Hey what’s up fellaz! I’ve got some great news! My friend’s body shop just recently acquired a totalled 1999 SI. Fortunately the motor and most of the front end is still intact. He’s willing to donate the motor to me and everything else I can salvage from the car. At first I was just gonna go Turbo … but an LS/VTEC turbo would be even better.
Now what parts should I salvage from this donor machine so I can turn my LS motor into a frankenstein motor?:evil:
My goal is to build a modest 200-250WHP Machine. Needs to be reliable since I use my car for daily driving. I’m not planning to go racing or dragging, I just want to give the car a little bit more oomph. I’m planning to hyrbid the motor for now, with the possibility of forced induction in the future if I feel I need a little bit more power. Other then the parts from this godsend SI, what other parts should I acquire to make this frankenstein motor stand up to some daily wear and tear.
All your help on this subject will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance guyz and galz.
The best parts to salvage from that si would be the head and the pistons. The head has about the same displacement as the b18c head and the pistons have more compression than any b series piston except for maybe the b18c5. I happen to be turning my Ls into a frankenstien too so if you have any tips please tell me.
thanks
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