+1...why people hate on meth because people rock kits without failsafes...

Guns don't kill people, people kill people...


If it was a Methkit oh well...if it wasn't ...

Beautiful motor...

 

damn that sux

 

I think they are. I was there today and they have the "Team Dynamics" center cap.

I was wondering about that crate over in the corner that simply said "4G63" on it, haha.

 

lol!!

well, there was a lot of corrosion in the intake manifold..

coolest part was taking the oil drain plug out, and coolant coming out!! yes!!

"sir we've found your problem.. youve put oil in the radiator, and coolant in the engine" LOL..

seriously though... the client is a great guy, and we were glad we could help...

im still amazed at the crate motor cost.

cb

 

Yet again... How much for the motor? Also is it going into an VIII or IX. If so what is involved in wiring up the MIVEC? Do you need a new ECU?

 

I can already hear people jumping on the bandwagon that meth causes corrosion of aluminum and that is what casued the failure. FWIW I have been running meth for 10,000 miles and just took off my intake and it looked fine. Just my personal observation. Although, I run it on a switch and have never been a fan of running meth "full time". It is there when I need it at the flip of 2 switches. 1 meth and 1 map. Utec for those wondering.

 

I dont care if it has fail safe or not... it can stiil Fu*K up, its electronicaly controlled.

With C16.... I know its there

 

zomg!! i bet he took it somewhere(hopefully not a stealership) probably a oil/lube place or some lil garage and they fncked it up on purposeor they might be that stupid..... i HOPE the owner wasnt dumb enough to mix up where the oil/coolant go
now thats gangstaaaaaaaa

 

It's a IX Crate Engine going into an Evo IX. I don't think it would be stated as an "easy fix" if you would have to wire up Mivec and what not to a non-Mivec car. If you want to know what is involved in hooking up Mivec, Search...A member just recently made a thread about swaping a mivec head into his VIII and Yes, you need a Mivec ECU.

 

Ok, I have a problem with this and I hope I'm not out of line but there is another issue there. I don't see where there are any signs of an Alky issue but ofcourse I haven't seen the whole picture first hand. Chad is top notch but humor me for a second.....

I see the oil pump shaft separate from the front case. If you look at the pic below you will see that it's not in the pump assembly. The end of that shaft is flattened in a spot where it slides into the oil pump through the oil pump sprocket. I think the oil pump gave out some how. Whether it was do to previous work done or just failure (yeah folks, it happens)

 

they had an IX crate motor for sale at brandon mitsu for around $6500 last time i was there

 

What do you mean by "lot of corrosion in the intake manifold?"

Are you suggesting that the corrosion in the intake manifold is somehow related to the balance shaft failure seen in your picture ?

Please do elaberate

 

well probably from the meth...i would assume...maybe this was a 100% meth user...

 

arent new crate engines great! all nice n shiny and new, with a warranty too!

 

wow! Now that's a clean shop!!!!

Unless you're meth kit dribbles more meth when you don't want it than a dental patient dribbles spit on novacaine, corrosion isn't an issue. A proper meth kit does not cause corrosion issues to aluminum.