I want to learn engine shit. I'm tired of being only capable of mantinence and wear part replacement.
What is the best engine for me to go down to a pick'n'pull to buy off the shelf and rebuild for kicks? Won't be going into a car unless I find a roller to drop it in later on but I'll basically just be doing five wires to fire with the engine on a stand.
tl;dr want to into engine, which one is most like legos
Also I have a Jeep if the AMC 4.0 is good for such a thing. If that's a good idea I'll snap one up so I can have a spare motor.
Bumping, I'm curious about this also. I'm thinking something by Honda or maybe a 4.6 v8 ford
Chevy small block or k20
Happy wrenching
You wanna start small? Go find small lawn tractor gasoline engines that are completely destroyed because people dunno how to oil on craigslist.
A little bit bigger? Old clapped out shit bikes for sub 1k.
Even bigger? Honda civic's dood.
V8s? Bro ford put the 302 in everything. I can rebuild it with my eyes closed. Hella cheap.
Eurotrash? Sorry, don't do eurotrash.
>Eurotrash? Sorry, don't do eurotrash.
Then I'll suggest one. VW 2.slow, common as fuck and simple as hell.
Or for people in yurop, a Twingo. Seriously, those engines are as basic as a 1.2l SOHC engine can be.
One from a lawnmower
Really? Is the experience actually relevant to automobile engines? I was thinking some Toyota inline 4 would be the best to start with, especially if I want to know what timing belts are like to replace.
Honda d16. They're everywhere, simple, and there's tons of aftermarket.
They operate on the same basic principle, but they're a lot simpler and therefore easier to get started with and harder to fuck up.