Ive got a wrecked '94 GT that Im going to be pulling the engine and transmission from and Ill be transplanting it into a mid-90s Miata. The GT ive got has 116K on it, and it seems to run fine. I cant really drive it much because the wreck jacked up the passenger front wheel, but I can drive it to where I need it at my house.
I saw some oil coming from it. Looked like the rear main, but apart from that I didnt really see any leaks.
So would you completely tear it down and rebuild the bottom end? Im going to be putting A LOT of work into this project, so part of m wants to rebuild it and do it right, and part of me wants to save the money for other stuff. This is going to be a long project, I don't even have the Miata yet. Just doing it one piece at a time. Lol
When I had a '94 GT as my daily driver for like 6-7 years, I replaced or fixed pretty much everything on it. Gears, rebuilt transmission, head work, etc, so to be honest, the bottom end is pretty much the only thing I HAVENT worked on on these cars. That right there really makes me want to do it.
I have never rebuilt a bottom end of an engine, but I know I can do it. Just a matter or doing my research and making sure its all right. The fact that Ive never done pistons and stuff also makes me want to do it.
I plan on probably rebuilding it with stock replacement pistons, possibly a 347 stroker kit, but that's like an extra $500 right there.
My goals for the car are to be getting somewhere between 300-350HP after Ive had it up and running for a while. Probably wont go with a blower in the future, but who knows. The car will be track driven, but it will mainly be used as a fast street car to drive around town. So I don't want anything too crazy (yet).
Opinions?
I saw some oil coming from it. Looked like the rear main, but apart from that I didnt really see any leaks.
So would you completely tear it down and rebuild the bottom end? Im going to be putting A LOT of work into this project, so part of m wants to rebuild it and do it right, and part of me wants to save the money for other stuff. This is going to be a long project, I don't even have the Miata yet. Just doing it one piece at a time. Lol
When I had a '94 GT as my daily driver for like 6-7 years, I replaced or fixed pretty much everything on it. Gears, rebuilt transmission, head work, etc, so to be honest, the bottom end is pretty much the only thing I HAVENT worked on on these cars. That right there really makes me want to do it.
I have never rebuilt a bottom end of an engine, but I know I can do it. Just a matter or doing my research and making sure its all right. The fact that Ive never done pistons and stuff also makes me want to do it.
I plan on probably rebuilding it with stock replacement pistons, possibly a 347 stroker kit, but that's like an extra $500 right there.
My goals for the car are to be getting somewhere between 300-350HP after Ive had it up and running for a while. Probably wont go with a blower in the future, but who knows. The car will be track driven, but it will mainly be used as a fast street car to drive around town. So I don't want anything too crazy (yet).
Opinions?