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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 12:58 AM
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Unhappy I want a cheap engine...

I found out today my car doesnt go fast enough for how well it handles (seriously, I was flooring it going around an onramp and it didnt care) Im frowning cause I cant afford all these nice engines, heck I shouldnt even be making this post but I am anyway

Ive got my 120k service coming up, and my car is having a wierd "not starting" problem not associated with the starter OR battery aparenty and has me boggled.

I know the I-speed guys and all you other crazy folks end up with 2.2's and 2.5's sitting around SOMEWHERE... I want one for cheap as nails! (ya right)
Hearing Wackie talk about his $1,500 JDM EJ20 with AVCS made my cry Thats cheap, but I couldnt even afford that if I wanted to... Oh well.

Ok, im just barking myself up a tree arent I?

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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 01:26 AM
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Youre looking for a 2.5 motor?
Old Apr 25, 2003 | 03:02 AM
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Originally posted by scoobiesnacks
Youre looking for a 2.5 motor?
I would say anything other than my 1.8 and with less miles, and cheap
Old Apr 25, 2003 | 09:22 AM
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just get the dodge stratus motor that Felix had
Old Apr 25, 2003 | 09:46 AM
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 10:12 AM
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 11:31 AM
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Originally posted by christoph1371
you need to be more specific than CHEAP.
Knowing Steve he'll give you a pack of gum and the change in the ashtray and a contract to his soul if you could help the man out .
Old Apr 25, 2003 | 06:00 PM
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I will be doing an EJ20 swap when I get my RS and I won't need my 2.5 anymore. I don;t know about a pack of gum though
Old Apr 28, 2003 | 10:35 PM
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Originally posted by christoph1371
you need to be more specific than CHEAP.
Cheap and not a 1.8l, and perhaps less than 100k miles Other than that, I dont think I care... I just spent $300 on a new starter and new battery, and I just sat there thinking that I could have used that towards a new engine
Old May 2, 2003 | 12:07 AM
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Anyone have any DOHC EJ20 heads sitting around? Im thinkin bolt those suckers up to my EJ18 and run N/A style
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yea i think you can pay about 1g for a 2.5 rs motor with decent miles and maintance. the wiring and stuff will kill you though.
Old May 3, 2003 | 12:07 AM
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All the EJ engines bolt up just fine. Its the wiring thats the problem.

And yes, the 2.0 heads aparently bolt right up, I was compairing a 1.8 block to a 2.0 block over on NASIOC and noticed that, and its why im curious if there are any heads floating around What would be even cooler would be JDM AVCS 2.0 heads so you could N/A tune the 1.8 a bit more



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