Was wondering if a 2.3 could be used in a 2.4. Or a quad block be used in place of a 2.4. I have a friend that has a 99 z. and he had a rod go through the block...Was trying to find himself a motor or a block to use for the car. cause it only had 70 to 80 K on the car. Or if he would be better off gettin' rid of the car. Thanks in advance.
A quad is a 2.3. it will bolt on the same but some sensors are different. You would need to use the 2.4 sensors.
Gilles
2.3 Ho
so as long as I used the sensors off the 2.4 it would all be good?
I wouldn't even mess around with a 2.3 since they are obd I and won't have the correct sensors to work with the 2.4. Your friend also most likely has the newer version of the 2.4 since he has a 99 and doens't have a pvc (SP) valve, I would just tell him to get a 99-02 2.4 from a junkyard and swap it out, since he might have done more damage to the engine than just the block and it would cost more to replace all those parts.
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Redrider02
"big boom big boom"-Adam Savage. "quack damn you"-Jamie Hyneman "mythbusters"
wants to but most yards around me are asking 1000 and up for a 2.4 motor. with high milage.
Ouch........i'd just keep searching tho. I really don't think the 2.3 would work since he's got the newer 2.4, I know you should be able to get one for no more than 500 since the engine hasn't been put in a car for over 5 years. Search a little bit farther b/c the drive could still be cheaper than paying 1000 for a high mileage 2.4 that might need the water pump replaced. Another 1000+ and you could get a brand new one with warranty from gm, you've got some bad junk yards where you live.....Good luck with the searching.
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Redrider02
"big boom big boom"-Adam Savage. "quack damn you"-Jamie Hyneman "mythbusters"
That is for sure on having bad yards where I live. It sucks severely
I just bought a 2.4 from a salvage yard in MN with 13,000 miles (legitimate carfax verified) shipped to my door in St Louis, with a 6 month unlimited mileage warranty for $1000. I used car-part.com and junkyarddog.com and got about 100 responses from salvage yards. Give it a try, plus you can pit the salvage yards in a price war, thats what I did. They wanted 1350 for this engine, I got em down to $1000...Good luck. Ive got a 2.4 with a slight knock (its definitely a knck though) I would sell cheap...Probably gonna need bearings and the crank turned Im guessin...
