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Old 10-04-2012, 05:12 PM
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Hey guys. I have a bad motor that im looking to rebuild. I got the motor from my older brother who has a '03 max and he went too far between oil changes by accident and heard some knocking one day. So he got a factory swap and let me get the old one so I could put it my '96 I30. I dont want to do anything crazy like huge pistons and injectors and stuff: I would just like to give the a32 a little kick in the pants. I'm from Nashville and my question is for the people who live near the Tennessee area and surrounding states. What are some good quality for good price engine shops I can take the motor to for the rebuild?
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Originally Posted by 96CefiroI30
Hey guys. I have a bad motor that im looking to rebuild. I got the motor from my older brother who has a '03 max and he went too far between oil changes by accident and heard some knocking one day. So he got a factory swap and let me get the old one so I could put it my '96 I30. I dont want to do anything crazy like huge pistons and injectors and stuff: I would just like to give the a32 a little kick in the pants. I'm from Nashville and my question is for the people who live near the Tennessee area and surrounding states. What are some good quality for good price engine shops I can take the motor to for the rebuild?
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Old 10-04-2012, 06:31 PM
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you'd be nuts to rebuild that motor. you will spend less money and have fewer headaches by just getting a junkyard vq35.
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As low as 800 and you can have a perfect running engine from the junk yard.
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Old 10-06-2012, 03:17 PM
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Aw ok. I have no idea how much work my engine needs or how much engine work costs lol. Ok ill check junk yards around town for them. But how can i know if the engine is good or not? Like maybe the engine was the problem and thats why its there, ya know?
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Originally Posted by 96CefiroI30
Aw ok. I have no idea how much work my engine needs or how much engine work costs lol. Ok ill check junk yards around town for them. But how can i know if the engine is good or not? Like maybe the engine was the problem and thats why its there, ya know?
That's the chance you take.Best case.... the junk yard is only a few miles away and they guarantee the motor. (as is my case)
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Old 10-07-2012, 07:47 PM
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very true
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but u still have to take apart 1/2 of the motor to do the swap into a 4gen. so if u r getting the block for nothing thats 800 u can use wizley
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Since you got the motor for free (I assume) you should just try to rebuild it yourself. Assuming you have the time and the space, what do you have to lose?
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Originally Posted by 96CefiroI30
Aw ok. I have no idea how much work my engine needs or how much engine work costs lol. Ok ill check junk yards around town for them. But how can i know if the engine is good or not? Like maybe the engine was the problem and thats why its there, ya know?
if it come out of a car that was in a collision, chances are it was running when it got hit. so i'd say get one out of a car that's wrecked. ask to see the car that it's coming out of. you have tons of salvage yards in your area so it shouldn't be hard to find a good engine there.
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