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Gasoline Fumes · 01-13-2010, 06:37 AM

I found a Geo Metro engine on craigslist. I found out it was from a '91 XFI and I went to get it. I got the engine, transmission, axles, radiator, ECU, fuel tank and a bunch of various little parts. All for $100!!! I have yet to verify if it really is an XFI, but I'm happy either way for the price.

It's supposed to be a good running engine, but I haven't heard it run. I was going to rebuild my late '94 engine, but now I'm not sure. I could rebuild the XFI engine or rebuild the non-XFI engine and just stick the XFI cam in it. Anybody know if the XFI piston rings are the same as the normal engine's top rings? Or is it a special design?

01-13-2010, 06:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gasoline Fumes Too many cars Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York State Posts: 1,613 CRXFi - '88 Honda CRX XFi Insight 256 - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights Insight 5342 (no IMA) - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights 90 day: 66.3 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,362 Thanked 815 Times in 484 Posts	Metro XFI Score! I found a Geo Metro engine on craigslist. I found out it was from a '91 XFI and I went to get it. I got the engine, transmission, axles, radiator, ECU, fuel tank and a bunch of various little parts. All for $100!!! I have yet to verify if it really is an XFI, but I'm happy either way for the price. It's supposed to be a good running engine, but I haven't heard it run. I was going to rebuild my late '94 engine, but now I'm not sure. I could rebuild the XFI engine or rebuild the non-XFI engine and just stick the XFI cam in it. Anybody know if the XFI piston rings are the same as the normal engine's top rings? Or is it a special design?