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gsr troubles
Newbie here. Just need some help. I've owned this 96 gsr since it rolled of the lot new. Used to do alot of commuting and I now have 168,000 milesnon it. Well its been trouble free until recently. The harmonic balancer came loose and the key-slot on the crank was damaged. Anyway I'm looking for options. noone in my area wants to touch replacing the crank or doing a rebuild. They all tell me that it would be way cheaper to do a motor swap. I don't know if they are just not qualified to repair/rebuild it or it would be faster/easier money to to the swap. I sure can't find a gsr engine less than 3,000 for a jdm and approx 1800 for a rebuilt longblock. There is nothing wrong with mine other than burning a little oil and leaking some as well (normal for the miles on mine). I want to know some options. Like rebuilding what I have and building it up some so i can do some add-ons later when the cash flow is better. I'd like to keep this a daily driver but give it some attitide. I have no problems upgrading to a newer or better engine. I want to keep it n/a now with the ability to go fi later when the money is flowing better (too many hobbies and a house to keep-up) want to keep this 300 hp or less and want to start-off small and add to it as a learn. I just want to keep from adding things then removing them for other upgrades (baby-steps forward, never back-steps).
Anyway, I'm in the Chattanooga, TN area. I have no problem taking this thing to Nashville, Knoxville, or Atlanta if needed to get a quality reasonably local build. Just can't justify $300.00 shipping each way to send it off, when that can be used on performance upgrades. Any advice or help is appreciated.
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04-03-2004, 09:57 PM
