Hey guys,
I'm preparing to rebuild the motor in my 88 GTX. From what I was told by the PO it has low compression on 2 cyls. I have yet to verify this as I have been extremely busy with school(damn midterms) and work(Were trying to finish a '71 Chevelle but its taking forever)
So my plan is to pull the motor send the spare head and block I have out to be cleaned and checked, valve job, surface the head, magnaflux etc etc etc. Then build the motor, new gaskets, new bearings, new rings and so on. I plan on driving this car for quite a while so I want a good strong reliable motor.
My other thoughts are to add some larger injectors in order to cope with the VJ-11 that is currently bolted to the motor. The PO recommended 440cc units from an eclipse, he claims that they are plug and play but I would like a verification/suggestion for possible alternatives.
One of my other questions are what is the best/most economical source to find a complete gasket set for the GTX? I know I should be able to use the gasket sets from the Miata but I would like to know if there are alternatives. I know Fel-Pro is an outstanding manufacturer of OEM gaskets but I have to ask the question are JIS, or Eristic worth anything? They are both found on EvilBay but for the price its quite a value to get a whole gasket set for the motor for ~$50. When I built the Diesel for my F-250 I picked up a Fel-Pro Head set for ~$120 but when I tried to source a head set for the 1.6 at the local parts house they wanted almost $200. And for my Small block I can get a complete rebuild kit for under $100. Maybe I just need to suck it up but I dunno, its been a very long day.
Here are the links to the EvilBay gaskets
Eristic:
JIS:
I'm preparing to rebuild the motor in my 88 GTX. From what I was told by the PO it has low compression on 2 cyls. I have yet to verify this as I have been extremely busy with school(damn midterms) and work(Were trying to finish a '71 Chevelle but its taking forever)
So my plan is to pull the motor send the spare head and block I have out to be cleaned and checked, valve job, surface the head, magnaflux etc etc etc. Then build the motor, new gaskets, new bearings, new rings and so on. I plan on driving this car for quite a while so I want a good strong reliable motor.
My other thoughts are to add some larger injectors in order to cope with the VJ-11 that is currently bolted to the motor. The PO recommended 440cc units from an eclipse, he claims that they are plug and play but I would like a verification/suggestion for possible alternatives.
One of my other questions are what is the best/most economical source to find a complete gasket set for the GTX? I know I should be able to use the gasket sets from the Miata but I would like to know if there are alternatives. I know Fel-Pro is an outstanding manufacturer of OEM gaskets but I have to ask the question are JIS, or Eristic worth anything? They are both found on EvilBay but for the price its quite a value to get a whole gasket set for the motor for ~$50. When I built the Diesel for my F-250 I picked up a Fel-Pro Head set for ~$120 but when I tried to source a head set for the 1.6 at the local parts house they wanted almost $200. And for my Small block I can get a complete rebuild kit for under $100. Maybe I just need to suck it up but I dunno, its been a very long day.
Here are the links to the EvilBay gaskets
Eristic:
JIS:
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