booost02

Whats up guys? I've got some leakdown issues and it appears that my cylinder head will need to be redone as well as a minor leakdown issue past cylinder number 3's rings.

Where is the best place to get a new OEM shortblock?

Does anyone have an AP2 short or long block available for a decent price? The lower the miles, the better. I'm not in too much of a rush, just exploring my options for now.

Thanks

Steven622

Sleeve it if you're not in a rush

booost02

I'm not in a rush to repair since it is my daily. So unless it's going to be comparable in price and I can get my hands on a good sleeve worthy block then I'm not sure that the way to go for me at the moment. I was hoping to hold off until I graduate in July so I could potentially do the k swap as it's something I've been exploring lately but do not want to pay anyone to do it nor buy an off the shelf over priced kit.

s2k4life_az

Talk to Madhav at BAWSS. He rebuilt his cylinder head with titanium retainers. I drove his car and it drove awesome. He might be able to set you in the right direction.

Steven622

When I had my S I was looking into that as well, since in order to run the Kpro you need most of the K sensors anyway. Might be worth it if you can pick up a TSX block reasonably.

booost02

It's more than just my cylinder head, the rings on the 3rd cylinder have some leakdown as well. If it was just the cylinder head I wouldn't be worried. Just don't want to do anything more than once.

As for the K, I've put a fair amount of thought into it. They are readily available and heavily supported by the aftermarket, not to mention the midrange power. I've devised how I am going to machine all of the mounts as well as the adapter plate. Also think I've come up with a way to avoid the expensive custom flywheel. Just have to get a chance to take some measurements off of a K engine to solidify all this.

The K would be my preferred route and I intended to do it after I graduated anyway but I will likely end up doing the cylinder head for now to hold me over until I have the time and the funds for the K.

Eitherway way I'LL get in touch with the guys at BAWSS when I get a chance.

1FastS2k

I'm moving this to the AZ classifieds. Hit up BAWSS, he can get you taken care of.

s2k4life_az

I have a K24 motor with my TSX. It s a great engine but stock to stock I much prefer the F22. I get to drive both and both have very different driving characteristics. The F22 feels much stronger and pulls faster.

Now with some mods or bolt-ons the K24 has much more room to grow.

booost02

Oh, I didn't intend to leave the K stock if I end up doing that. The main reason would be for more power, especially in the mid range so I would intend to build it for a reasonable street car.