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    Motor rebuild, are leaks normal?

    just got my motor rebuilt and fixed up im leakin a little bit of coolant from my head gasket and im told this is normal for a while...wonderin how long untill it isn't leaking and or if i need to have the shop re torque the bolts on the head gasket after so many miles...


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    Problems after engine rebuild...

    all new internals and bore out the fix imperfections in the cylinder walls....
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    Problems after engine rebuild...

    just got a rebuild....before the rebuild my engine was knockin bad....now after the rebuild the sound is more like a sputter so im guessin some valves might be bent or somethin....dono but it all the sudden wouldn't keep an idle and would just die...now it sounds like a muscle car when it idles...
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    Why do my belts squeal?

    just got engine rebuild and belts and what not the whole thing....hit 1500 miles on the rebuild and opened it up and it was runnin great but now when im at a stop idling it screams like a belt is slippin so i dono if it could be the bearings in one of the pully's or what....any ideas
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    New gsr build, powerband and shift point questions.

    na...my dads doin the transactin so i haven't had much contact i've been tryin to find out from the place what exactly they did instead of just trustin my dad saying they "fixed" it....so im tryin to find out if i got forged internals and what not and how big the bore was cuz all i know as of...
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    New gsr build, powerband and shift point questions.

    don't know they just bored it out a bit as part of the rebuild i'll have to ask em...
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    New gsr build, powerband and shift point questions.

    wonderin if any gsr geniuses know what rpm range gives for the most power when pushing it....i just got a bore out with a rebuild and i was wondering if i shift at 8100 if im just hurtin my speed cuz i've heard if you shift a little lower vtec is still kicking in the higher gears so your faster...
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    need new body kit

    the guy i bought my car from sucked ass and got fiberglass body kit that doesn't fit the teg very well i was wondering what body kits i can get that will fit like its made for a gsr and look sexy...also can paint shops match old paint or am i gonna have to fork up extra cash to get it detailed...
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    engine rebuilt

    i just had my 96 gsr motor rebuilt....all new internals bore out and what not....i had it bearings replaced and gaskets again because a bearing shredded....does anyone think this is just a manufacturing bearing problem....cuz im hoping thats the case cuz i think the shop that did my rebuild is...
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    Engine rebuilt, how long to break in?

    yeah...the compression on one of my pistons was 70 so they said they bored out all the cylinders and got me all new internals....bigger pistons as well and then after like 900 miles i was still babying the throttle but brought it up a little higher and it fucked up...


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    Engine rebuilt, how long to break in?

    yeah man its all still under warranty it just blows cuz i had my engine rebuilt for like 8 weeks and 2 weeks later it has to be taken apart again....might need a new engine if the piston failed cuz that means they bored it out too much they said....
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    Engine rebuilt, how long to break in?

    found out my engine either threw a rod or my piston collapsed so its gonna be in the shop for a while
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    Engine rebuilt, how long to break in?

    yeah man i know....thats why im pissed...im guessing that the shop didn't do a good job preping it....didn't tighten everything how it was supposed to or something and when i let it vtec somethin came loose
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    Engine rebuilt, how long to break in?

    bad news......took it to vtec and my engine started knocking....started out as like a raspy sound and then when i parked it it was hitting kinda hard so i parked it and im gettin it towed to a shop...not sure what went wrong but im hoping its not gonna be in the shop for too long....any thoughts?
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    Engine rebuilt, how long to break in?

    i just got my gsr engine rebuilt. They bored it out and gave me all new internals and i recently took it in for an oil change and diagnostics and every thing checks out. Im at about 1200 miles on the new build and was wondering how long i should wait to hit v-tec? if anybody knows alot about...
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    engine rebuild, leaking oil normal?

    i just got a full engine rebuild on my teg gsr and i was wondering if anyone knew alot about seals. Because right now there is a little bit of oil leakage going on and i was wondering if that is normal because my seals hanven't closed up yet since it is brand new....what are some thoughts on...
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    engine bore

    ya i'de love to go with some upgrades but it isn't my money and they bought like a straight up engine part kit with new pistons, rods, bearings,crankshaft, everything so i don't know what pistons are gonna be put in there
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    engine bore

    ya i didn't really know what was considered a large bore...their doing it to correct the piston damage or somethin so im guessing its not gonna be dramatic but they said their gonna bore all the cylinders the same so im guessing even if it isn't much it will give me a little extra power. i was...
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    engine bore

    just got word that my engine is being rebuilt....im getting all new pistons rods etc and to fix the imperfections in the block im gettin them bored out a bit so i would assume a little larger pistons to compensate for the change......anyone know how much hp i might get even if its just a litle...
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    new engine

    it has 78000 on it but i just got word today that they are gonna rebuild it....my dads payin for all new pistons, crankshaft, bearings everything other than the block cuz they tried chargin us 6-8 grand for a new engine....they said their gonna bore out the block to fix any problems with it so i...
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