Well i got the head off. Good news is the cylinder walls arent damaged, even with a piece of the piston missing. The bad news is, i got a feeling the head is no good. The damage is pretty deep. Also one of the exhaust valves for #1 isnt sitting right, im assuming thats slightly bent but didnt cause any damage to the head. Heres some pictures.

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Wow nice ride man

so you're going to rebuild the head? goodluck on that :tup: and i'm sorry for your damage.

Yea i just brought the head to a shop to get it inspected. They said it can be repaired but what they said they had to do, doesnt sit right with me. I'm aiming for 500hp and reving to 8500rpm. So i dont want this biting me in the ***. So im going to fork out the extra money for a new head. It might set me back time and money wise. But its not worth saving a few hundred if the repairs fail and i blow the motor a second time.

Got the motor, tcase and transmission out. After talking to Dino from Speed Circuit for about an hour on the phone. I'm going to go with a built head with stage 1 porting and a built block, sleeved and bored out to a 2.2L. I'll stick with my FP Red unless i can find someone to do a trade or really good deal on a FP Black.

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FP Red with the 2.2 is going to feel awesome. Good luck with it.

slowly but surely im getting everything out...

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Slowly nothing-- you move faster than just about anyone else I've seen. I'd still be sitting on my hands lamenting my bad luck.

haha, true. Well the reason im moving at this pace is because i had 3 weeks off of work (i go back tomorrow) and i blew the engine 2 days before my leave. So the last 3 weeks with no car and nothing to do, gave me plenty of time to rip it apart. Also note, i have NEVER ripped apart an engine...lol. So breaking down the entire black is a nice learning expeirence for me. That being said, ill most likely not being doing the install. Still debating my plan but ill most likely send the block to Speed Circuit. What im doing now is ripping out everything that is damaged and not needed for them. Trying to cut as much weight off of it as i can so the shipping isnt a killer. But because i dont have the cash and i need to get my gf an engagement ring, plus get my ZX6R back on the road. I probably wont be ordering any parts for about a year or so. I picked up a 03 Cavalier for $600 so im hoping that will last me until i get the Evo back on the road.

Also note, all this work on the engine is done in my apartment parking lot and patio, lmao.

So i just sold my FP Red for $1800 and im picking up a FP Black from my buddy when he gets it off his car next week. It's pretty much brand new. For some reason he switched from a FP Green, to the black and just with a base tune made 400whp. And then changed his mind and wants to go with a AMS kit. So now my parts consist of...

Ball Bearing FP Black, ported, 25psi WGA, hiflow oil feed line
2.2L sleeve blocked with Arias Pistons and Manley I beam rods
ARP Head and Main Studs
Main and Rod Bearings
Speed Circuit Stage 2 ported head
+1mm Valves
GSC Valve Springs
GSC S2 Cams
Mishmoto Dual core oil cooler kit
Jacks Transmission and Tcase rebuild/upgrade

estimated hp. 500hp on low boost, 600hp on high boost :D

This story isn't like any other I have seen with modded EVOs. Blown motors, broken trannies are pretty much par for the course,

Hmmm I have a 437 WHP 370 Z with 3 year 36 k mile warranty on motor and drivetrain. Haven't broke anything for 6 months now.

Seems like goal one " dont blow it up" was violated in quick order with the "cheap" EVO?

Stock 500 hp GTR is looking like a bargin to me!

It wasnt the car or the motor and its not "cheap" its all about the tune. Unfortunely my tuner didnt do much for the knock that was showing and it eventualy blew the engine.

Shamu, go crap on someone else's thread.

This, right here. Tune is EVERYTHING with an FI car. It's really frustrating to find a good tuner who you can trust (without having to sort through hype/horror stories).

As well as if you have 437hp on your 370z, that means you have some serious mods, which means if you pop your engine... You have no warrenty