FISH22

Thanks man! Finally getting frocked tomorrow.

Also, my 09 GPW/red interior should be up for sale soon. It's pretty much immaculate.

FISH22

Engine rebuild??? Didn't you put in a new engine?

maranelloboy05

Had an unfortunate accident in the rain in my S last week and insurance totaled it this morning. I'm not really sure where it's going to auction but if someone is looking for one it was in fantastic shape, interior is near perfect and I don't *think* I did any engine damage. It mainly looked like cosmetic damage, but I probably did some damage underneath. Thought I'd throw it out there in case someone is looking for a wrecked car.

I also have a set of oem '06 springs that can go to a good home if anyone needs them, I also have a spare key and remote (not sure if you can program them or not) as well as an oem oil cap.

Apeatwo

Oh no! Chris, I'm sorry to hear this. Any plans to replace it with another one?

maranelloboy05

Absolutely, searching now for one. May be flying to San Francisco next week and driving one back. I will definitely be doing every autocross and track event I can in the future, the accident was a bit of a wake call on my skill vs the car's.

Oh and the accident occurred on the colonial parkway, which is the same surface as the busch gardens parking lot where the Ferrari autocross was held, imagine that surface plus rain and you can probably come up with a good idea of what happened.

PaulaDanielleSchultz

Yeah, it had issues. Went through five quarts of oil in 3500 miles, I added two myself, but it ran low wayyyy faster than expected. Spun a bearing, seller won't help because it's past the 30 day warranty. Only had about an ounce in my catch can, so something was majorly wrong anyways. They're going to do a full rebuild and increase the compression ratio a bit, bore, hone, resleeve, etc. Should be good for an extra 30-40hp at least.
Also going to get a baffled oil pan, maybe an accusump too. Full paranoid mode.


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9k_on_occasion

Cheap ebay engine was cheap for a reason.

FISH22

Absolutely, searching now for one. May be flying to San Francisco next week and driving one back. I will definitely be doing every autocross and track event I can in the future, the accident was a bit of a wake call on my skill vs the car's.

Oh and the accident occurred on the colonial parkway, which is the same surface as the busch gardens parking lot where the Ferrari autocross was held, imagine that surface plus rain and you can probably come up with a good idea of what happened.
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I will most likely be listing my 2009 GPW/red interior for sale soon. It just hit 28,000 miles.

FISH22

Yeah, it had issues. Went through five quarts of oil in 3500 miles, I added two myself, but it ran low wayyyy faster than expected. Spun a bearing, seller won't help because it's past the 30 day warranty. Only had about an ounce in my catch can, so something was majorly wrong anyways. They're going to do a full rebuild and increase the compression ratio a bit, bore, hone, resleeve, etc. Should be good for an extra 30-40hp at least.
Also going to get a baffled oil pan, maybe an accusump too. Full paranoid mode.


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Wow, that stinks!

I don't think I could ever buy a used engine. You're better off just buying a brand new short block from Honda.

maranelloboy05

Absolutely, searching now for one. May be flying to San Francisco next week and driving one back. I will definitely be doing every autocross and track event I can in the future, the accident was a bit of a wake call on my skill vs the car's.

Oh and the accident occurred on the colonial parkway, which is the same surface as the busch gardens parking lot where the Ferrari autocross was held, imagine that surface plus rain and you can probably come up with a good idea of what happened.
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I will most likely be listing my 2009 GPW/red interior for sale soon. It just hit 28,000 miles.
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I would love it, but I have a feeling it will be outside my budget. I also don't need a low mileage car, I put almost half that mileage on my last one in about 4 months, no sense paying a premium for a low mileage car that I'll just rack up mileage on.