So I can be accused of stuff....but I have a "tone". But your right, this is going nowhere....for me....so I hope the OP gets what he wants....and i'm out.
This may cause you all to think Tune, Build, or BOTH 2 times in a row. [ame="http://www.motoringunderground.com/forum/showpost.php?p=719491&postcount=20"]Link to post in thread[/ame]
Thats nothing to worry about, just add the magic of the Sprintex and the extra heat will fix everything. Parts will just melt together instead of going boom. :aureola:
Its the miles that should be considered Ok so 10,000 miles approx on the new engine? Dates are really not important when you talk about engines, hours and miles/kilometers is what we as engine builders looks at. So how about placing the miles on your dates? Also how about a picture of all 4 pistons together and maybe a shot of a rod and main bearing? I might as well say this about engine block and rebuilds. It is not uncommon for engine rebuilding shops to use a block similar for rebuilding that is not the original brought in (exchange /core). The exception is if it is a rare, specialized block or concour rebuild project. The Minis is not an uncommon block and there is nothing special about any of them. So not informing someone of rebuilding a very common engine using another block/engine is well withing the scope of a shop.
No bad issues here, all my dealings with Mynes have been good always with a fast response. Just sayin.....
Tunes or tones, it can be so cornfusing. :crazy: It is at times like this I'm very pleased with my bolt on craptastic JCW wanna be mods. I wanted more, but since my MINI is my daily driver that must be able to always be on the road I chose what I though was the safest way to add a bit of go. I know there are many folks happy with tunes they have gotten from various vendors. The OP was very unlucky & it is a heads up for all us folks. So far at 101,000 miles my MINI has no bangs & no melts just miles of smiles. Just my .02, not affiliated with any tuner's or fans of tuner's.... opcorn:
Was the tune really pushing the limits of the stock engine originally or was it a more conservative tune?
No clue Jay tuned and he sucks as a people person so he didn't tell me if it was conservative or not.
100k is just broken in and nice and loose to make good power. I could start a pretty long list of 100k motors I've used in race cars. Hell my Mini had 103k on the motor when we started Time Trialing it. Now granted it's not ideal but when your on your own nickel and that's what they got at the junk yard beggers can't be choosers. Anyway moral of the story.... I wouldn't worry about an 85k motor. If the maintenance hasn't been kept up on it's gonna spin a bearing before it melts a piston. I'm starting to get annoyed at people coming in and telling me they are gonna trade their car in cause it has 50-60-70k miles on it and it's getting old. I have multiple cars (not mini's, highest Mini I've seen was in the mid to high 200k range) that come in here with between 500,000-800,000 miles on the original motors.
My Volvo V70 T5 has 200,00 miles on it and it doesn't burn a drop of oil. I change the oil on schedule and repair things as needed. It still looks and runs like when it was new. I expect no less from my MINI, which hasn't given me any problems either. Dave
Assuming the block is as good or better then the block said customer is wanting rebuilt!!! I still would not be happy if I found out down the road. Shop should tell me before going forward and why they need to use a different block, crank etc...