Engine Blown.. which path to go??

[talontsi02]

ok heres to make a long story short.. i blew my engine from sandblasting the valvecover and the glass beads got into everything and ####ed up all my internals.. so now i need a new engine.. i was just wondering if anyone knew the cheapest route to go.. either take it to a mechanic and have him rebuild and machine everything back to normal.. or buy a block and head seperately from somewhere else.. i saw some old ebay 4g63t's but im not really wanting to mess with someone elses problem and putting an old engine in my car.. i live in southern cali but dont know any good dsm machine shops.. anyone got any good ideas? would be much appreciated.. thanks..

 

[Lunch_Box]

It would be cheaper to buy a used running engine and drop it in.

 

[talontsi02]

does anyone know a good place to take a dsm for southern cali to get engine work done? or any other ideas? i think im leaning towards getting the cheapest rebuilt engine i can find then drop one in.. but they're pricy so im not sure.. ideas??? thanks

 

[waiting2bl33d]

i'm buying my engine from some place in cali under 30k jdm 6-bolt i can find the name of the company if you would like

 

[memory-x]

http://www.roadraceengineering.com , their in Santa Fe Springs. btw, dont cheap out on engine work, it will cost more in the end if you do.

 

[waiting2bl33d]

yep atleast make it back to OEM quality if you don't take the time to fix it right now when are you going to have time to fix it when it breaks

 

[memory-x]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142005 , do what waiting2bl33d said, try to do a 6 bolt swap,even if it isnt "built"

 

[GST-RIDER 95]

i live in southern cali but don't know any good dsm machine shops.. anyone got any good ideas? would be much appreciated.. thanks..

I Know of a place in Corona, CA. PM me so That I can give you their # and all.
I got my swap done there and they're great people... mine came up to like $2,500 swapped