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I mean in my case, Wiseco provided me with a part they guaranteed would do what I needed and it failed. So I’d say it’s still a failure just not mine or yours. It’s Wisecos. I was never aware I’d need more wrist pin for my needs and Wiseco clearly wasn’t aware either. All the other big brands...

You suffered a Wiseco related failure as well????? Sometimes failures happen due to quality of parts. As an end user it’s difficult to find a company to trust. Specially when every single person on the internet is a fucking liar. “I rev my k20 to 9k allllllll day”. Lmao. No you don’t...

Am I any worse then idiots blowing up their speed3’s doing Mexico pulls? To me that’s embarrassing. Nobody gives a fuck about your highway pull against a GTI. Literally nobody cares yet guys are blowing their shit up for what?

The car is already competitive. It’s actually overly competitive. Keep in mind my class is 2x the HP and 3x the torque and I’m right there with them. If I move down 10mm in tire size I can run in the appropriate class for a car of my build and in that class it would almost not be fair. With...

This is fair. The risk is there but I still trust BC rods over the cheaper shit out there. I know it’s all China but BC is slightly better China

Piston speeds are quite high. Here’s some numbers K20(86mm stroke) 26.3m/s @ 9200rpm K20(86mm stroke) 23.7m/s @ 8300rpm(factory rev limiter) K24(99mm stroke) 29.9m/s @ 9000rpm K24(99mm stroke) 23.1m/s @ 7000rpm(factory rev limit) 2025 F1 engine(53mm stroke) 26.5m/s @ 15,000rpm 2025 nascar...

600-800 on marketplace. Junk yards want 1000-1400. I have a guy maybe 25 minutes up the street from me. He runs a part out business parting out all the desirable Hondas. Civic si, rsx, tsx, blah blah. He’s my personal scrap yard I’ve dealt with him enough that we’re kinda buddies now. He...

Haha yea that’d be cool. With the truck and trailer now I can tow this thing anywhere. It’s nice. Thinking I’ll have to assemble the short block with the parts I have, then just wait until I can afford a new cylinder head setup. It might be later in the season but better than another oem long...

I would love to do this. I’m about 1.5 hours from the Niagara Falls border right into Buffalo. I just need a US shipping address I guess?

Hmm. That’s an interesting question. I’m actually not sure. If I went k24 in my one series I’d be fine. Same class. I could make more power and torque but losing rpm means I need to fuck around with gearing which gets expensive again

You bring up alot of interesting unique build options. I like them. Those 340i make stupid power and have great handling aftermarket. To go mid to high effort on a time attack build it could be stupid fast. Damn lol. Part of my problem is being in Canada. Shits so expensive here. It’s all...

I see your points. Very valid. Something for me to consider. The after market is definitely there with that chassis and it’s unique which I like. The civic is very dialed chassis wise and it’s not even close to fully done up yet. That’s why it’s hard for me to just move on. It’s as competitive...

lol that would be a very cool build. Starting over doesn’t sound too appealing though. This said, Matt Farrah spent a ridiculous amount of money on custom everything suspension related to make his fox body handle and it was still slow according to him. That was a next level build

Fair enough. Not sure my next path. Need neg a cylinder head ruined my budget plan. I am depressed now

I had the same thought of course. I also heard those spare engines built using random parts are sometimes the best engines. other option is china rods on the cheap cheap. But those are probably just as sketchy as using my BC rods

There are no real platforms that interest me currently. I don’t want something big and heavy. As mentioned above my garage is was too small for what I do but I make it work. I dropped my spare block/crank off at the machine shop today with my rods from my last engine. All 3 rods checked out...

Well. Cylinder head is completely smashed. My only hope of getting the car back together with a friendly budget and quick turn around was if the head was reusable. Oil pump is probably also throw away. I had a plan for a quick rebuild if the head was ok. I am beyond frustrated. This is getting...

I’ve thought about it but fuck brz’s those are gay and I don’t want to be a cookie cutter idiot. I see 30 out of 40 cars are brz’s. I couldn’t do it. Plus those engines are 5k a pop. The civic just needs a reliable engine package making some acceptable HP. I guess this is part of R&D. the...

I tend to agree but it’s hard to keep up with these higher powered fucks. Specially the guys who can even drive a little. I have to drive 10/10s to be competitive where as these guys are lifting in places I can’t or my lap time is just fucked. It’s extra work for me and the car

This is my current dilemma. I have loaded up my spare block and crank in the hoe. I have the Wiseco pistons and 3 rods. Going to drop it all at the machine shop now to be looked over. If it’s all usable…we’ll do a budget build. I need 1 rod and that’s really it. We’ll see the condition of my oil...