Budget Engine rebuild kit?? Buying 92 MTX with bad engine

[95SE]

I was thinking of buying a '92 SHO. The car itself is in good shape, the trans is in good shape too.

The car has 177k miles and never had a 60k service, and the oil looks pretty bad. I doubt the car was properly maintained.

The valvetrain makes a lot of noise, and it uses a quart of oil about every half a tank of gas. It also has NO power. My 3.8L taurus would **** it in a race in its current shape.

The car is beutiful, just needs an engine. Any suggestions on a budget way to rebuild this??? Not going for performance, just a good rebuild. Do they make Total Seal rings for this application??

Thanks guys!

Jeramie

 

[AutoSHO]

Probably the easiest (and cheapest) solution is to get a used motor.

 

[Machspeed]

Sounds like a it could use a 3.2 swap. wink A full rebuild will cost thousands more then a swap.

 

[SHOguy 92]

3.2 swap isn't easy lots of the accesories are diffrent. so if i were u check around for a totalled out SHO and yank the engine of check out shoclub.com or the classifieds here

 

[AutoSHO]

SHOguy11:
3.2 swap isn't easy lots of the accesories are diffrent. so if i were u check around for a totalled out SHO and yank the engine of check out shoclub.com or the classifieds here

Not really. As a matter of fact, you use all the 3.0 accessories. Either way a used engine is gonna be cheaper than a rebuild, IMO. Of course, it will still be a used engine.

 

[95SE]

That's what I was thinking, I just located a '94 MTX 3.0L engine complete from intake to oil pan for $550, it supposedly has 37k miles.

Don't really need the whole thing, but oh well I guess I'll have some extra parts.

Won't be a problem swapping a 95 engine for a 92 will it?

Thanks again guys,

Jeramie

 

[AREA 91]

Swap away!!! If you really price shop, you could rebuild your current engine for about $1200