BA mk2 motor blown, what to do?

[spud13]

unfortunately had my mechanic check over my ute as it wasnt boosting properly, and dfound cylinder 6 60psi more than any other and water had gone right up thru to the coilpacks and corroed them it was that bad, im really tight on funds, would the best bet be to just throw a low km wrecker engine in it or upgrade or what?, current motor will be scrapped

[EvilDaifu]

Sorry to hear - do you know what caused it?

[spud13]

no idea I picked it up with the issue, I heard ba are rubbish but all it had was a flash tune, atback and intercooler making 399hp :(

[skidxr6t]

get a motor from the wreckers with warranty if you are broke!

[spud13]

yeah that's the plan, pretty annoyed but what can you do! are the ba motors still moddable?

[ROB83R]

They are. You just can't lean on them as hard. 

You could go a reliable 300rwkw if the tune is right. What box have you got? That's the next weakest link. 

Go have a chat to Joe CMS and see what he reckons. 

[spud13]

box is t56 manual with new button clutch

[ROB83R]

Fg short motor is probably the cheapest option. 

Theres a few wreckers around Sydney that have them. There's a ba turbo motor on gumtree now for $2300 but you're just going to be back at square one again. 

 

At least you have the good box. 

Edited 12/08/16 11:25 AM by ROB83R

[skidxr6t]

13 hours ago, ROB83R said:

There's a ba turbo motor on gumtree now for $2300

 

 

ahhh gumtree is full of dreamers.

it's funnier when they say something has a problem and ask for top dollar anyway!

 

theres a wrecker here whose been trying to sell BA turbo engines for $2000 for AGES.

[spud13]

yeah we'll see whats about, the last owner has done the dodgiest sh*t, my mechanic didnt even want to look at it, the wiring harness is literally glued into the rockercover and stuff, its digusting, backyard mechanics annnoy me!