CWHammer

I'd get new pins and a different block. Save some cash on the sleeves and have another block hot tanked and prepped.

NismoPick

Except I already have about $2k into that block in previous machine work...

CWHammer

Ouch, what's another 1/2k then right? How long will they have it this time, did they say? Did you ask them why they didn't catch that the first time? I assume they dissasembled the entire engine to machine it and they didn't notice the wobbly pistons. Shame on them! That should have been one of their standard checks.

NismoPick

Long story short, my motor was built by a Nissan master mechanic buddy of mine about 5 years ago. All the machine work was done by a diff local shop (which luck would have... went out of business not too long after). This machine shop I go to now is well known & appraised.

CWHammer

Well 5 bills to cut and sleeve the block isn't too bad. Where were the pins loose, in the pistons or in the rods? I would think that the slop would have damaged one or the other. I'd ask them to double check all of the tolerances twice. It would really suck if they re-assembled the motor and the same problem occurred due to out of tolerance fit. I get scared when people I don't know do things to my car. Especially when I can't be there to see what they're doing. Rots 'o ruck!!!

lifegrddude

Haha dude that was the same goal I had for my Z. I'm pretty sure once it's running again that I'll be in the 13's, but I'll never know since the closest 1/4 mile track is 2 1/2 hours away, and it's not worth the drive. Either way, hopefully I don't jump on the bandwagon and sell too... I've really been leaning towards picking up a boring commuter car to save gas/money for a while and get back to Z cars later. I can definitely duplicate my setup for a lot less the next time around now that the learning curve is done.

lww

And some guys on here give me crap for driving a '99 Honda Civic with 150k miles that still gets around 34mpg! Now that gas is $4.79/gal here in the Bay, I'm finally getting some respect!

Bleach

Is it true that the 01-05 Civic gets 38-40mpg?

NismoPick

And the block is back from the machine shop. New bearings, rings, seals, cyl 5 & 6 are sleeved, pistons knurled back into shape, new piston pins, short block re-assembled. This weekend I will re-assemble the long block.

snwbrderphat540

ARP that **** up!!!! lol, also please paint the block before you go anyfurther thats gross... and not red. you have enough already. black is nice but doesnt show leaks. go orange.

NismoPick

I thought about ARP main studs... but meh.

SHADY280

nice pick, now can i finally get a ride in that thing. ill be in new york for new years, meet me there hahaahahah

snwbrderphat540

new york? wtf why? go to chi-town

zstudent

I dont think they get that good of mileage, my 07 Si gets about 28-31 I know the newer ones are getting much better mileage

snwbrderphat540

its the si... its a bigger heavier car all around with more hp and displacement than the normal civic of 01-05 era...

duowing

Just go back in time and get a late 80s early 90s CRX HF. They get 50-52 highway miles. Looking at this progress of Nismo's engine makes me want to pull mine get it bored out and rebuilt. Nismo's back in the game!

KasbeKZ

n/m. i didn't realize there was a second page to the thread when i posted that

NismoPick

Hum... I painted my bro's KA24DE black & liked the way it looked... maybe. But orange? NFW!

NY?! From one coast to the other!

Doo itt!!!

What will I do when the car is all back together?!

Bleach

Park it in the garage!

entropy31

w00t!! drive the Geos!!!!!

lww

Nah, but the Civic Hybrid got 42/51. The "regular" civic still got 32/38.

tonsoffun300zx

i want a geo!!!

KasbeKZ

i kinda do too actually.

rtmorgan

i had a geo once blew the 3 banger motor and dropped a integra motor in it ****er flew it only weighed 1300 pounds

NismoPick

Lazy Saturday...

Against Snw's will I painted the block red again. I also replaced that huge coolant plug w/ a shorter ss hex stud.