I just tore into my TII engine. It's looking like I'm gonna need too replace all of the side plates because it sat for a long time with a blown water seal. The engine has 107k miles on it.

So would it be better for me to rebuild that engine or just send in the core and get a reman engine?

 

How bad is the rusting?

Put it through a parts cleaner machine.

 

which is cheaper?

 

I heard puting the side housings in the hot tank was not advisable. I got some free used s4 side housings and rotors that I want to hot tank.

 

Depend if you built it yourself but if not, a reman would be cheaper

 

The side housings aren't rusted, they have a bunch of little blemishes where some of the surface has been eaten away. https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/pitting-my-plates-651509/

The one in that thread is in the best shape of all of them.

And the center and front irons have some water damage at the bottom of them. So it's looking like i'm gonna be spending a lot for those. All 3 irons are gonna be around $1000, a rotor kit is near $1000, gasket kit is $300. If the reman were $2500 + $1000 core charge, wouldn't I be getting a better deal with a reman if they use new housings and everything?

 

bump

 

don't bump unless you don't get a response for a period of 24 hrs. or longer.

 

Buy some used irons, for $400 range shipped, and have them ground easy.

 

Where's the best place to get used parts?

 

Junkyard or the parts wanted section. You could also get a J-spec and rebuild it.

 

if you got the 3k, Id go with a reman. Im in the same boat as you, but im rebuilding it myself because i want porting and i need new housings, doing it my self is cheaper. good luck