My motor = loose butthole
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My motor = loose butthole
I had some issues this weekend with smoke and oil in the engine bay, finally got to look at it tonight and I'm pretty sure my engine is done. Did a compression test and this is what I got:
Cylinder 1: 70 psi
Cylinder 2: 150
Cylinder 3: 145
Cylinder 4: 135
When I pulled the plug in cylinder 4 it was completely covered with oil as well, pictures of my plugs attached in order (or not because of iPad, will upload spark plug from #4 right now)
This is where I need some advice to get me back to tight butthole. The car is a project car I bought for autocross, I enjoy driving it to work when it's nice and on the weekends. The goal with it this year was to drive to autox events within a 150 mile radius of my home. My plan was for a 200-225whp car that was reliable and fun to drive. So my question is where should I go from here? I've purchased good parts when it matters and used parts when they will do. Budget would probably be around $1500 and I am comfortable doing all work myself (besides what needs to be done by a machine shop). So I look for your opinions and advice
Cylinder 1: 70 psi
Cylinder 2: 150
Cylinder 3: 145
Cylinder 4: 135
When I pulled the plug in cylinder 4 it was completely covered with oil as well, pictures of my plugs attached in order (or not because of iPad, will upload spark plug from #4 right now)
This is where I need some advice to get me back to tight butthole. The car is a project car I bought for autocross, I enjoy driving it to work when it's nice and on the weekends. The goal with it this year was to drive to autox events within a 150 mile radius of my home. My plan was for a 200-225whp car that was reliable and fun to drive. So my question is where should I go from here? I've purchased good parts when it matters and used parts when they will do. Budget would probably be around $1500 and I am comfortable doing all work myself (besides what needs to be done by a machine shop). So I look for your opinions and advice
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If you want to trust it to get you home 150 miles after beating the **** out of it during the day, and you have $1500 budgeted for your engine, then there shouldn't be much of a question. Just look through the build threads of the guys who built their motors and run them at the track. That will tell you what you need and what you don't.