So i thought id see how fast my car could go the other day (In terms of top speed), then the next time i got in the car there was a knocking noise coming from engine bay when i had slight pressure on the accelerator pedal. After doing some research and listening closely to some YouTube clips Ive came to the conclusion that my big end bearings are away, though i have posted a thread up in technical to see if it could be anything else.
I have £1600 (maybe stretch that a bit) and was wondering what my best would be, to either rebuild the engine but putting in some forged pistons/conrods while im at it or dropping a sr20det in or any other engine recommendations?
I have experience working on bikes and cars (exhausts, radiators, brakes, servicing, carburetor's), and have also completed a course where we rebuilt a 4 cylinder engine so i think im competent enough to do the rebuild myself. My ca18det has done 80,000 miles and has a stage 2 chip and t28 turbo (though it is over fueling like mad!), stage 2 clutch etc.. Looking to use the car for daily use and some drift days.
Is it quite straight forward to just drop in a sr20? How long would a rebuild roughly take?
Any suggestions advice would be gratefully received, cheers.