if you got any mechanic friends bring them with you to go look at it again. i sohludve done that with 94 ex but i bought it anyway and i to buy a new header (which i planned on changing the whole exhaust anyway), new battery new ac compressor and some seals replaced....so i had to pay more for it...even though the engine DID SOUND GOOD. damn but it does run good.... after i get it out the shop this week