT30R turbo, Tial 38mm, DNP Exhaust manifold, Open o2, Apexi N1 Full exhaust, FMIC, Greddy type RS, 1G Intake Manifold, AEM EMS 1, Custom engine Harness, AEM AF/R, autometer Boost, Pyro, Greddy Boost controller profec B, ACT Clutch 6puck sprung (not sure which weight), Fidanza Lightweight Flywheel, 5spd trans, viscous lsd, Tein Coilovers, drilled/slotted Brakes
My DSM went into a General Shop put my 2g together. (Already made a mistake there) I bought a 2.3l shortblock (ross,eagle,oem crank, copper o-ringed, etc.) since my 2.0l was low on health. The head received new valve guides and either Intake OR exhaust valves (cant remember ATM). Installed them, along with new injectors 1000cc Precision, also had to get a new harness which was a custom harness a member on here made to spec for me (Fuse box relocation to Glove box). they installed everything along with a list of other new parts I bought. Long story short they could'nt get the car started and stated it was because im running a AEM ems 1 and it needed to be tuned for the new injectors etc. A tuner came by and set up the AEM with the new injectors and etc. STILL the car wouldnt start. After taking the car back and waiting about 1 year because of work and no time, that shop is no longer existing. Their shop is gone, So the options I'm left with are
A: Unbuild everything and part it all, take the loss.
B: Unbuild everything and rebuild it to rule out anything they could've messed up on and then take it to a reputable tuner.
C: Sell the whole damn thing
D: Send the car out to a dsm/evo shop and get raped for all my hard earned money.
I've wrenched alot before but never built a piston motor before. I built my Rx7 motor recently so I know a bit more than the average mechanic. I don't know what to do. maybe it has to do with wiring, or how they tq'd the head and block together, or IDK I love this car and really need to get it running considering I have had it sitting in my driveway being eaten by the elements.
THE CARS SYMPTOMS WHEN TRYING TO START: fuel pump turns on, key to on and the engine sounds like it is stuck at first the starter would click a billion times but figured they grounded the wrong spot fixed that and it cranks for 1/2 a second and stops... Also something with my MPI relay is where it has a ground wire bare connected to it and when it is grounded the fuel pump will be constantly on, if no ground for that the fuel pump wont turn on was told that it needs to be tuned where the aem program has basically a switch to fix that so it just needed to be grounded once and flip the switch a one time thing..its a mess i know but someone please just guide me the correct way. idk whether to pull the harness out and put an oem harness, maybe its mechanical IDK. this sucks balls. ok next is the parts list:
SPECS:
2.3l shortblock Ross pistons, eagle rods, acl race bearings, oem 100mm crank, copper oringed
7bolt head HKS 264/272, bc valve springs/retainers, not sure which company valve guides) not ported (YET)
fidanza cam gears, not sure some oem company timing belt not mitsu, ATI harmonic damper, new timing kit not sure if mitsu or generic.
Custom GT30R turbo, Tial 38mm, DNP Exhaust manifold, Open o2, Apexi N1 Full exhaust, FMIC, Greddy type RS, 1G Intake Manifold, AEM EMS 1, Custom engine Harness, AEM AF/R, autometer Boost, Pyro, Greddy Boost controller profec B, ACT Clutch 6puck sprung (not sure which weight), Fidanza Lightweight Flywheel, 5spd trans, viscous lsd, Tein Coilovers, drilled/slotted Brakes