piston slap, what to do Options

[6gcnoob]

i got a bone stock 5sfe with piston slap now .... would it be safe to just get to block honed out and get right size pistons for it? or should i just get a new block?

[Supersprynt]

Swap. (Even if it's another 5SFE - it'll probably be easier & cheaper.)

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Jan 7, 2010 - 12:16 PM

[6gcnoob]

Swap. (Even if it's another 5SFE - it'll probably be easier & cheaper.)

thats the thing lol. i am looking for the small budget route, i dont have much money to play with. and the reason i wanna stay with the same motor is because its practicly brand new ( head, crank, bearings, oil & water pump ).

so all i wanna do is just get my cylinders redone with right size pistons. just wanna know if it would be ok to redo my cylinders or just get a used block

[Supersprynt]

I'm not sure where you're going to find new pistons on the cheap for it. A used short block will be a couple hundred.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-90-9...sQ5fAccessories

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Jan 7, 2010 - 1:37 PM

[DGAF]

Swap. (Even if it's another 5SFE - it'll probably be easier & cheaper.)

thats the thing lol. i am looking for the small budget route, i dont have much money to play with. and the reason i wanna stay with the same motor is because its practicly brand new ( head, crank, bearings, oil & water pump ).

so all i wanna do is just get my cylinders redone with right size pistons. just wanna know if it would be ok to redo my cylinders or just get a used block

You can transfer the head, water pump and any other external goodies to the new block. Bearing and oil has to be replaced any way. I think it would be safer and a lot cheaper to get a used block. When ever there is a piston replaced there is a posibility of problems either compression related or smoke burning. Unles you find somebody who really knows how to do this but then you are looking at a lot of $ for labor.

Good luck with what ever you decide...

[6gcnoob]

thats what i wanted to do but i am having trouble finding a block. and i would bring it to a machine shop to get it done right, luckly i have a friend that said he would do it for a pretty good price so im not worried there.

And smoking is exactly what my motors doing now, thats why i want a new block. its rather embarrasing i dont know what exactly went wrong but when i replaced my head thinking thats what my oil burning problem was i noticed my pistons had some wiggle room.

so i guess im just getting a new block, no one has said to stick with the one i got lol. so thank you

[Smaay]

why are you getting slap in the first place. was this engine opened up? and how do you know its piston slap. did you look into the cylinders with a bore scope and see scratched on the walls.

[6gcnoob]

why are you getting slap in the first place. was this engine opened up? and how do you know its piston slap. did you look into the cylinders with a bore scope and see scratched on the walls.

i dont know what exactly went wrong but when i replaced my head thinking thats what my oil burning problem was i noticed my pistons had some wiggle room.

[ETNRIDER]

Anyone know what a bare block weighs? I have one but I need to get a shipping estimate.

[Smaay]

bare block = heavy! i bet its close to 100lbs

[6gcnoob]

thats about as far as i got lol. closest thing i found was that its 125lbs with the crank. anyone know how much a crank weighs