whats up everyone, my build is finally taking off and i am considering some different routes, and im just curious of the pricing, power, pros and cons of those routes, so anyone and everyones opinion/experience is appreciated.
my car is a 92 GSR. the motors got around 250k on it, and has perfect comp in 3 out of 4 cylinders. i am debating between rebuilding/building to boost, just rebuilding (all oem internals), or saying screw rebuilding and just putting basic bolt ons on. keep in mind im a full time college student, and i work around 24 hours a week for 8 dollars an hour.lol
right now the performance mods i have are:
-header
-full exhaust
-high flow cat
-intake manifold
-throttle body
-fuel pressure regulator
i am really likin the turbo route, and i read the turbo guide but im still not sure. sending my motor out and having it rebuilt kinda scares me. also the reason why i am really thinking about this is im going to be having about 700 rolling in soon + my tax returns some where around 450-500 hopefully.
let me know what route you think i should take and why. thanks everyone
Its because its all up to you. Whatever you think you should do,go for it. Now what id do is just do a OEM build. And when you get the cash to do a turbo,do it.I also think being your still in school,should take some more time on what you want. You asking us what you should do tells us you don’t know what you want
Agreed. Its pretty much what your preference is. N/A? Turbo? Think about it and I’m pretty sure you ll find one you ll like and stick with it. I was going to go N/A awhile back and thought about it. Now decided on turbo and nothings going to change that . All up to you and what your preferences are. But if you do, do turbo please don’t slap a jank one on. Do it right and it’ll be bomb! haha.
but i would do a OEM rebuild of the motor, and later down the road you can add boost if you wish to, ive gone the N/A route and i had a blast now when i come back from korea i will be doing a turbo build cause ive fallin in love with BOOSTT!!! lol but its all about what you wanna do and the funds you have to work with to get the job done right, you will figure out what you wanna do.
What did the 4th cylinder compression come in at? If it’s within 10-15% of the other 3 you can just boost it. Replace things like the headgasket, timing belt, water pump, oil pump and add ARP headstuds and you can slap a turbo kit on your motor and be around 250whp without anything else changed. You can also upgrade your fuel pump/injectors to get more power.
If you go the N/A way it’ll cost more money than going the turbo route and you’ll get less power out of your engine.
Buy a reliable turbo and turbo manifold, the rest you can piece together from eBay or used from here. It won’t cost you more than 2 grand tops. Then plan on getting a good tune and you’re set.
i definitely wouldn’t turbo it if the engine has 250,000 and lower compression on 1 cylinder no matter what the engine might last for a little while but sooner or later you piston rings will give in and you will need to rebuild it any way. So definitely rebuild the engine before you do any kind of boosting or higher power N/A setup for your own sake.
At $8 an hour and full time college, you are not going to have a whole lot of money running around… turbo will drain you dry and then suck life out of you in credit. If the engine REALLY needs to be rebuilt, rebuild it… leave it stock… and then decide what you want to do with it once you are out of college.
thanks for everyones suggestions, i am def going to rebuild and eventually boost. just gotta save up some money right now. so here are the parts im thinking of buying before i rebuild.
-head gasket
-timing belt
-water pump
-skunk2 valves
-skunk2 valve springs
-skunk2 retainers
-oem b17 pistons and rings
-arp headstuds
does anyone have any critiques or better parts. i figure replace the water pump while its taken apart already.
also should i get new rods as well or just keep the current ones? wasnt sure
Personally I’d stick to the stock motor, maybe some bolt ons. Or swap in a b20 for awhile if the stock motor is too tired to continue to be reliable. A rebuild done right is expensive, and can not only nickel and dime you to death during the build but also go sour later on if something is done wrong or you don’t get proper tuning done… I’d save any internal work for a time when you know you have the money and another form of transportation.
. All up to you and what your preferences are. But if you do, do turbo please don’t slap a jank one on. Do it right and it’ll be bomb! haha.