So was bring the gtx into my shop to prep it for the race today that i am missing, and a coolant line from the turbo popped and all the coolant drained out and by the time i was able to get to a safe point off the road the head gasket popped on cylinder 2.
So i am at a point where i am not sure what to do. Sell it and cut my losses (thou its a awesome race car its just 20 years old and everything under the hood is breaking anymore), just slap a head gasket off ebay for 50 bucks on it if the head and block are ok. Or go ahead and pulled the head have the check it, pull the oil pan and knock the pistons out of their homes and swap over to miata pistons rering them, put new rod bearings on, have a minor port and polish done, put her all back together and see how well she runs? Note this car is a daily of sorts prolly two days a week, and i race it at rallyx's once a month or more. so i want to keep it driveable but 9.0-1 CR on say 12psi (opposed to 16 on a reich ecu) would prolly show a nice pick up in power i would assume, along with quicker spool and much better throttle response and mid range power
what would you people do! any luck on such hybrids? and anyone knows a cheap place to pick up miata pistons not too worried about mileage and pistons dont tend to age unless severely abused.
So i am at a point where i am not sure what to do. Sell it and cut my losses (thou its a awesome race car its just 20 years old and everything under the hood is breaking anymore), just slap a head gasket off ebay for 50 bucks on it if the head and block are ok. Or go ahead and pulled the head have the check it, pull the oil pan and knock the pistons out of their homes and swap over to miata pistons rering them, put new rod bearings on, have a minor port and polish done, put her all back together and see how well she runs? Note this car is a daily of sorts prolly two days a week, and i race it at rallyx's once a month or more. so i want to keep it driveable but 9.0-1 CR on say 12psi (opposed to 16 on a reich ecu) would prolly show a nice pick up in power i would assume, along with quicker spool and much better throttle response and mid range power
what would you people do! any luck on such hybrids? and anyone knows a cheap place to pick up miata pistons not too worried about mileage and pistons dont tend to age unless severely abused.
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