If its a total loss, I may buy this complete short block, swap it in. Then get mine sleeved and some aftermarket pistons. I just don't know yet. I change my mind every 30 seconds

 

Look at Infraredline. Similar set up as you, Stock bottom end and going strong for some time now. Just don't set the tune to kill for a DD.

 

Yeah I see what your saying. I appreciate all the support guys. I'm trying not to make up my mind before I tear it down

 

Dude, If I were You just keep Your Car, Don't give up Your Dream and Your Goals where You want Your Car to be. Keep Your Head Up and find out what's the problem then go from there.

 

this!!!

 

Ya don't do that. Tear it down and see what you're up against first

 

quit being a vag and fix it

 

haha

 

agreed, dont puss out on this one

 

You just HAD to say it didnt you?! Now my ***** gonna blow up next time I drive it Next wednesday will mark 2 years since I fired her up after I put the ported head on (I know that because its my birthday lol) and about 15-16k miles. And there is a tune different than party mode??? Aint nobody go tme fo dat jk

 

When I first got my turbo kit I burned up the valves, melted them all the way through, fixed that and installe forged pistons like you did. A week later blew the wall out of the cylinder. I never built a motor but I said I had to learn someday.

This time I had a block sleeved for me to make sure I didnt ballon my cyl wall again, and lined up a dyno and a tuner to make it all worth it. I didnt do it though without stress and a lot of it. Ask mrbelvedere, had to send him 3 BLOCKS before we got it sleeved due to UPS breaking the timing area. Got the build going and ran low on funds, did it little by little and took about 4 months from start to finish. I then had to find several ways to fix timing issues, clutch issues, had to pull the tranny again because I forgot the spacer, had to fix a dozen other things in the process and I just now got my car back to daily driver duty.

Now I am going to rebuild the turbo this weekend (got my rebuild kit from UPS late in the evening today) due to leaking seals on the compressor side. It never ends, I didnt give up and I am still going forward even after all the crap. You have to pay to learn. Dont let the car win if you can budget it.

Good luck man. You are where I was about 6 months ago. Had a popped motor and decisions to be made. 6 months later I am enjoying something I built with my own two hands and enjoying the car the way I envisioned when I started this whole project last summer.

 

 

Yeah party starts tonight at 6 o'clock sharp lol

 

Tear that head off first!

 

As I recall you left here with a base tune and never came back to have it finish tuned. You also never paid the remaining balance of about $3,000 you still owe.....

 

Yikes...

 

I figured there was 2 sides..

Never had an issue with ottps products.

 

Cyl 1: 180 psi

Cyl 2: 180 psi

Cyl 3: 0 psi

Cyl4: 0 psi

 

Valves...

 

Sounds like some one was a lil lean.

 

Wow. I'm going to say you cracked the cylinder wall in number 4 and number 3 is bleeding over to it.

 

Wideband was alway pegged at 10.0 at WOT

 

In for disassembly and pics!

 

Josh is more than likely right

 

Did coolant puke out the plug holes at all when turning over?