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Do you know what possibility the reason that caused a burnt valve?

 

Not sure yet. Haven't had a chance to tear down the engine. I suspect a faulty injector that I didn't catch soon enough.

Before searching more, why not just find a low mileage EJ255 engine, rebuilt and put it back in?

 

Why do you need to replace the engine?

 

I'd love to do an engine rebuild, but I live in Michigan without a heated/insulated garage. The temps right now are in the single digits. I've tried to use portable heaters, but they have to run all night and struggle to keep the temp up. The temp doesn't really bother me, but I guess it can affect an engine build, especially the heads.

 

My Spec B has a burnt valve on cylinder 1 and 152k miles on it. I figure if I'm going to fix the heads might as well replace the short block and clutch too. I'll probably go with a local performance shop in the area. If it was warmer I'd do it all myself, except the machining ;0)

Great looking ride! Thanks for sharing. I'm on to a new adventure in replacing the engine in mine soon. Still researching options. Do any of you know if an EJ257 short block with D25 heads will marry up to 07 Spec B's? After some research it seems possible.