Hi all
I was wondering if people on here have info and suggestion in regard to this topic.
I picked up a cheap Galant vr4. I did the usual checks and done a compression test b4 I bought it. All cylinders were in the range of 145-150.
Previous owner recently had motor rebuilt with ebay parts. I could not pick a single thing wrong with it apart from paint fading.
Anyways, motor blew after 10 days. I meant blew with sparks, fire and metal pieces shooting out. Got it towed home the next day and notice a 20cm hole just underneath exhaust manifold. 1 rod came out whilst the other was sticking in the hole. I'm assuming my bottom end is completely gone and cannot be save.
What are my alternative? I don't want to waste $ on this car as it was going to be a run around daily.
I would rather buy another cheap/reliable vr4 motor which would directly bolt on.
- A friend of mine offered an evo1-3 motor, but I would have to find/ fabricate different mounts.
- someone told me a Hyundai Sonata or non turbo Galant 4g63 would fit. What other cars can I use?
- I thought about going 2.4. There are a lot of 4g64 and G4C at the auto dismantler (I'm in Australia).
I was wondering if people on here have info and suggestion in regard to this topic.
I picked up a cheap Galant vr4. I did the usual checks and done a compression test b4 I bought it. All cylinders were in the range of 145-150.
Previous owner recently had motor rebuilt with ebay parts. I could not pick a single thing wrong with it apart from paint fading.
Anyways, motor blew after 10 days. I meant blew with sparks, fire and metal pieces shooting out. Got it towed home the next day and notice a 20cm hole just underneath exhaust manifold. 1 rod came out whilst the other was sticking in the hole. I'm assuming my bottom end is completely gone and cannot be save.
What are my alternative? I don't want to waste $ on this car as it was going to be a run around daily.
I would rather buy another cheap/reliable vr4 motor which would directly bolt on.
- A friend of mine offered an evo1-3 motor, but I would have to find/ fabricate different mounts.
- someone told me a Hyundai Sonata or non turbo Galant 4g63 would fit. What other cars can I use?
- I thought about going 2.4. There are a lot of 4g64 and G4C at the auto dismantler (I'm in Australia).