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Hey, Pretty much as the topic states. After alot of thrashing and pushing to it's limits my motor has finally decided to lose compression in one of it's cylinders. Now it's an r33 gtst with an rb25. So my delema is whether to rebuild my motor from the ground up with forged internals or save a bit of money and drop a second hand motor into it.

what do you guys think, i'm after honest advice and any help people can offer..

Also if anyone can recommend shops to get quotes from and feedback on shops who have done this type of work.

thanks guys

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if you rebuild the motor, your going to have a nice new forged engine that will last you donkeys years. Buy a 2nd hand motor and its going to be a gamble as to how long it will last. specially if you want to go on thrashing it.

rebuild ftw !

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If all you want is a reliable car to drive around in and you'll give it a bootfull occasionally, then a properly-checked second hand engine would do the job perfectly well and would be cheaper too.

Depending on what's wrong with the engine you already have (it could be a blown head gasket, rings, bent valve, whatever) the third option you might not have considered is to do a repair - sort of a rebuild but without going the whole hog. Fix what's broken and get it going again, keep the stock pistons etc.

From the sounds of it though, you'll be treating it like it's been stolen so a rebuild would be the go, it'll cost you more but you know what's in it, you know it's fresh, and if you're going for bulk horsepower later on and you already have an engine capable of handling it, you're set.

Up to you really, but it depends on what you want to do with it :thumbsup:

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Hey, Pretty much as the topic states. After alot of thrashing and pushing to it's limits my motor has finally decided to lose compression in one of it's cylinders. Now it's an r33 gtst with an rb25. So my delema is whether to rebuild my motor from the ground up with forged internals or save a bit of money and drop a second hand motor into it.

what do you guys think, i'm after honest advice and any help people can offer..

Also if anyone can recommend shops to get quotes from and feedback on shops who have done this type of work.

thanks guys

yo brenton.. so it was low compression..?? hehe i knew it..

bugger. did u contact dan with the number i gave u.

if u need some help let me knw bud..

and as if u drive an AUTO

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$10,000 to get an rb26 runnin with my auto.... $7,500 approx to do rb25/30 hybrid... $6,500-$7,500 rebuild with forgies, Approx $4,000 rebuild with stocko parts, or approx $5,000 2nd hand motor

It was $10,000 for MANUAL 26...and I told you would have to learn to drive a manual :pwned:.

And my quote for the rebuild with forged pistons and 20thou overbore was $5055.

Cheers,

Andrew

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