What should I do with this 95 Talon TSI FWD Auto?

[SpiderGST]

Alright well a couple of days ago I bought a Eagle Talon TSI for $500 completely stock and auto with working ac and heater. The only thing wrong with it was the timing belt tensioner failed and bent all the intake valves. Well I had a spare head in the garage and all the gaskets to put it back together so that is what we did the past couple of days. Well we started it up last night and it has some rod knock not alot but some also it seems like the block was overheated so much that it warped it and the brand new oem head gasket was leaking and causing it to overheat. There wasnt any sign that it was leaking besides the coolant was boiling a good amount after the car was running for awhile out of the burp funnel. I have a 2000 S10 Blazer right now that doesnt have working AC or heater and get horrible mpg and just not really fun to drive that I drive for a daily. So I am asking what is your opinion on what I should do at this point keep it and put the motor I planned on putting into the "TurdBo" which wasnt the orginal motor that I actually wanted to put into it but was getting rushed into finishing the car due to us having to move at the end of March. We are not moving now for another 2-3 years because we are renewing our lease.

 

[fenixnr]

FWD cars can be fun, just remember there is going to be a lot of issues with spinning doing anything crazy with it. If the block is warped, just pull everything and send the block to the machine shop. It shouldn't cost that much to deck and clean it.

 

[clipto]

Same as my car I love fwd auto. Check if its erly 95 and has eprom ecu. Not a fan of the evo piston and rod combo. If you don't plan on building it I would just sell it. Don't skimp out on it or it would be wasted money. But if you do a stock rebuild then you be fine for a daily driver. Faded red pink sideskirts ftw.

 

[ECLIPSE10358]

I would do a stock rebuild and daily drive it, fwd dsms make great daily drivers

 

[TSI_93]

Turn it into a bat car......

 

[DeviantBoost]

keep it and do the rebuild!

 

[DSM_prospecT]

I'd say keep it!

 

[99GS_Turbo]

Keep it since you only paid $500 for it. Take your time and get it into good running condition and then you'll have a reliable DD so that you dont have to put miles on your other dsm