Froggmann
05-08-2006, 04:07 PM
I got this car about 3 years ago as a "rescue" from my aunt. She was the original driver and put 214,000 on her before giving her to me. When I First got the car the engine smoked bad on startup and again if I went over 4K RPMs with the motor. I got anther 3K out of the motor before the oil control rings finally completely gave out. I pulled the motor but not before going on one last "horrah" witht he original motor. Basically I filled up the oil pan fired her up and went around the block at 1 AM with a massive smokescreen billowing behind me. Even with so much oil entering the combustion chambers she still pulled great and was a blast. Once I entered the street my place was at the oil buzzer sounded signalling the oil pan only had 2 quarts left. When I parked her she had a massive ammout of oil dripping out of the exhaust pipes.
I pulled that motor and put it aside thinking I would rebuild it for the MG and swap it in. Still a slight possibility but unlikely. Anyways I swapped in a motor that only had 100,000 miles on it and still had good compression. Once in and the fuel fed into the correct lines she started on the first rev of the starter. That motor had some good pull but not as much as the original. With the original I was able to stomp an acura integra but the new one couldn't quite catch those. But it did take out a 5.0 95 mustang, but at a price. Two days later a water seal broke and she started blowing steam. Since then she has sat. Likely a rotor and housing is toast by now but I do have that other motor still. Anyways that is where that car sits. In the meantime here are some pics:
http://www.supermotors.org/getfile/189890/fullsize/rex0.jpg
http://www.supermotors.org/getfile/189891/fullsize/rex4.jpg
http://www.supermotors.org/getfile/189892/fullsize/rexb.jpg
I pulled that motor and put it aside thinking I would rebuild it for the MG and swap it in. Still a slight possibility but unlikely. Anyways I swapped in a motor that only had 100,000 miles on it and still had good compression. Once in and the fuel fed into the correct lines she started on the first rev of the starter. That motor had some good pull but not as much as the original. With the original I was able to stomp an acura integra but the new one couldn't quite catch those. But it did take out a 5.0 95 mustang, but at a price. Two days later a water seal broke and she started blowing steam. Since then she has sat. Likely a rotor and housing is toast by now but I do have that other motor still. Anyways that is where that car sits. In the meantime here are some pics:
http://www.supermotors.org/getfile/189890/fullsize/rex0.jpg
http://www.supermotors.org/getfile/189891/fullsize/rex4.jpg
http://www.supermotors.org/getfile/189892/fullsize/rexb.jpg