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Originally Posted by Gopherboy6956
Update -
I Decided that based on time requirements, and the fact that i have a few events coming up at the end of the month, that buying a used engine and swapping it in right now is the best option.
I picked up a engine out of a car that was rear ended and totalled with about 8,000 miles on it for $3300 shipped to my door.
I don't feel comfortable replacing pistons, rods, etc without doing a ton more research or talking to people who have, and I just don't want to miss events because of that. Plus, the most reputable machine shop in our area is backed up two solid weeks, so boring or honing my block would take forever.
So, i am going to tear down my engine completely, remove pistons and really inspect, and then build it back up over the summer / fall. Will go with the flex fuel kit until then so i can run e85 and avoid this damn detonation again.
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i didn't have any codes with mine, just smoke .. happened on the delicious e85 ff tune. I've learned my lesson, its much better to have a local "good" tuner tune your car than etune. I ended up grabbing a used built motor.