DCI-Sport
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Just going to buy a cheap E-bay kit, slap it on, then as time passes, just upgrade the kit piece by piece (i.e; piping, turbo, bov, etc.). What I want to know is, (considering the engine is in good shape) what should I do to the engine to make sure it will be reliable on 6lbs of boost?
I hear ARP studs & an aftermarket headgasket will do just fine for 6lbs, but what do you guys think?
I just want to be able to slap a cheap kit on & have the car be reliable without dumping alot of money into the motor. I just wanna run 6lbs until I upgrade the kit with a different turbo, better piping, bigger intercooler, etc. (While keeping it @ 6lbs), once the kit is upgraded, then build the motor to handle more boost.
So my question for you guys is...
1) Whats the most cost efficient way to make my motor reliable on 6lbs of boost? (Again, assuming the motor is in good shape)
2) What are some good mods to do to the motor to make it handle 12lbs of boost no problem?
I don't have the car yet, so I don't know what kind of motor I will have in it. I'm pretty much just gunna take whatever motor that comes with the car I buy, then build it. All B-series motors are good & I'm not trying to achieve max power in any motor. Just going to aim around 250-300whp. Nothing too crazy, but nothing too simple.
Any help would be good. Making a list of parts to buy & planning the car out. I want to have all the parts for the car (i.e; jdm front end, turbo kit, rims, lips, cf trunk/hood, etc.) already bought, so that when I get the car, I'll have the parts ready to put on & the money to send it to paint. I'm more of a body man, but trying to learn internals now.
I hear ARP studs & an aftermarket headgasket will do just fine for 6lbs, but what do you guys think?
I just want to be able to slap a cheap kit on & have the car be reliable without dumping alot of money into the motor. I just wanna run 6lbs until I upgrade the kit with a different turbo, better piping, bigger intercooler, etc. (While keeping it @ 6lbs), once the kit is upgraded, then build the motor to handle more boost.
So my question for you guys is...
1) Whats the most cost efficient way to make my motor reliable on 6lbs of boost? (Again, assuming the motor is in good shape)
2) What are some good mods to do to the motor to make it handle 12lbs of boost no problem?
I don't have the car yet, so I don't know what kind of motor I will have in it. I'm pretty much just gunna take whatever motor that comes with the car I buy, then build it. All B-series motors are good & I'm not trying to achieve max power in any motor. Just going to aim around 250-300whp. Nothing too crazy, but nothing too simple.
Any help would be good. Making a list of parts to buy & planning the car out. I want to have all the parts for the car (i.e; jdm front end, turbo kit, rims, lips, cf trunk/hood, etc.) already bought, so that when I get the car, I'll have the parts ready to put on & the money to send it to paint. I'm more of a body man, but trying to learn internals now.