May have blown my motor, any other possibility?

[rastta]

Originally Posted by rezanourai

I found a used motor with 66k miles for $3500. For a dedicated race car like this, I almost consider the motor as a consumable, but of course like any consumable you want to squeeze the most life out of each replacement as you can.

This time around, I'm doing the IMS retrofit and 2qt baffled deep sump kit before the new motor even goes into the car. I'm hoping I can extract a year or two (maybe 20-40 track days) from the motor, but we'll see. I'm also planning on doing a tear down of the old motor if I can to see what exactly happened and make sure I'm taking any reasonable precaution on the new one.

3.2? That's dirt cheap. Most 3.2 with relatively low mileage around here are $6k+. I'm looking for a 3.6 and they're ridiculous.

[rezanourai]

Originally Posted by rastta

3.2? That's dirt cheap. Most 3.2 with relatively low mileage around here are $6k+. I'm looking for a 3.6 and they're ridiculous.

Yeah, most are between 4-6, but I got lucky and LA Dismantler had one they just got in for only $3500

[rastta]

Originally Posted by rezanourai

Yeah, most are between 4-6, but I got lucky and LA Dismantler had one they just got in for only $3500

That's cheap for them. I just got a quote on rebuilt 3.8 for $18k from them. Was hoping it would be a bit cheaper.

[flmont]

Gotta give that engine credit for making it back !!

[PLP]

Slipped sleeve?
Noises are weird...