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ar0ck · 11-19-2006, 06:18 PM

Im kind of in a pickle right now.

Im pretty sure the motor in my car bit the bucket a few weeks ago. Im pretty sure that I spun a bearing in the motor while I was visiting my GF in up-state NY. It cost me a pretty penny to find out what was wrong while I was up there and it still couldn't be figured out. Thank god I got lucky and a local chevy dealership got me a tow home for practically nothing. I pretty much wasted a good 4 days of work & school. When I start the car I get a horrible screaching noise and a very heavy metal on metal sound comming from the motor. I haven't ran the car for more then 2 minutes. Im pretty sure sometime while I was driving the oil pressure dropped on me, and it continues to stay on the low side.

I don't believe I have that much invested in the actual motor except for the worked heads & intake, but I did spend alot of money trying to get it running right and figure out why it has so many problems. I did the work myself with some help of some very dedicated friends, but we are by no means mechanics. So it could be anything from a poor tune to faulty parts to faulty mechanics. I won't let myself play the blame game. At this point in time I am pretty sure I have surpassed the amount I payed for the car when it was bone stock and right now I am left with a car that doesn't run. I payed about $8k for the car 2 years ago, and I have easily spent more then $8k on the car and right now I am loosing more money on it every day. I don't have another car to fall back on, and even if I were to get into another car it wouldn't remain stock for long no matter what it is. What the hell should I do? I really don't want to sell the car because I love everything about it. If i sell the car I will be taking a financial beating and I probably won't be able to afford a new car that I want.

What do I do?
- Part the car out & cry?
- Throw a stock motor back in, return it to stock & sell it?
- Rebuild the motor & keep the same set up
- go balls out

Either way i can't help but feel Im going to loose so much money from this car. I also don't want to do the work ever again; that whole experience was a nightmare. Not to mention alot of people are telling me to just give up, but I wish it was that easy.

11-19-2006, 06:18 PM	#1
ar0ck Resident Camera Guy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North Jersey Posts: 10,971 iTrader: (2) Social Networks:	What would you do Im kind of in a pickle right now. Im pretty sure the motor in my car bit the bucket a few weeks ago. Im pretty sure that I spun a bearing in the motor while I was visiting my GF in up-state NY. It cost me a pretty penny to find out what was wrong while I was up there and it still couldn't be figured out. Thank god I got lucky and a local chevy dealership got me a tow home for practically nothing. I pretty much wasted a good 4 days of work & school. When I start the car I get a horrible screaching noise and a very heavy metal on metal sound comming from the motor. I haven't ran the car for more then 2 minutes. Im pretty sure sometime while I was driving the oil pressure dropped on me, and it continues to stay on the low side. I don't believe I have that much invested in the actual motor except for the worked heads & intake, but I did spend alot of money trying to get it running right and figure out why it has so many problems. I did the work myself with some help of some very dedicated friends, but we are by no means mechanics. So it could be anything from a poor tune to faulty parts to faulty mechanics. I won't let myself play the blame game. At this point in time I am pretty sure I have surpassed the amount I payed for the car when it was bone stock and right now I am left with a car that doesn't run. I payed about $8k for the car 2 years ago, and I have easily spent more then $8k on the car and right now I am loosing more money on it every day. I don't have another car to fall back on, and even if I were to get into another car it wouldn't remain stock for long no matter what it is. What the hell should I do? I really don't want to sell the car because I love everything about it. If i sell the car I will be taking a financial beating and I probably won't be able to afford a new car that I want. What do I do? - Part the car out & cry? - Throw a stock motor back in, return it to stock & sell it? - Rebuild the motor & keep the same set up - go balls out Either way i can't help but feel Im going to loose so much money from this car. I also don't want to do the work ever again; that whole experience was a nightmare. Not to mention alot of people are telling me to just give up, but I wish it was that easy. __________________ Last edited by ar0ck; 11-19-2006 at 06:19 PM.