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Hello from Queen Creek AZ. I finally joined the forum after reading hundreds of threads for info. I bought a rough running 03 STR that had 46k miles on it about 6 months ago now. Turns out the motor is blown, front two cylinders have zero compression. After investigating the problem it turns out one cylinder dropped a valve and the other I'm not sure yet, but I'm thinking broken connecting rod even though nothing is sticking out of the block.
Fast forward six months and I'm in the process of swapping motors from another 03 STR I bought for $200, body is pretty rough and it was missing the transmission but it has a motor with 80k miles (that hopefully runs haha) and a few other parts I can use. Will probably part the car out at some point once I get my car up and running. Currently have both motors out and pulled the trans out of my car to service it (not sure to what extent yet). With three kids, wife's business and work things just go slower than I like, but it is what it is.
Couple things about me, I'm married with 3 kids, love cars, have 10 cars (most are projects) and 2 motorcycles, like guns and remodeling the house, hockey fan. I am a Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) Lead Engineer and throughly enjoy it most of the time. I joined for the knowledge and to be able to ask advise when needed.
It sounds like you've already found your way to the S-Type forum so there's no need for a link to it from me. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.
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Bought a Blown (pun intended?) 03 STR - Arizona
