So you want to buy a blown motor to replace your blown motor?

So you want to buy a blown motor to replace your blown motor?

ok just because i'm feeling generous and you're totally clueless, here's a bit of advice. pull the motor yourself, take the block to someone who knows how to rebuild engines and have them replace the fucked up piston. get motor back, slap it back in, and voila. i'd be surprised if that costs you more than a grand, plus who knows... you might actually learn something about cars. replacing a motor isn't hard, so sack up.

Kinda like...."This aids I got sucks...I wish I had syphilis. Wanna trade?"

Get it fixed properly instead of trying to bandaid it. While slight, there's always the slight chance that the pistons/rods/etc aren't the same weight from motor to motor and you'd end up with a half-assed mismatched boat anchor that never ran right again.

So wtf is the dealerships reason for not warrentying the issue?

If you do go this route at least you'll have another block to play with/beef up when time allows. I don't think its a bad idea but if your going through the hassle of arranging shipping I'd offer less.

Not everyone has the time, tools and space to pull a motor.

Why not have your current motor rebuilt? Get someone with a Mazda Motorsports membership (or get one yourself) and get the parts at a discount, and have a shop rebuild the engine thats in the car.

or the know how

well as long as you're realistic about it...

what about buying a bare block from mazda and swap the guts, replacing the rod and piston? that seems cheaper

Why rebuild it when there's a hole in the block? I'm basically replacing the part that is messed up.

I've never heard of the Mazda Motorsports Membership - looks like it's for racing teams and requires approval from Mazda.

If you are building your car.

If your race car is currently under construction, the race results requirement will be temporarily waived if you can provide a copy of your racing club membership card (SCCA, NASA, etc.). You will be required to provide a completion date for the first race you plan to compete in. You will need to provide race results from your first event within 30 days after the competition.

Since you already took it to the dealer and have a record of a voided warranty, wouldn't it show up on carfax already? So that will make is harder to sell right? Even if it is fixed.... I say just sell it as is and move on.

Good luck

Who cares? If he gets it up to "running" condition, just trade the damn thing in and move on

sell the car to duder for a nickel and have him and Danny throw something nutty under the hood.

sorry this is a dick move
I may be in the minority here but if you fuck up a car and just try to bandaid it to get rid of it that's some pussy stuff

Of course if you are going to fully disclose "rebuilt" motor then it's all good

How so? If he gets it back to the way it was before it cracked the piston using OEM parts and everything checks out, how is that any different from any other used car out there?

Is Impulsive a dick for trading a car in that didn't have a stock short block? Do you let dealerships know that, at one time or another, your car was NOT completely stock before handing over the keys? Or that you've taken it to the track a few times and blew the clutch, for instance?

Give me a break...I mean private party is one thing, but if a dealership gives you black book for what they will more than likely send through auction anyway, oh well.

No carfax wont show that. Carfax doesnt show half the shit wrong with cars.

Umm, Carfax shows trips to the dealership. Everytime I had my 6 in the shop, even for oil changes, it showed up on Carfax.