[urq] Is the WX engine rebuildable? Parts NLA?

[Mike Del Tergo]

I went down this road 2 years ago with my WR, older than your WX. After 
spending more than I would have liked for everything from oil squirters to 
custom pistons, I really thought I would have been better off going 3B or 
AAN.  After driving the car, my only "real" mistake was not boosting the CR 
a bit beyond stock 7:1.  Basically rebuilt the top end and pistons, balanced 
remaining pieces, went WC turbo and 2 piece exhaust.  I has virtually all of 
the driving/boost characteristics of my 200 20v's. (excpet more so as the 
car is quite a bit lighter)
It is certainly more archaic, without the same tunabiltiy upside, but I am 
guessing an honest 240HP or so at 1 bar with no issues.  I now consider it a 
wash vs an upgrade and the added labor of running a new ECU and harness etc.
Mike

From: steven j <michellepfeiffersx at yahoo.com>
Subject: [urq] Is the WX engine rebuildable?  Parts NLA?


I recall a post on the $$ value of having a WX engine
in a urq and one respondent replied that eventually
everyone is going to end up with a MC version in
they're car - which make me  think he was saying that
rebuild parts aren't available at a resonable cost.

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