How difficult is it to replace a rod/bearing? Would it be cheaper/easier to just buy another engine or a 2.5L short block?

 

just unassembling and mesurments need to be made and reasembling the motor, if you have the money and want to upgrade things i would say now is the time to do so since your gona remove the engine and take the internals apart

 

Inline Pro is about 6hrs north of you in Springfield, VA. Let 'em build it if you have the time & money.

Cheapest is probably going to be to get another motor to swap and then part out your old one.

 

How did you spin a bearing..???