This sucks...

[dust8614]

I just put my 93 240 in the shop for a head gasket change and then they found that the head was also warped beyond repair so now I gotta find that. About how much do they cost?The guy runnin the machine for the head said to check the valve rings to see if they were melted together, and thats what I'm waiting on them to do now. The guy also said that if the bottom pressure or something (i forgot) goes then it will just become a smoke beast and loose oil way too much.So I might have to be looking for a new engine..anyone know any good places online, or orderable.. that I could check into?

[TrunkMonkey]

The guy runnin the machine for the head said to check the valve rings to see if they were melted together, and thats what I'm waiting on them to do now. The guy also said that if the bottom pressure or something (i forgot) goes then it will just become a smoke beast and loose oil way too much.So I might have to be looking for a new engine..

valve rings? bottom pressure? what the?!

three things...

either you misunderstood what he saying, he's an idiot, or you're about to be had.

i say get a second opinion.

-demetrius

[themadscientist]

MELTED VALVE SPRINGS??!!! good lord man what the hell happened to this engine? If you have in fact that much damage to the head the short block is probably messed up to. Get a complete engine from a scrapyard and drop off this one while you are there!:shocked2

[APEXi240]

Yup, best bet is to go to a junkyard and find a longblock, they can be had by me for 200 (the particular one I saw had 75k on it).

[dust8614]

If I want a different engine, say from a 300zx, would that cost a whole lot more than just the 240sx's?

[lessthanjakejohn]

Good luck getting it in. Probaly not a ton for an engine but a ton of fabricatioon is needed. There are other swaps available you know..

[dust8614]

Which ones without any special modifications needed..?

[240_Keyy]

lol, you ever heard of an SR20DET?

[daniel240]

sounds like a good excuse for an sr20 swap!

[themadscientist]

Ca Ca a million times CA!:boxing

[slw240sx]

i second the Ca motion! , even though mines a total pain in the arse !! its so worth it !! ill soon get it to run and be able to drive it hard !

[JustinStrife]

If you don't wanna spend a ton of $ get a CA 18 engine it has plenty of potential power for the average person.

High Rev too

Get the Sr20DET if you want just a little more power then the CA off the bat.

Go Skyline power if you're insane like me

(4 months and counting till my RB25 swap!)