Just hit 200K in the IX, Suggestions?
Wow you've never heard of RRE and your from SoCal? Amazing!
http://www.roadraceengineering.com/
http://www.roadraceengineering.com/
mill and o-ring then fully blue brint and balance?
Yes original owner!, well as far as maintenance goes we kept up with all the fluids and minor tune ups here and there so its been a smooth ride all the way without ever given us major problems.
The shop we most often visit here in Socal quoted us for 3,500 for a complete rebuild plus I forget what the term is but has something to do with re doin the head and block or something like that.
The shop we most often visit here in Socal quoted us for 3,500 for a complete rebuild plus I forget what the term is but has something to do with re doin the head and block or something like that.
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Better his car than yours, if you're worried about getting a beater.
But I don't see it as a bad thing... it's good to see that these cars can stand up to the test of time, especially with the IX, since most of the higher extremely high-mileage Evos are typically the older ones (like 4RETECH's 2003) that are just getting close to that age considering slightly higher than normal annual mileage.
But I don't see it as a bad thing... it's good to see that these cars can stand up to the test of time, especially with the IX, since most of the higher extremely high-mileage Evos are typically the older ones (like 4RETECH's 2003) that are just getting close to that age considering slightly higher than normal annual mileage.
If you plan on it running another 200k, then just buy a new short block. Most rebuilds never last as long as a factory assembled motor and you already know the OEM stuff will last.
Hi everyone a few days ago me and pops hit the 200,000 mile barrier on our way to California, we took it to get a compression test and the results where
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the car is driving and accelerating Ok but not at its full potential, we are doin a full forged rebuild sometime soon hopefully, aside from this what else should I be concerned/ keep an eye out for?
Thanks.
50 50 80 80
the car is driving and accelerating Ok but not at its full potential, we are doin a full forged rebuild sometime soon hopefully, aside from this what else should I be concerned/ keep an eye out for?
Thanks.
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If you put 200K on the car I'm assuming you use it as a grocery getter, DD, and everything in between. Looking at the mods in your sig, you're pretty much 95% stock and that's why the car lasted as long as it did with so little problems. There's a high likelihood you'll lose the reliability when you start playing with more than bolt-ons. It'll be even more of a headache if you don't troubleshoot and/or do your own work.
Whatever you do, good luck and nice milestone!