i had my engine rebuilt from the bottom up. new rod bearings, gaskets, timing belt, water pump, piston rings, had the pistons re-machined, had the head re-machined, ported and polished. she runs great now, i don't have to put in a quart of oil every 200 miles. total re-build cost, parts & labor: $1400 USD...done @ Maztech in Tampa, FL.
i went and re-did the whole exuast system as well. new high flow cat, 2 1/4" piping, 18" long resonator, and a canister/race/bomb style muffler w/ a removable silencer. this made the biggest performance difference i have ever felt with this car. total cost for muffler, resonator, cat, piping and labor: $300 USD. the removable silencer does it's job quite well when it is in place. normal conversation can be had @ 80 miles an hour. and even without the silencer, it's not terribly loud, and it is not raspy at all. just a nice smooth low tone, quite distinct, i've gotten thumbs up on it from enthusiasts, regular people, and GIRLS too!! lol
Hehehe good to hear. I have a rebuild in store for my ol clunker some day but i have a feeling it is gonna break well before then. I have 2 motors at junk yards lined up for about 100$ per motor already though =]
thanks for the props bro. about your engine swap: i hope you have another car u can drive in the meantime, cause the MX will be down for a while. from the engine swap people that i have talked to, ricerocket666 as one of them, it's nothing like a honda swap where everything drops right in. there is a whole bunch of little things that are not realized until the engine is in and you have wires that have nowhere to go, and your windshield wipers don't work, among other things. however: if i had the time, $ and facilites, i'd be alllll about doin a BPT swap. good luck!
oohhh, i remember now...no, it wasn't my starter. it was my alternator tensioner bolt assembly which has since been repaired/replaced. as for you ron, i'll be lookin for you @ checkers! lol
only one problem...i think that my *new* exhaust is leaking @ the downpipe, i'm getting headaches from the damn fumes. we can't have nice things!
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