Puff! The magic dragon my SR is Dead.

[chicos240]

As I sit on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck, this is all I can do to keep sane, make a post on NICO through my blackberry, knowing someone will read and go "awwww that sucks" I was driving over a a long sweeping uphill left hand curve, when I felt what I thought was loss of power. The rpms where up, but no toque, I'm thinking turbo just died. I start slowing down and baby the car. I make it about another 200 yards and I see a white puff of smoke come out of the back of the car through my rear view mirror. Just then the engine shut off, I pull over. I turn key and attempt to restart when I see another white puff and the engine just cranks and won't fire. Something tells me my head is done or I lost compression on a cylinder I don't know yet. But any help would be appreciated. EDITAfter searching and reading I think its the head gasket, except I did not over heat, so hopefully head is not warped.
Modified by chicos240 at 8:39 PM 5/16/2007

[karmakaze]

that sucks! you have no luck at all do you?

[chicos240]

LOL...sometimes I dont. But this SR shall run again! Im trying to decide to either.Get a used Head and New cheap HG So I can rebuild mine and put a good HG OR Get mine milled and get a good HG. Im looking at my wallet and its still bleeding from the swap...

[chicos240]

You know what even worse, as I was going up the hill I passed a civic SI...as I pulled over, he looked at me and smiled....goddddammmit

[notslow]

that really sucks. I hope you can find out what it is and get er top notch for dirt cheap.

[threadjack]what BB you use?[/threadjack]

[jdm_master_X]

aww there there bro. you're SR will be just fine. its just another excuse for better parts.

[chicos240]

Yes, and I am looking at better parts. 1) I take head off, and replace the gasket, (with what type)2) Anything else that I can replace while IM in there(lets try to keep it under $500)So if I get a Tomei HG thats 250, So now I have another 250...how to spend it?

[jdm_master_X]

Yes, and I am looking at better parts. 1) I take head off, and replace the gasket, (with what type)2) Anything else that I can replace while IM in there(lets try to keep it under $500)So if I get a Tomei HG thats 250, So now I have another 250...how to spend it?

good rocker arm stoppers would be nice. and maybe a port job and resurfacing if you have change to spare.

[chicos240]

Good suggestions, even though I ma not too crazy about rocker arm stoppers. I think a good decking and a port and polish sounds like a great idea.I just found a shop that will do the decking and has a flow bench guy...

[Sil80315]

why waste your money on a tomie headgasket? thats a bit retarded to spend that much for their HG.. IF i were you..Id stick with a metal cometic headgasket and arp studs and call it a day.

[chicos240]

I was under impression that Tomei>HG

[chicos240]

If you want to follow the dramahttp://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=250912