built block options
 

so i blew my engine today cruising on the highway. oil all over the place and none in the engine. its totally seized. so now i guess i build the block and throw the super charger on which i get monday. so what are my options? I guess IAG closed deck?

Closed deck is unnecessary, our cylinder walls are not thin like EJ motors. Stage 1 IAG is fine

for heads and cam do you just run stock? i have a c38 showing up tomorrow and i am extremely tempted to just say fuck it and go full project car and get an RS pulley and cd009 swap. im kind of glad this happened now vs when i would be tuning it with zach

I used the IAG S1 but stayed NA. Have the stock heads machined and if you have an oil cooler trash it and get a new one.

im good it still is in the mail. should show up monday! perfect timing

Yep, everything works with stock. Stock headgaskets as well

you didnt even add new springs?this could save a bunch assuming i spun a bearing and didnt have vvt shit the bed and smash everything

I would recommend upgrading the valve springs. I meant as far as boring them out, upgrading cams, etc

cool thanks for the info. now at least i know where to start looking. this whole situation fucking sucks. i knew i would blow my engine eventually but i figured it would be on the track after supercharging now cruising the highway NA

What caused the failure?

Yeah it's a miserable situation no matter where it happens. Mine spun itself (for the 3rd time) on my way to work on a negative 5 degree F morning.
Make certain that you run all of your purchases choices by the tuner before making them; the last thing you want is something your tuner/builder doesn't recommend and they don't want to deal with figuring it out.

Biggest thing to be certain of is that you get a checklist of everything they're going to need- headstuds, fluids, gaskets, etc.

i havent looked but seeing how there is oil everywhere but the pan and the engine is seized i think i spun a bearing and threw a rod

yep calling csg during lunch tomorrow assuming some asshat didnt schedule a lunch meeting. also already making the sheet ;)

I would recommend Element tuning to build block or just drop the FA20