Hey everyone! Picked this bad boy up recently for a song and in need of some love. I'm waiting on parts at the moment, but I'm gonna be doing a head gasket, water pump, timing set, and some small maintenance items to go with it. I'm going to have a machine shop look at the head to make sure its all squared away, and I was wondering if there's anything else I should have then to to help with longevity or performance. Looking for some best practice type things, not intending to build the head or motor. Depending on how money shakes out I may fix her up for my little brother or I may swap in a 5 speed from my buddies parts car and keep her as a nice little daily. I've messed with bp motors in Miatas but this is my first protege.
Thanks all
P.s. I was looking at Haynes books but apparently the one for the protege is 90-03 and reviews say it's really spotty for the later cars. What do y'all think?
Thanks all
P.s. I was looking at Haynes books but apparently the one for the protege is 90-03 and reviews say it's really spotty for the later cars. What do y'all think?