the 4th gen 3s....(aka st215), people dont seem to like it much? Options

[easternpiro1]

ive been researching about the 215 swap that the good DR will be putting in for me and ive gotten alot of good advice, what i dont understand fully is how can the st215 be so different from the 185 and the 205? i was told looking for replacement parts would be a NIGHTMARE if at all possible, but the engine is mostly identical to an st185 and 205. im confused, someone please clear this up for me and provide more insight!

This post has been edited by easternpiro1: Aug 24, 2006 - 6:20 PM

[lagos]

yeah, tweak said he would take a look at it. if somethings wrong with it for that price, i want it returned, but i remember tweak saying it seemed okay. they havent recieved it yet, it should be another couple of days.

i would just make sure you, yourself get to see what your getting, find out compression test results , see if the place has a start up warrenty, make sure you only pay with a credit card that has fraud protection etc...etc...etc... you shouldnt really trust anyone in the car/engine business when it comes to stuff like that. . when i was shopping around for my clip, venus auto had an amazing deal on an st205 clip. i almost bought it, untill they finlly sent me the pics of it. it was a nightmare, to say the least. yet they seemed to think the clip was worthy of resale.

the cool factor of having a 3s wears off real quick, but in a year from now, it will be you, all alone, having to deal with anything that goes wrong with the motor. so make you know what your getting and that its in good shape.