The torque 98 GTP teardown page

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

so i pulled the blower and lim off to find a shatered pushrod and now im heading back out to pull the front head Where the hole in the block is
heres a few pics as of now
hole in block under knock sensor

pushrod carnage

 

[matt5112]

the dark spot doesnt look like a hole. just looks a little damp....

 

[KwazrollinZ28GTP]

oooooooh someones in troubles.......

 

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

Matt its at an agle the pic sorta shows the crack splitting off the hole

So the front head is off and all I can say is WTF ITS SO BAD
broken spring ok not too bad

Then i pull the head

OHHH NOOOEEZZ
I can haz cheeseburger now

 

[Bio248]

thats fixable.

 

[Kejross]

****ing JB Weld son!!! Good as new in 10 minutes...lol

Sorry for your loss man, had to have been hard to discover all that...

 

[ZR1Vette09]

:th_burger: here it is.

 

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

it sucks im pretty much done with the gp game now too much little stuff adds up would cost like 1200 or so to fix it the way i want

 

[BillBoost37]

Ouch... I missed what happened, were you at least on it and having fun?

 

[JDCMoney]

Yea I'm will bill... How that happen?

 

[Lawngoose]

No his wife broke it . Hate to see ya go Torque... I am just now getting used to my L26 topswap....

 

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

cat clogged car bogged wife went wot full boost and BOOM engine EXPLODED

Im just taking a break Im coming back with a newer bonne later

 

[BillBoost37]

Bonnie!!!!!! Bonnieeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

We should talk before you do that.

 

[Bio248]

Bonnie!!!!!! Bonnieeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

We should talk before you do that.

why not just inform the rest of us of your 'ideas'?

 

[blueguy]

^^that.

Stingy McStingerson

 

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

Bonnie!!!!!! Bonnieeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

We should talk before you do that.

Bonne wont before a while Atleast not the turbo aspect found a few with in my price range 1 is a ssie or what ever they are

 

[AmericanSoldier]

cat clogged car bogged wife went wot full boost and BOOM engine EXPLODED

Im just taking a break Im coming back with a newer bonne later

just curious as to why you would have a cam/ported heads/pulley car and still have stock manifolds and downpipe? a $120 downpipe would have saved your motor

 

[Bio248]

just curious as to why you would have a cam/ported heads/pulley car and still have stock manifolds and downpipe? a $120 downpipe would have saved your motor

go live in california and see what they say about your non-CARB headers.

 

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

just curious as to why you would have a cam/ported heads/pulley car and still have stock manifolds and downpipe? a $120 downpipe would have saved your motor

Ok it had pems and a 3"dp BUT even if it had headers The cat still would have clooged and the results would be the same

The car was running with zero knock Not even the slightest degree of knock even in shifts

It was solid Have faith man I know what im doing

 

[BillBoost37]

I figure why typing it all out if he doesn't have it yet.

Overall though aim for an 03 for the best of the refinements in the seats, electronics etc. From a modding perspective it's going to offer more room than a W body, more comfort and gadgets as well. Handling and suspension mods are available, not quite as plentiful as the W's. Car is a bit heavier and does not having the turning radius of a W.