Hey guys,
bad news, recently did a lead down test and I got some pretty bad numbers. I had 17% and 19% loss in cylinders 1 and 3 and 12% and 13% in the other two. The guy(steve colletti) at the place i got it tested at(colletti motorsports) said they should all be below 10%. Anyway I had the car dynoed as well and it made 165whp. I was a little dissapointed considering I have an aemcai, aem pulleys, greddy evo, fidanza 8lb flywheel, CM stage 2, and the dyno was on the stock wheels, not my 18s. plus I'm burning oil (about 2qrts every 3500 miles) like crazy and gas mileage is'nt that great(well not like it used to be). So I want it back to the way it used to be!!
Keep in mind that I have over 122K on the motor as well. my initial thought was to get another motor rather than rebuild. Then I thought if i could get some good parts and get a good engine builder then I would have a solid engine.
My plan was to get some forged pistons(forged piston kit) and forged connecting rods. meanwhile sending the head to DPR for a stage 6 job. Maybe have DPR rebuild the engine too? I had also been looking into getting a custom bottom end from JG engine dynamics. This seemed very expensive (can't seem to find and prices for the h22 on their site) and I dropped the idea. I have also been thinking about sending the motor to aebs for a rebuild after speaking with Ben Ma on the phone. Would I need to resleeve as well? I'm not really sure which direction to go and am seeking some advice. My main concern is reliability(maybe another 100k). I would also like something with atleast 200 whp. I'd like to FI after the rebuild, as long as I can keep it reliable. Guys I need some advice, please help!!