The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 4: Burnouts for Distance

[churchmouse]

Well lets try this.

Sorry fellas the info scrambled on the transfer of older threads I guess.

 

[churchmouse]

CP....start over OK.....

 

[femurphy77]

In. Has CP bought a new car to ring in the new year? Yet?

 

[Jaybird1980]

Well lets try this.

Sorry fellas the info scrambled on the transfer of older threads I guess.

Thanks CM, i dont envy the work you guys do

 

[maxwelhse]

In. Has CP bought a new car to ring in the new year? Yet?

Sad, but possibly true, unintentional joke there. His family truckster just blew up so it sounds like he may well actually be out car shopping right now.

Probably won't be as cool as what he's been turning up with, but, we can dream...

 

[ChristianPatriot]

This would be cool too

 

[ChristianPatriot]

In. Has CP bought a new car to ring in the new year? Yet?

Probably yes. Just to catch everybody up: 2008 Town and Country that needs a new engine or at least a rebuild.

 

[Jaybird1980]

This would be cool too

My daughter has always wanted us to get a mini van, i could go for this

 

[maxwelhse]

Probably yes. Just to catch everybody up: 2008 Town and Country that needs a new engine or at least a rebuild.

I vote for replace the old van, then figure out how to stuff an SRT-4 setup in it...

 

[maxwelhse]

My daughter has always wanted us to get a mini van, i could go for this

There is a very short window in time where Chrysler was selling minivans with the turbo 2.5 in them and a 5 speed manual transmission.

Without a question, I would roll one of those as a daily.

 

[churchmouse]

Probably yes. Just to catch everybody up: 2008 Town and Country that needs a new engine or at least a rebuild.

As in top end or the whole schmere.

 

[Jaybird1980]

There is a very short window in time where Chrysler was selling minivans with the turbo 2.5 in them and a 5 speed manual transmission.

Without a question, I would roll one of those as a daily.

I was shooting for something like the Boosted Bois Honda minivan

 

[maxwelhse]

I was shooting for something like the Boosted Bois Honda minivan

Not reliable enough, from what I've seen, and V6s in FWDs are the work of the devil.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Not reliable enough, from what I've seen, and V6s in FWDs are the work of the devil.

After some research, there are some years of Odyssey’s that they had the transmission problems sorted out. Anything in the ‘09-‘14 year range is supposed to be solid.

 

[maxwelhse]

After some research, there are some years of Odyssey’s that they had the transmission problems sorted out. Anything in the ‘09-‘14 year range is supposed to be solid.

That's too narrow of a window that is book ended by garbage for my taste, unless you just really really like the Honda.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

That's too narrow of a window that is book ended by garbage for my taste, unless you just really really like the Honda.

There’s a whole slew of Sienna’s have that transmissions issues too so it’s really just a game of chance buying used.

 

[maxwelhse]

There’s a whole slew of Sienna’s have that transmissions issues too so it’s really just a game of chance buying used.

Suburban/Yukon XL 2500 then. Pretty much indestructible mechanically and not a complete nightmare to work on (except brake lines, I guess).

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Suburban/Yukon XL 2500 then. Pretty much indestructible mechanically and not a complete nightmare to work on (except brake lines, I guess).

Hard to find one in my budget that has less than 200k miles lol

 

[Jaybird1980]

@ChristianPatriot If it was mine i would put a socket on the crank and turn that engine over a couple of full rotations. You will feel if the pistons are making contact with the valves. If it turns with just normal compression feeling good, if it obviously hits a binding spot that is it hitting a piston.

I would also line the crank pulley up with the timing mark, then look through the inspection ports to see if the cam pulleys are anywhere close.

The rotation check is more important of the 2

 

[ChristianPatriot]

@ChristianPatriot If it was mine i would put a socket on the crank and turn that engine over a couple of full rotations. You will feel if the pistons are making contact with the valves. If it turns with just normal compression feeling good, if it obviously hits a binding spot that is it hitting a piston.

I would also line the crank pulley up with the timing mark, then look through the inspection ports to see if the cam pulleys are anywhere close.

The rotation check is more important of the 2

@ChristianPatriot If it was mine i would put a socket on the crank and turn that engine over a couple of full rotations. You will feel if the pistons are making contact with the valves. If it turns with just normal compression feeling good, if it obviously hits a binding spot that is it hitting a piston.

I would also line the crank pulley up with the timing mark, then look through the inspection ports to see if the cam pulleys are anywhere close.

The rotation check is more important of the 2

To get to the point of just being able to check the timing marks would be a minimum of probably four hours for me. You have to remove the inner fender guards, all of the “front” drive accessories, the crank pulley, and the timing cover. There are no external markings.