damn... thats a lot of wiring for those two. More than I had expected. I take it your swapping tcases and gauge clusters as well?

 

I'm def swapping to a non acd tcase, which so far I havnt had any luck finding one anywhere.

Cluster.....ah, prolly not, I'd rather keep my cluster unless I find a cheap one. The button will eventually get a blank one in it's spot.

 

Jon @TRE can switch the one side of the case from acd to non acd. Message ronniesize on here I know he just had it done

 

Good progress on the wiring. I recently did a bunch of wiring work also, for sure takes some time.

Just curious, have you had problems with this block before? It's possible there's a galley that's clogged or blocked somewhere. There's a local guy in my area that has rebuilt his 3 times and keeps eating the same bearing. He's getting the block magnafluxed and cut into sections until he finds the issue.

 

He hasnt responded back to me yet. Its been a few weeks lol. I know hes a little hard to get a hold of. Thats all I am really looking to do is convert mine over since I know its in good shape still.

This is a block from Buschur when he built the motor. The motor that threw a rod last year obviously windowed it lol.

This is only the first time this block has given me issues. I just thought it was kinda funny it was a #4 rod that snapped last year, then this year it was a #4 rod bearing. I did reuse the crank from the motor last year that threw a rod. Buschur had it checked out and said it was good to go. I didnt see anything that stood out on it when I pulled it a few weeks ago, at least with the naked eye.


I am handing the block, pistons and rods over to Devin @ Boostin this weekend for him to redo it. Hoping the rods and pistons are still good to reuse. I am gonna buy a new oem 100mm crank though and some new piston rings and bearings.

 

Any Updates on this build ? Been back and forth about getting a Buschur 2.3RPM short block. For every 5 great things I hear about Buschur Racing, there is 1 horror story. I just want an engine that will last at 700hp daily driven,drag, and track for at least 4 years. Is that too much to ask?*insert sarcasm*

-pal215

 

I ended up starting a whole new build thread when I started over. I ended up going with a Boostin 2.3L and I love it. They are somewhat local to me, so there was no shipping involved and Devin is the one that tunes the car as well, so I thought it would be a good idea to get their motor.

The car has went through a ton of changes over last year. New motor, New paint, Milspec harness etc. I busted my *** last year lol.

As for the Buschur motor, its up to you. I will never purchase anything again from the guy, but thats just my opinion. The way he handled business with me after the motor spun a bearing wasnt very professional in my opinion.


New build thread here, if interested lol
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/pr...hopefully.html

 

Thanks tsi! I'm glad that you found a new, reliable combination of parts to get you through the racing days. I wiill definitely check out your new build thread!

I am a firm believer that if done right, our cars don't have to be money pits. We just have to do the research.

-pal215

 

Well said. Good build btw