ok guys im new here but my 98 2.4 started to have a slite tick and i thought it was the timming chain so i drove it a little more and it got worse so i finnally put a new timming chain kit in and its still making sounds so im thinking it has a rod knock. so instead of paying $1600 for a used motor im going to tear mine down and see whats wrong with it. and rebuild the short block.my ? is where do you guys buy ur parts for the motor? and is there a classifed section on here? thanks,

i moved this to the performance section if this is the wrong place

Ahhh another 2.4 knock mystery.

It's either the timing area or wrist pin in most cases.

I'd personally just buy a GM crate motor with a warranty and do that or while your tearing it down throw some wiseco/eagle parts in it with clevite bearings. The wiseco/eagle setup will run about $750 in those parts alone though.

i dont have the cash to throw in a gm crate.. but i like the car and just want to do a stock rebuild for my daily transportation. should i just go to o'rileys and order the crank and rod kit they can order or should i go with the after market rods from eagle.. i seen a kit like you talked about for around a $1,000, just beacuse i heard that the aftermarkets are better and mabey they would last longer. i just would like to get another 150,000 miles out of this car so i want to do it rite. thanks for any advice