Recent content by AtomicSpeed3

@Enki Makes sense. Trying to find a short block for cheap and then I can build it this way. Otherwise, a drop in will have to do and I can slowly rebuild the original motor.

Gotcha. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I was led that the 2.5 engine is more reliable so I had thought that a hybrid 2.5 swap with forged pistons and rods would make sense as far as reliability wise. I typically take chatGPT with a grain of salt, it's just there to help get...

Thanks for the reply. I'll be honest, I've been using chatGPT to help me out and plan for this build. So far, the build is around $1900 and a 2.3 drop in from texas JDM is $2000. I want to try to keep this long term. I don't ever plan on racing this, maybe a BNR S1 turbo in the future. Would you...

4k is my budget. I have a 2012 cruze, clean and in great shape that i will sell once the build is done. I found a junkyard 2.5 for 225, so with the extra money, I was going to strip it down and replace the oil/water pumps, timing chain, install new forged rods and forged pistons, and clean up...

Hello! Back in 2008-2010, I used to have a 08 MS3 in black. Loved the shit out of it and then had to sell it for personal reasons. Many years later, been looking around for another MS3 to fill the void. Finally, found a Cosmic Blue Mica (which is the original color I wanted!) on FB marketplace...