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finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:42 AM
well i've been searching for a 2.4 motor for my sedan to drop in it. Well about a week ago i got a call from a friend of mine who said his sisters husband was selling his car for cheap. So i called and went and look at it, and ended up dropping $500 bucks on the table and ran off with it!! what a steal! I drove it to my girlfriends house, but thats about all it would do. The motor has a bad click in it...sounds like a valve slapping off the piston...but for $500 i couldnt pass it up. its a 98, 5 speed, 141,xxx miles, clean interior, and a good body for the year and the mileage. I started tearing into it, and tomorrow the cam towers and head should be coming off. Im figuring it wont be a while until i get the motor back in and running, but does anyone have any suggestions on what i should do performance wise or just things i should do while its all out? It's all coming out and getting rebuilt. Anyways, enough talk...onto the pics.











Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:17 AM
Well since its coming out to get rebuilt I bet you already know what needs to be done.

New Gaskets, seals, clean parts really good, new spark plugs, since its out, put some secret cams in and any other internal performance parts you got planned for it.

NIce pickup man.










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Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:32 AM
I love that color on cavaliers. Grats



Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:59 AM
NICE pickup!!!!! $500 for a z24 with a blown motor is outstanding! i paid $1350 for mine with a blown motor, u did better than me!




Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 9:00 AM
good deal man, hell u could part out the interior and body and make ur $500 back in no time! good luck with it




Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 9:41 AM
yeah if you want to get rid of those door panels i would buy them off you and maybe some other panels too!

let me know and congrats on the pick up



Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:06 AM
nice pick up


is that a love stain on the drivers seat?



Lanman31337 -F = fatties = do not want. A little chunk in the junk is ok though.

Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:16 AM
WHITECAVY wrote:Well since its coming out to get rebuilt I bet you already know what needs to be done.

New Gaskets, seals, clean parts really good, new spark plugs, since its out, put some secret cams in and any other internal performance parts you got planned for it.

NIce pickup man.
Nice little pick up. I would say for sure if you are into the engine put the Secret Cams in for sure. I even have a extra set or two of them if you want them. I would even let them go for 125.00 plus shipping if you get them this week. PM if you want to make a deal.




Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 11:32 AM
BOOOOOOOSSSSSTTTTTT!!!!!!!
Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 11:46 AM
wow good deal, im looking to buy a cav with the LD9 also but running so i can begin rebuilding my LD9 in my Alero GX. I love this engine @!#$ the v-tech


GMR has got nothing on this
Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:37 PM
Probably a spun bearing, I would just call an auto yard, get a used motor, pull it apart, new bearings and rings, fresh hone job, and you will have yourself a nice running machine. If you feel capable, do the 2.3 oil pump swap and secret cams, thing will go pretty good for what you will have into it.

Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:33 PM







Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:46 PM
welp, i see its been wrecked.... POSSIBLY... more than likely though.

notice the black upper radiator support brace and the black bumper beam? those are supposed to be body color

hmmm... ohh well, $500 is still a steal!!!!




Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 5:34 AM
yup an look at the driver fender no paint on the inside part of it...so looks like a driver side hit....



Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 8:04 AM
yea its a salvage title car. the guy showed me a pic of when he bought it, he replaced the fender and the lights on the drivers side and had the bumper rapainted cause the paint spider-webbed fron getting dented. the bumper support prob was replaced since there's no crush guard stuff for the bumper and the relays are electrical taped to them. oh well, cant beat it for $500 bucks tho, i can clean some of that mess up.



Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 2:51 PM
nice find, I got my 2001 4 door with the 2.4 w/ secret cams, exhaust, rims, intake, header, toyo tails all for 1000.00 the engine runs great and has been my daily driver since Jan and it hasn't given me a problem. I have also came across a car on Craigslist thats a 98 or 99 grand am with the 2.4, its been hit in the front but runs smooth, guy wants 250. for whole car.



Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Thursday, May 24, 2007 8:31 AM
motor is getting pulled today and should be on the stand ready to start tearing into. i decided what i wanted to do with this motor, and ill let you all in on the plans after a while. Im sure everyone will love it too.



Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Monday, May 28, 2007 8:37 AM
well progress is coming along pretty good i finally got the motor out and everything....



i think i found my problem tho....i threw a j-rod... ok my freinds name is jerod and yea it was late that night

so i got the motor out and tested out the new intake i got form icemike89



then proceed to tear it apart







ill let these next 2 pics speak for themselves...i found the problem



parts are gonna start to get clean and sold, the block is going out to the machine shop soon, and other stuff...




Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Monday, May 28, 2007 10:45 AM
ive got fist dibs on the Z bumper lights PLEASE.





Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Monday, May 28, 2007 11:22 AM
good deal man, but if ur lookin for secret cams look in the classified they are goin for 100, sorry TRD Cav Fire, and i have a set id let go for $100 as well




Re: finally got my 2.4 motor...new car!!!
Monday, May 28, 2007 11:49 AM
gmanz24 wrote:good deal man, but if ur lookin for secret cams look in the classified they are goin for 100, sorry TRD Cav Fire, and i have a set id let go for $100 as well
Doesn't bother me. I've sold mine for hmm 150+ each time with no problem. I have I think 2 full sets not counting the ones in the cars. I keep them around till someone doesn't have any, and wants them since I have them pulled and in the garage.





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