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What to do when engine blows up?

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For the ones that will keep their roxors forever with the 2.5L engine, how would we get the rebuild kit?

I push my engine very hard, and it may or may not hold for my lifetime. I want to preemptively plan and or possibly buy a engine rebuild kit if possible
 

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Rebuild or R&R the motor. It's other parts rn that will cause the demise of the Rox. We, here in the US, gotta make sure we have a pipeline for every part we need (emphasis on need, not want) to keep these going.
 

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Rebuild or R&R the motor. It's other parts rn that will cause the demise of the Rox. We, here in the US, gotta make sure we have a pipeline for every part we need (emphasis on need, not want) to keep these going.
I gotten my oil analysis report back and it showed almost zero wear and tear on the engine, so I'm happy about that! I was worried, since I'm using it for it's non intended purposes

Wade said he is planning on having parts availability for the 2.5L engines with due time
 

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For the ones that will keep their roxors forever with the 2.5L engine, how would we get the rebuild kit?

I push my engine very hard, and it may or may not hold for my lifetime. I want to preemptively plan and or possibly buy a engine rebuild kit if possible
When you say push hard, what you doing ?
 

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When you say push hard, what you doing ?
Pedal to the metal almost always since day 1, 70mph at 3000 RPMs, stop and go traffic. All while with a maxed out hot tune that's slightly more powerful than Diesel Freak Stage 2 tune
 

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That's called, "driving it like you stole it from Harbor Freight". Rebuild one yourself and you'll stop driving like that.

My choice with a blown engine in a Roxor would be a turbo LS 5.3L
 

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That's called, "driving it like you stole it from Harbor Freight". Rebuild one yourself and you'll stop driving like that.

My choice with a blown engine in a Roxor would be a turbo LS 5.3L
I'm really glad my oil analysis report was showing optimal results for 40K miles of driving it like I stole it. But still nice to have a plan B for an engine rebuild one day

As soon as Wade from DF has a solution for a rebuild kit I'm buying one to keep just in case.

from personal experience, I would refrain from buying any parts from oversees as the quality control is horrid, and you can't ship it back, because the shipping cost just as much as the part. It's a genuine roll of the dice when dealing with people overseas, and the parts don't always work for the roxors
 
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