life sucks, im giving up on the supie

[89mkthree]

i recently put alot of money into my engine doing a full rebuild; new bearings gaskets, rods, ect. and guess what? 2 mi in....knocking. i thought it sounded like valvetrain, so i checked, nope! its bottom end and there is metal in the oil.

so its for sale, look in the classifieds if you want a good car with a bad engine. or something you could part out for a god chunk. ( being a full time student and working 40+ hrs a week i cant)

in conclusion...I give up on the supra. im buying a bimmer. (a REALLY cheap one)

 

[OneJoeZee]

boo hoo

 

[black91turbo]

:nuts: bimmer???? give the supra another shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[89mkthree]

three strikes and 12k later shes out....

 

[OneJoeZee]

what did you do to cause rod knock on a new motor?

 

[IJ.]

Ummm it's NOT the cars fault.......:nono:

 

[89mkthree]

lol your guess is as good as mine. brand new properly sized clevite's

 

[IJ.]

Plastigauged at final assembly?
(Clevites are notorious for being inconsistant)

 

[89mkthree]

for five of em, i ran out before number 6

 

[IJ.]

LOL I wonder which one is knocked

(Rods resized?)

 

[89mkthree]

the third one i beleive

 

[Clifton]

You can isolate a rod knock by pulling a plug at a time.

 

[NDBoost]

^offtopic but clifton, i love your z man. I saw it once, im friends of ericshere03 hes got a red 240z.

Id trade my left arm and my supra for that thing any day.. btw that pic is shot on top of south mountain isnt it.

 

[89mkthree]

yeah but dont i need a ground strap for that?

 

[Clifton]

^offtopic but clifton, i love your z man. I saw it once, im friends of ericshere03 hes got a red 240z.

Id trade my left arm and my supra for that thing any day.. btw that pic is shot on top of south mountain isnt it.

Thanks man. I don't have a use for an extra arm yet though :biglaugh:. It's the lookout on Shea on the way up to Fountain Hills.

 

[IJ.]

^offtopic but clifton, i love your z man. I saw it once, im friends of ericshere03 hes got a red 240z.

Id trade my left arm and my supra for that thing any day.. btw that pic is shot on top of south mountain isnt it.

I still have a soft spot for the Z and each time I see Clifton's car I can't help but ponder my drivetrain in one !

 

[Clifton]

yeah but dont i need a ground strap for that?

No. I've done it more times than I can remember. Just unclip the plug and get them loose before you start the car. Then use something with a plastic handle (screwdriver) to pop the plug wire out of the coil. You could pull the injector clip too if you wanted.

IJ, come back to the dark side...

 

[IJ.]

1100 kg+ 500+rwhp mmm so tempting!

 

[RacerXJ220]

I feel you man. My motor's acting up too. That's why I am having a huge sale in the for sale section.

 

[Jeff Lange]

You can't give up now. You're balls deep.