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mangoes
03-19-2006, 09:04 PM
Hi,

I am really interested in cars right now and I want to gain a better and more in-depth understanding of how a car engine works. My question to you all is: which engine is the easiest to work in, learn a lot from, and can be bought for under $3000 (with chassis)?

Thank you all and im looking forward to your replies :grin:!

thugline
03-19-2006, 09:14 PM
I have a 1993 Toyota Corolla motor for sale that needs to be rebuilt.

drewm
03-19-2006, 11:53 PM
Before you tear apart a perfectly good engine:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/

Alex7
03-20-2006, 12:08 AM
you can learn on any D series honda car, it's a good cheap start. Its where I learned by taking apart, putting back together, unfortunately thats about where I stopped.

emperor_gp
03-20-2006, 12:12 AM
+1

Hondas are cheap and easy to work on.. thats how I got my start as well.

chuckdashi
03-20-2006, 12:14 AM
i would buy an old mirage... you drive an evo youd want to learn something that would be close to the same platform...

emperor_gp
03-20-2006, 12:17 AM
If you want to work on a 4g63 turbo, get a 1G Eclipse.

DTunedEvoX
03-20-2006, 01:22 AM
+1 4 a 1g eclipse

Chris in SD
03-20-2006, 03:01 PM
Chevy 350 V8 - it's big, it's easy to get into, there are plenty of spare parts, etc. etc. I know it's not all t00ner, but it is the engine to learn on... If you want an OHC engine, you can probably find a Ford modular V8 out of a Mustang pretty cheap, too.

j_nizzle
03-20-2006, 04:00 PM
1g eclipse, corolla (if you can find the ae models, 1985-1992, should be fun), any civic, any integra....mostly fwd 4-cyl motors...

mangoes
03-20-2006, 04:22 PM
Thank you all for your replies. I'll look into each car you guys suggested. How do you guys feel about a KA24DE from a 1990 Nissan 240SX? Theres one thats selling for around $2000 locally.

j_nizzle
03-20-2006, 04:26 PM
Thank you all for your replies. I'll look into each car you guys suggested. How do you guys feel about a KA24DE from a 1990 Nissan 240SX? Theres one thats selling for around $2000 locally.


sure you can learn a lot from that motor...one of my good friends started out learning stick and modding in a 240 (95 s14). he ended up getting an sr20 swap but i dont see anything wrong with starting out in a car like this. if you're buying the car simply to beat it up and learn from it, i suggest buying as old as possible so you wont feel as bad fking it up and it's cheaper than $2k(180sx rps13). good luck!

DsmDriver
03-21-2006, 09:30 AM
+1 on The Elcilpse. I have a 1g eagle talon an the things i have done to that poor engine. Also the 4g63 has endless tuning possibilities.

turbolarry
03-23-2006, 11:01 AM
Mando on the DSM 4g63; 1 or 2g.* Parts for days, and that's just at the Pic-a-Part. :grin:
So cheap and so easy to make power.