it is Lemons, sorry about the post with no context, totally my bad.

here is their website they do it all around the country even at some big name racetracks.
https://24hoursoflemons.com/

Think there was a typo in there "valve pan gaskets" aren't a thing, will either be oil pan or valve cover.... a ruined head gasket was most likely a result of overheating, without looking at it cant really help, take it to another shop for a second opinion, just tell them its overheating, ...

Although is may be more appropriate in the racing section in theory, since it will be a street car up until it is not,i figure this will be a better place to bounce hypothetical changes as i learn about these. The update... I am actually starting to feel guilty about making this a racecar, although ...

Might be late to the party but the rod bolt seems to say a lot, looks similar to a nail pulled out of a board with the claw of a hammer (replace the claw of the hammer with the rod end) that crank has tons of leverage i would guess there is a connecting rod with the threads pulled right out of it.

put a tablespoon of oil in each spark plug hole turn it over a few times and retest.

side note on the first post, on these engines the timing chain tensioner is spring loaded and has a pawl that wont let it back off once its extended without removing it. As far as engine swapping, this little four cyl shouldn't give you too much of a fight. Disconnect all your electrical connections...

Paul. Where are you located? If any of us are interested in parts we'd have no idea where to go to get them or how far they'd need to be shipped. Update profile for us ............... Thanks! Oh, also ... very interested in seeing this project materialize. Post LOTS of pics as you make progress wit...

Another easy trick is turn on the ac and see if it changes with the cycling of the compressor.

If you are doing suspension work its never a bad idea to have the alignment checked, most shops will check alignment for free, they do attach sensors to all four wheels , the rear wheels determine the thrust angle of the car, so basically the front is aligned based on the rear, if the rear is out by...

Hi vibe people, Recently acquired a 2009 vibe 2.4 that my coworker was going to junk has 220k miles or so, going to use it as a casual project,set it up for autocross then 24 hours of lemons (road race, buy and build a car for 500 bucks minus "safety" items). i will be stripping the vehicl...