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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 05/18/2016 at 08:13 • Filed to: None

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My girlfriend’s car, a manual ‘97 Saturn SL2 just decided it no longer wanted the rotating assembly to live inside the car and tossed a rod out the back of the block. Oh, well. She has a fifth-gen manual Civic DX sedan now. Tipping the scales at 2275 lbs with a 100hp SOHC D15B7 engine it should be around as quick as my Miata, and about as tossable. It needs a rear motor mount and suspension, and I’m hoping to talk her into some track goodies for autocross duty.

McMike > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/18/2016 at 08:19

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Thrown rod, huh? I always figured the problem with Saturn engines would be the rings.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > McMike 05/18/2016 at 08:20

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That took a minute. Damn you.

McMike > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/18/2016 at 08:28

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Wacko > McMike 05/18/2016 at 09:21

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BeaterGT > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/18/2016 at 09:24

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Poor little Saturn. Its oil burning days have now ended.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > BeaterGT 05/18/2016 at 09:39

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It’s a pity. The SL2 is a great car. Peppy-ass 1.9l DOHC four-banger and a manual, in a ludicrously light chassis? Though I have no experience with fifth-gen Civics I’ve heard they are similar due to having the best power-to-weight of any Civic generation.

MonkeePuzzle > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/18/2016 at 10:05

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it’s a fun gif :D

sonicgabe > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 05/18/2016 at 10:27

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The opening sentence is brilliant. Thank you for that.

PS9 > McMike 05/18/2016 at 10:32

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That’s a big-ass connecting rod.

McMike > PS9 05/18/2016 at 10:54

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