So I am thinking...

nuStang · May 28th, 2009, 01:28 AM

I dont know too much about engines, and have never had the chance to mess with them because I have only owned one car at a time (need them working all the time for work/school). My idea, however, is at the end of summer I should have enough cash to buy a cheap crotch rocket. Do you guys think that would be a good stepping stone to messing with my v6? The biggest plus side is the small amount of space it would take (in an apartment now)

metallicat · May 28th, 2009, 01:30 AM

Start with something like lawnmower engines.

nuStang · May 28th, 2009, 01:31 AM

yea, but a motorcycle is more fun to test when you rebuild it... lol

metallicat · May 28th, 2009, 01:35 AM

But lawnmowers are cheaper. And if you use some enginuity (sp?) that lawnmower engine can be just as fun to test. Both will teach you the basics of an internal combustion engine. 1 of them will be expensive the first time or 2 you really screw up.

nuStang · May 28th, 2009, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by metallicat

But lawnmowers are cheaper. And if you use some enginuity (sp?) that lawnmower engine can be just as fun to test. Both will teach you the basics of an internal combustion engine. 1 of them will be expensive the first time or 2 you really screw up.

Maybe engine-uity? lol sorry I couldnt resist...

Yes, but I figured a bike would be closer to a car because a lawnmower is just a blade stuck to the end of the crankshaft.

metallicat · May 28th, 2009, 01:57 AM

Where's your imagination bro, how bout a go cart or mini bike? Engine experimentation would be alot cheaper and you could still ride or drive your work.

orson250 · May 28th, 2009, 03:29 AM

my only opinion would be to look for something thats a 4 stroke. also, howstuffworks.com is where i took my first leap...plus google

2006GTARPD3 · May 28th, 2009, 08:47 AM

heres what you do. Sunday night about 8pm pull the car into a spot you can work on it. Put a lamp on the hood latch so you got some light. Pull the whole motor out. Now put it back together so you can get to work!! you'll learn that way!

Zatrekaz · May 28th, 2009, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by 2006GTARPD3

heres what you do. Sunday night about 8pm pull the car into a spot you can work on it. Put a lamp on the hood latch so you got some light. Pull the whole motor out. Now put it back together so you can get to work!! you'll learn that way!

ford6693 · May 28th, 2009, 10:42 AM

i dunno, from what i can tell a bike is a helluva lot different than a car engine. its like basketball and baseball. please correct me if im wrong. i think the best thing to do is to buy an old car. get an old mustang! they are so amazingly easy to work on. there is not much to them as far as the engine is concerned. and it wont break your bank

rk_2000_Z/28 · May 28th, 2009, 10:48 AM

Just go to a junkyard and buy some pos '86 Pontiac Grand Am or something with a real simple strait 4. My first car was a '86 Grand Am with a shot motor. I bought it for $500 when I was 15 and me and my dad pulled it apart and re-did everything. I learned a lot from that. Than, when I turned 16 I had a car already.

You could do something like that, and once you have it complete you could have a new junker/dailey driver and you could sell the sixxer and either get a nice bike (that you don't need to tear apart) or a GT or something you can have fun modding.

nuStang · May 28th, 2009, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by metallicat

Where's your imagination bro, how bout a go cart or mini bike? Engine experimentation would be alot cheaper and you could still ride or drive your work.

I am thinking not imagining... if I learn on a motorcycle, then I can go to school/work on that and be able to have my mustang down for a while.

Originally Posted by 2006GTARPD3

heres what you do. Sunday night about 8pm pull the car into a spot you can work on it. Put a lamp on the hood latch so you got some light. Pull the whole motor out. Now put it back together so you can get to work!! you'll learn that way!

lol...

Originally Posted by rk_2000_Z/28

Just go to a junkyard and buy some pos '86 Pontiac Grand Am or something with a real simple strait 4. My first car was a '86 Grand Am with a shot motor. I bought it for $500 when I was 15 and me and my dad pulled it apart and re-did everything. I learned a lot from that. Than, when I turned 16 I had a car already.

You could do something like that, and once you have it complete you could have a new junker/dailey driver and you could sell the sixxer and either get a nice bike (that you don't need to tear apart) or a GT or something you can have fun modding.

well that's the thing, I am in an apartment now, and so I would have to buy another parking pass every year, as well as the fact that I don't have the tools available that I used to at my parents house...

rk_2000_Z/28 · May 28th, 2009, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by nuStang

I am thinking not imagining... if I learn on a motorcycle, then I can go to school/work on that and be able to have my mustang down for a while.

lol...

well that's the thing, I am in an apartment now, and so I would have to buy another parking pass every year, as well as the fact that I don't have the tools available that I used to at my parents house...

Where are you going to get the tools to work on a bike?

Have you thought about doing some night classes at a local vocational school?

nuStang · May 28th, 2009, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by rk_2000_Z/28

Where are you going to get the tools to work on a bike?

Have you thought about doing some night classes at a local vocational school?

I figured if I am buying tools, a motorcycle would need less than a car :/

rk_2000_Z/28 · May 28th, 2009, 11:17 AM

Your basic wrenches, but there are A LOT of specialized tools that you are going to need if you plan on properly tearing down and putting together a 4-cycle motor (bike or car). Some of those tools can cost a lot of money, but a lot of places like O'Reily's and AutoZone rent them out.

dude496 · May 28th, 2009, 12:58 PM

I'm kinda confused...your looking at getting a bike so you can tear your car apart? What are you going to do on a bad weather day?

nuStang · May 28th, 2009, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by dude496

I'm kinda confused...your looking at getting a bike so you can tear your car apart? What are you going to do on a bad weather day?

nope... tearing apart a motorcycle to learn about engines... and then if I had a motorcycle I would not have to have the car running all the time

dude496 · May 28th, 2009, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by nuStang

nope... tearing apart a motorcycle to learn about engines... and then if I had a motorcycle I would not have to have the car running all the time

Good...was thinking that would be rather backwards if ya bought a bike as a back up to a car lol.

May 28th, 2009, 01:28 AM	#1
nuStang Regular 2000 Convertible V6 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 375	So I am thinking... I dont know too much about engines, and have never had the chance to mess with them because I have only owned one car at a time (need them working all the time for work/school). My idea, however, is at the end of summer I should have enough cash to buy a cheap crotch rocket. Do you guys think that would be a good stepping stone to messing with my v6? The biggest plus side is the small amount of space it would take (in an apartment now)

May 28th, 2009, 03:29 AM	#7
orson250 Regular 2003 mustang v6 232rwhp@7psi Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: jackson, MS Posts: 245	my only opinion would be to look for something thats a 4 stroke. also, howstuffworks.com is where i took my first leap...plus google __________________ V0rTech'D

May 28th, 2009, 08:47 AM	#8
2006GTARPD3 Golf Pencil Kawk Juggler 2006 Mustang GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ny Posts: 2,084	heres what you do. Sunday night about 8pm pull the car into a spot you can work on it. Put a lamp on the hood latch so you got some light. Pull the whole motor out. Now put it back together so you can get to work!! you'll learn that way! __________________ Waiting for install..... Team Ricer GT Co-Founder

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May 28th, 2009, 01:31 AM	#3
nuStang Regular 2000 Convertible V6 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 375	yea, but a motorcycle is more fun to test when you rebuild it... lol

May 28th, 2009, 10:42 AM	#10
ford6693 Regular 03 GT, 68 coupe Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N. Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 225	i dunno, from what i can tell a bike is a helluva lot different than a car engine. its like basketball and baseball. please correct me if im wrong. i think the best thing to do is to buy an old car. get an old mustang! they are so amazingly easy to work on. there is not much to them as far as the engine is concerned. and it wont break your bank

May 28th, 2009, 12:58 PM	#16
dude496 Hardcore Enthusiast 04 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2007 Location: oklahoma city Posts: 1,001	I'm kinda confused...your looking at getting a bike so you can tear your car apart? What are you going to do on a bad weather day?

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