Turned up boost, now burning oil
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Turned up boost, now burning oil
Alright this is my first post, and I know this was very noobish of me to do. I was bored one day here at college and I figured why not turn up the boost on my miata. Well that turned out to be a bad idea because now I am burning oil and I can only assume it is the rings. So basically a rebuild is my only option. I have a personal mechanic that said it would probably have to be bored out to probably a 1.9 to get it to stop burning oil and he said it would cost about 1200 give or take a couple hundred. I don't have a lot of knowledge mechanically wise. I have a 94 miata with an FM1 kit. I bought the car from a guy who did the upgrades to it. I never touched the boost until that day, so I would normally run 10 psi. But me being a 20 year old I decided to turn it up. Bad idea. Now my dilemma: should i try and sell it for some money or save up and have the engine rebuilt? The car has 118000 on it, it was rebuilt at 70000 miles and then the turbo was put on. It has an upgraded clutch, etc.. a lot of upgrades. I just wanted to know what everyone thought of my dilemma, and if so, how much could i sell it for do you think? I know this is a lot to read, sorry if I waste someones time. I just need help.
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