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scheides
03-29-2010, 02:51 PM
Yea, but he's probably getting a free or nearly-free 2.2 race motor from AMS, so its tough to pass on that shit :)
turbotalon1g
03-29-2010, 05:41 PM
Sucks, but at least he got the $$$ to replace it. I got the modified mag at work with his car on it, pretty cool deal.
If he is on here good luck.

Scheides isn't this the guy you were leg humping that one night at OC and you guys told me it was stock and I should run it?
turbotalon1g
03-29-2010, 05:41 PM
Sucks, but at least he got the $$$ to replace it. I got the modified mag at work with his car on it, pretty cool deal.
If he is on here good luck.

Scheides isn't this the guy you were leg humping that one night at OC and you guys told me it was stock and I should run it?
mlomker
03-29-2010, 07:41 PM
If he is on here good luck.


He's on EvoMN. He also came to the first go-karting event this year. Interestingly, he came in second but was bragging on a national forum about winning it. :\

Ryan is a nice/friendly guy and I did talk to him very briefly while he installed his headlights at ProKart.

Or it might blow up faster with the kind of maintenance and attention a normal person without AMS behind them might give the car.

I've never bought the argument that race cars see more abuse than daily drivers. I've been heckled on forums for that view. Do drivers like Ryan flub shifts? Do they hit the gas hard in 5th gear from low rpms without downshifting? People that drive on the street stress their motors in ways that race car drivers don't. On the track you run in a very narrow rpm range and it certainly 'feels' less stressful on the car to me.
Murlo26
06-02-2010, 10:37 AM
A new shortblock from Mitsu with our discount is only $2200, not too bad for what you get. I think the bare block was like $900.

Sorry to bump a dead thread...i was actually just trying to find prices on the "bare" block from Mitsu on google and couldn't find shit...one search led me here, lol.

Goat, do you have a part number or something for the bare block? I haven't been able to find shit...and bare means just the block w/ sleeves i am guessing? Trying to figure out if that makes more sense for me or not or if the shortblock is still the best route...I am guessing the shortblock still is since Danny seemed to think so but I am bored at work.
FullBlown
06-02-2010, 09:12 PM
If we were able do it all over again. I would of gotten a short block. I think we paid a little over 2k for the block and crank.
Murlo26
06-02-2010, 11:15 PM
If we were able do it all over again. I would of gotten a short block. I think we paid a little over 2k for the block and crank.

The guy who towed my car said you bought one with a blown motor, lol. He said you tuned his civic that has 600whp or so.

I think i am getting the shortblock, all the machining is done.