Indeed not. Is there any way to diagnose the compression loss short of a complete tear down? I've read about ring lands or possibly valves being the culprit in #4...
I've looked into an STI shortblock build. Ultimately comes down to space, equipment, and time for me. I just don't have any of the above.
Also, $5k is pretty much the max I'd be willing to invest in this car.
Well, she said she won't divorce me over it so there's that...
My "while I'm in there" items would be an EBCS, oil pickup / pan, catless uppipe, downpipe, accessport (maybe), TMIC, and a dyno tune (possibly multi-map since I commute 52 miles a day).
Unfortunately, the car is not pristine.
Exterior I'd say 7/10. Has a quarter sized rust spot on the passenger side rear rocker and plenty of stone chips and dings.
Decent for a 15 year old car with 200k miles. Looks great from > 10 feet away.
Interior 8/10. A little dirty but a good shampoo could probably get that to 9/10. Rear cupholder is broken (show me one that isn't).
This matches my thinking... Too bad I just put new brakes and half-shafts on it 5k miles ago
Do the automatic transmissions have a well known mileage limit?
I reached out to the Synergy guys late last year. Never heard back. Reached out again this week. Still nothing.
Their FB page has gone radio silent as of late November 2019. Some additional research shows that the owner may be a scammer with a host of failed auto businesses and pissed customers behind him. Check out Google reviews on "Overnight parts from japan kalamazoo".
Currently running a minimum of 4 business out of that one location.
It's too bad, I was really hoping they could help me out. Only an hour away from my location.
I was actually looking at listings for shiny Spec B.s for awhile last night. Most are on the far side of the country... A gently used and/or tastefully modified example < $10k would get my attention.
Thanks for your replies and advice!
Anybody want a roller that is in decent shape?