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So I recently purchased my B13 with an Avenir W10 swap from a fellow forum member and a 2 months after my purchase I've hit a wall. The car is not a daily driver, and has been sitting for most of the 2 months. When I purchased the car, the exhaust was smoking pretty bad and the previous owner advised that it was possibly an issue with the turbo/turbo seals which is why it was just pouring black smoke. I managed to get a compression test done this weekend and cylinders 4,3 and 2 showed about 165 psi and cylinder 1 showed 10 psi, just Great!! A leak down test confirmed air was leaking past cylinder 1 and we pulled the motor.
Pulled the motor and head, found a piece missing from the edge of piston 1 and felt a small impression on the cylinder wall of cylinder 1. Cylinder number 3's piston looks like it was starting to deteriorate at the edge. Also found out whoever put the engine together last used silicone to seal it! I was told it's possible that the impression might be removed with honing and we might need to bore the block 10 mm at a minimum to use the same block.
I also recently purchased a different trans to address the 5th gear issue from a fellow b13 enthusiast who was nice enough to sell me for $200. It also came with a Gtir block connected to it! The block is bare and usable as far as I can see, but I can't really tell until I send it out to a machine shop.
I don't want my car to be a drag car, I don't want to auto x, I just want a fun reliable weekend car with about 350 hp. That being said I now need to figure out which route I'm going. I can purchase a new engine but I'm unsure if the same issue will arise or how long will I own the next engine until I have to pull it apart as well. I can send out my Avenir head and block to machine shop and build my existing engine. Or I can build the Gtir block which can yield more power but also require more work. I would really like to keep costs under $1500 or so if possible, since this is not my primary vehicle and I'm trying to acquire a co-op later in the year. Any advice/direction would be appreciated and thanks for reading!
Pulled the motor and head, found a piece missing from the edge of piston 1 and felt a small impression on the cylinder wall of cylinder 1. Cylinder number 3's piston looks like it was starting to deteriorate at the edge. Also found out whoever put the engine together last used silicone to seal it! I was told it's possible that the impression might be removed with honing and we might need to bore the block 10 mm at a minimum to use the same block.
I also recently purchased a different trans to address the 5th gear issue from a fellow b13 enthusiast who was nice enough to sell me for $200. It also came with a Gtir block connected to it! The block is bare and usable as far as I can see, but I can't really tell until I send it out to a machine shop.
I don't want my car to be a drag car, I don't want to auto x, I just want a fun reliable weekend car with about 350 hp. That being said I now need to figure out which route I'm going. I can purchase a new engine but I'm unsure if the same issue will arise or how long will I own the next engine until I have to pull it apart as well. I can send out my Avenir head and block to machine shop and build my existing engine. Or I can build the Gtir block which can yield more power but also require more work. I would really like to keep costs under $1500 or so if possible, since this is not my primary vehicle and I'm trying to acquire a co-op later in the year. Any advice/direction would be appreciated and thanks for reading!